Trial housekeeping and jury return

📄 Trial housekeeping and jury return — Thursday, November 21, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 20 of 57

◀ Motion: trial accommodation and scheduling Motion: exhibits admission ▶

Date: Thursday, November 21, 1996 • Utterances: 9

Brief morning housekeeping before resuming William Bodziak's examination. Judge Fujisaki reminded counsel to clean up after themselves in the borrowed courtroom, prompting a candid admission from Dan Leonard that he was the coffee-spiller. The jury then returned to their seats.

# 1 THE COURT:

Anything?

# 2 MR. PETROCELLI:

We just have to complete Mr. Bodziak's examination this morning.

# 3 THE COURT:

All right.

Incidentally, you know, this is sort of an aside: This is not my normal courtroom; this is Judge Light's courtroom. I understand counsel have been bringing in coffee and on occasion, spilling coffee. We'll expect counsel to clean up the courtroom for Judge Light when we complete these proceedings.

All right?

# 4 MR. KELLY:

Yes, Your Honor.

# 5 MR. LEONARD:

You're looking at me for good reason. I think I'm the only one who spilled coffee. I will take care of it, okay?

Yeah, you were looking right at me.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 (Pause in proceedings.)

# 7 (The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

# 8 THE COURT:

Morning.

# 9 JURORS:

Morning.

Temperature

light

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

I understand counsel have been bringing in coffee and on occasion, spilling coffee. We'll expect counsel to clean up the courtroom for Judge Light when we complete these proceedings.

Fujisaki uses a borrowed courtroom and takes a moment to address housekeeping — a rare glimpse of the trial's logistical backdrop.

Dan Leonard

You're looking at me for good reason. I think I'm the only one who spilled coffee. I will take care of it, okay? Yeah, you were looking right at me.

Rare moment of self-deprecating candor from defense counsel, breaking courtroom formality.

Light Moments (1)

Dan Leonard

Dan Leonard openly admits he is the sole coffee-spiller in Judge Light's borrowed courtroom, drawing a knowing look from Fujisaki.

Witness Demeanor

(Pause in proceedings.)

(The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8368 • 9 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103