Jury resumption and attorney introductions

📄 Jury resumption and attorney introductions — Monday, October 28, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 4 of 57

◀ Witness excused Direct examination of David Rossi ▶

Date: Monday, October 28, 1996 • Utterances: 26

The jury returned and the court resolved a numbering mix-up over an exhibit (ultimately received as Plaintiffs' Exhibit 101). At the jury's request, all attorneys then introduced themselves and identified their clients, prompted by a wry remark from Judge Fujisaki about the impression the lawyers had made.

# 1 (Jurors resume their respective seats.)

# 2 MR. BAKER:

Your Honor, I'd like to move into evidence label 1327, which is exhibit 40. It was 132 from the criminal trial. It's exhibit 40 here and .

# 3 THE COURT:

Wait a minute.

# 4 THE CLERK:

We had referred to this exhibit as . That's the wrong designation. It should be exhibit 40. It's already been received in evidence for verification. I believe you wanted to move into evidence, Plaintiffs' exhibit 101.

# 5 MR. PETROCELLI:

Is 101 our number?

# 6 THE CLERK:

Yes.

# 7 MR. PETROCELLI:

So what's being moved in, 101?

# 8 MR. BAKER:

101, really? 40's already in?

# 9 THE COURT:

Received.

# 10 (The instrument herein described was received in evidence as Plaintiffs' Exhibit No. 101.)

# 11 THE COURT:

I got a request from the jurors that the lawyers introduce themselves for their notes. Shows you what an impression you all have been making. (Laughter.)

The problem, ladies and gentlemen, is that, you know, there seems to be kind of a moveable feast in the sense that everybody's sitting in different places at different times. Do you want them to introduce themselves again right now. Is take that what you want?

KEY QUOTE

# 12 JUROR:

Not everybody. Just, for example, that gentleman who was speaking today. I don't know who know his who or who he's representing with the beard. Just, I don't know several of them.

# 13 THE COURT:

That's Mr. Medvene. There's two beards.

# 14 MR. PETROCELLI:

This is Mr. Medvene, Mr. Gelblum. And we have Mr. Lambert who's not here today. And the four of us represent plaintiff Fredrick Goldman.

# 15 MR. KELLY:

Anybody else? John Kelly, representing the estate of Nicole Brown Simpson with Callan sitting next to me.

# 16 MR. BREWER:

Mike Brewer representing Sharon Rufo. And at times, I'll have William Driscoll with me.

# 17 MR. BAKER:

Bob Baker. This is Dan Leonard, Bob Blaiser. That's my son Phil Baker and we all represent Mr. Simpson.

KEY QUOTE

# 18 THE COURT:

And Mr. Baker, you have a couple other attorneys that come from time to time.

# 19 MR. BAKER:

Melissa Bluestein comes every now and again.

# 20 THE COURT:

Is there another?

# 21 MR. BAKER:

I think that's about it; isn't it? Yeah.

# 22 THE COURT:

Okay. I thought there was somebody else but that's okay.

# 23 MR. BAKER:

Possibly thinking of Richard Gabriel the consultant.

# 24 THE COURT:

Oh, the consultant.

# 25 MR. MEDVENE:

Can we be heard later on 101 in terms of foundation?

# 26 THE COURT:

Okay.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

I got a request from the jurors that the lawyers introduce themselves for their notes. Shows you what an impression you all have been making.

Rare moment of judicial humor; reveals the jury was having trouble tracking who represented whom after weeks of trial.

Robert Baker

Bob Baker. This is Dan Leonard, Bob Blaiser. That's my son Phil Baker and we all represent Mr. Simpson.

Defense team rollcall; notable that Baker identifies his son as part of the defense team.

Evidence (1)

Plaintiffs' Exhibit 101

Exhibit previously known as label 1327 / exhibit 40 / criminal trial exhibit 132; exact contents not described in this proceeding

received in evidence; foundation challenge flagged by Medvene for later

Notable Exchanges (2)

Robert Baker•The Clerk•Hiroshi Fujisaki

Baker moved to admit an exhibit under the wrong number; the Clerk corrected the designation from exhibit 40 to Plaintiffs' 101, with Baker and Petrocelli both confused about which number applied.

procedural confusion

Hiroshi Fujisaki•jurors•all attorneys

A juror couldn't identify the bearded attorney who had been speaking; Fujisaki identified Medvene and prompted each counsel team to introduce themselves by name and client.

light

Light Moments (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

Fujisaki quipped that the jury's inability to identify the lawyers 'shows you what an impression you all have been making,' drawing laughter in the courtroom.

Witness Demeanor

(Jurors resume their respective seats.)

(Laughter.)

(The instrument herein described was received in evidence as Plaintiffs' Exhibit No. 101.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8039 • 26 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103