📄 Witness scheduling — Thursday, December 5, 1996
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Witness scheduling

Date: Thursday, December 5, 1996 • Utterances: 9
A brief scheduling exchange between Petrocelli and Judge Fujisaki about the timing of a morning recess, given three remaining deposition witnesses. The judge declined the recess request and told counsel to proceed. A short unreported bench conference followed at defense counsel Leonard's request.
1 MR. PETROCELLI:

We have three other witnesses to do by deposition. Would this be a good time for the morning recess?

2 THE COURT:

So soon?

3 MR. PETROCELLI:

The next one is the longest one; then we have two short ones.

4 THE COURT:

How long is the long one?

5 MR. PETROCELLI:

Probably half an hour.

6 THE COURT:

Why don't you do it.

7 MR. PETROCELLI:

Jim Merrill.

8 MR. LEONARD:

Can we approach just briefly?

THE COURT REPORTER: With the reporter?

9 MR. LEONARD:

No, I don't think we need the reporter. (A bench conference was held which was not reported.)

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki
So soon?
Captures the judge's no-nonsense pace — he was reluctant to break when there was still work to do.
Dan Leonard
No, I don't think we need the reporter.
Signals the bench conference was intentionally off the record, keeping its contents unknown.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Daniel PetrocelliHiroshi Fujisaki
Petrocelli floated the idea of a morning recess; Fujisaki pushed back with 'So soon?' and told him to proceed with the next witness.
procedural

Light Moments (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki
Fujisaki's dry 'So soon?' in response to a recess request when the morning had barely started.

Witness Demeanor

(A bench conference was held which was not reported.)

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 8499 • 9 utterances
Civil Trial
Department 103
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