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This page is a court transcript excerpt featuring the cross-examination of Ms. Brune. The questioning focuses on her failure to inform the Court about a Google search revealing a prospective juror, Catherine Conrad, was a suspended lawyer. Brune admits the information was significant but confirms she did not ask for further research or alert the Court at that time. The document is filed under case 1:20-cv-08130.
People (2)
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| Ms. Brune | Witness/Attorney |
Being questioned about jury selection diligence and knowledge of a specific individual.
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| Catherine Conrad | Subject of Inquiry |
Identified as a 'suspended lawyer' discovered via Google search, potentially a prospective juror.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Transcription service provider.
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Referenced as the search tool used to find information on jurors.
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| The Court |
Judicial body overseeing the proceedings.
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Implied by 'Southern District Reporters' and case numbering style.
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General description used by the witness to explain the volume of information.
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Relationships (1)
Brune admits to seeing Google search results about a suspended lawyer named Catherine Conrad during jury selection.
Key Quotes (4)
"I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad."Source
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"I did not do that."Source
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"If it's the same person, it's very significant information."Source
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"I did not ask anyone to do any further research."Source
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Case 1:20-cv-08130-ALN Document 646-20 Filed 08/21/22 Page 863 of 3030
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C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct
1 A. Well, not necessarily all at once, but we certainly had
2 resources and I certainly did not ask that more be done
3 awaiting the answers from the prospective juror on voir dire.
4 Q. And you could have told the Court at that point, correct?
5 A. I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a
6 Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended
7 lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad.
8 Q. And you didn't do that?
9 A. I did not do that.
10 Q. Now you appreciated, it sounds to me just from what you
11 said, pretty instantly, that this is potentially significant
12 information, correct?
13 A. If it's the same person, it's very significant information.
14 I certainly appreciated that.
15 Q. No one -- you didn't require anyone to have to explain that
16 to you, correct?
17 A. No. I mean, we had a lot of Google-type information on a
18 lot of jurors and, you know, it's a big metropolitan area.
19 Some of that --
20 Q. Ms. Brune, I asked you a very specific question.
21 A. Can --
22 Q. You did not require anybody else to explain to you the
23 significance of that information. Is that true?
24 A. If that's your question, the answer is no, I did not ask
25 anyone to do any further research.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct
1 A. Well, not necessarily all at once, but we certainly had
2 resources and I certainly did not ask that more be done
3 awaiting the answers from the prospective juror on voir dire.
4 Q. And you could have told the Court at that point, correct?
5 A. I certainly could have said to the Court that there is a
6 Google search out there that reveals that there's a suspended
7 lawyer by the name of Catherine Conrad.
8 Q. And you didn't do that?
9 A. I did not do that.
10 Q. Now you appreciated, it sounds to me just from what you
11 said, pretty instantly, that this is potentially significant
12 information, correct?
13 A. If it's the same person, it's very significant information.
14 I certainly appreciated that.
15 Q. No one -- you didn't require anyone to have to explain that
16 to you, correct?
17 A. No. I mean, we had a lot of Google-type information on a
18 lot of jurors and, you know, it's a big metropolitan area.
19 Some of that --
20 Q. Ms. Brune, I asked you a very specific question.
21 A. Can --
22 Q. You did not require anybody else to explain to you the
23 significance of that information. Is that true?
24 A. If that's your question, the answer is no, I did not ask
25 anyone to do any further research.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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