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Document A-5713
AI Analysis
Summary: The deponent discusses their law firm's staff, including a managing clerk and a jury consultant, Dennis Donahue, who was hired for a specific case and was present during voir dire. The firm's administrative structure and outside help are also touched upon.
Significance: This deposition transcript provides insight into the roles of various staff members in a law firm and the involvement of a jury consultant in a specific case, potentially shedding light on the firm's practices and the case's proceedings.
Key Topics:
office staff and their roles
jury consultant in a specific case
voir dire proceedings
Key People:
- Nancy - paralegal from the San Francisco office
- Ken Renta - managing clerk responsible for filings and briefs
- Dennis Donahue - jury consultant hired for the case
Full Text
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1 A. Nancy is a paralegal from the San Francisco office.
2 Q. You also had someone with the title of managing clerk, is
3 that correct?
4 A. Correct.
5 Q. What does the managing clerk do for your office?
6 A. He is, he works primarily on the civil side, and is
7 responsible for making sure that our filings go in properly.
8 He also sort of the last check on any brief that goes
9 in, and he just helps out in any way on to sort of make sure
10 things get to court and get filed properly.
11 Q. What's his name?
12 A. Ken Renta.
13 Q. And you also, I take it, have secretaries and other
14 administrative staff at your firm, correct?
15 A. We have one secretary at the firm.
16 Q. And with regard to this specific case, you also hired
17 outside help, is that correct?
18 A. Can you explain? By "help," do you mean were there
19 contract lawyers or some other kind of help you're thinking of?
20 Q. Let's talk about the jury consultants.
21 A. Okay.
22 Q. Did you specifically hire a jury consultant for this case?
23 A. I hired Dennis Donahue.
24 Q. And Mr. Donahue was present during voir dire, correct?
25 A. He was.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00009996