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Document A-5766
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Summary: The transcript captures the cross-examination of Ms. Brune, where she is questioned about the firm's decision-making process during jury selection, specifically regarding Juror No. 1, Catherine Conrad, and whether she was believed to be a suspended lawyer. Ms. Brune testifies that they did not believe Catherine Conrad was a suspended lawyer based on her responses during voir dire.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it reveals the thought process behind the firm's decisions during jury selection and their understanding of a juror's eligibility.
Key Topics:
Jury selection process
Juror eligibility and challenges
Potential juror's (Catherine Conrad) status as a suspended lawyer
Key People:
- Ms. Brune - Witness being cross-examined
- Mr. Shechtman - Attorney conducting cross-examination
- Catherine Conrad - Juror No. 1 whose eligibility is being discussed
- Judge Pauley - Judge who conducted voir dire
Full Text
C2grdau2 Brune - direct 309
1 MR. SHECHTMAN: I do, your Honor. Would it be an
2 appropriate time to take a short break?
3 THE COURT: Yes, it would be.
4 MS. DAVIS: I apologize, your Honor. I lost track of
5 the time.
6 THE COURT: It's all right. We'll take a ten-minute
7 recess and resume.
8 (Recess)
9 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman, you may inquire.
10 MR. SHECHTMAN: Thank you, Judge.
11 CROSS-EXAMINATION
12 BY MR. SHECHTMAN:
13 Q. Ms. Brune, when your firm exercised its challenges for
14 cause and its peremptory challenges, did you believe Catherine
15 Conrad, Juror No. 1, was a suspended lawyer?
16 A. No.
17 Q. Why not?
18 A. During the voir dire we believed that her sworn responses
19 to Judge Pauley's questions ruled that out.
20 Q. If you had believed that she was a suspended lawyer, indeed
21 a suspended lawyer with an alcohol dependency, would you have
22 wanted her on the jury?
23 A. No.
24 Q. Why not?
25 A. First of all, the case involved lawyers, and I think that
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00010049