Administrative matters: bench warrant

📄 Administrative matters: bench warrant — Thursday, March 2, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 29 of 167

◀ Recess Cross-examination of Rosa Maria Lopez (part 12) ▶

Date: Thursday, March 2, 1995 • Utterances: 14

The court briefly handled a scheduling matter involving Marguerite Simpson Thomas, who had a hearing calendared for the following day. Judge Ito agreed to remove the matter from tomorrow's calendar in exchange for counsel's representation that his client would be available on 24 hours' notice. The court also noted it would issue and hold a bench warrant the next morning for technical/procedural reasons.

# 1 THE COURT:

BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. ALL THE PARTIES ARE AGAIN PRESENT. THERE IS MR. JONES. MR. JONES, IS YOUR CLIENT AVAILABLE?

# 2 MR. JONES:

SHE IS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, YOUR HONOR.

# 3 THE COURT:

IF YOU WILL ESCORT HER OUT, PLEASE.

# 4 MR. JONES:

WHILE SHE IS COMING OUT, COULD WE DEAL WITH MARGUERITE SIMPSON THOMAS?

# 5 THE COURT:

YES. THAT MATTER IS ON CALENDAR FOR TOMORROW. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE CONDITIONAL EXAMINATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS IS GOING TO NOT CONCLUDE THIS EVENING AND I WANT TO FINISH IT, IF WE HAVE TO GO OVER UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. COUNSEL, WHAT I PROPOSE TO DO IS IF YOU WILL REPRESENT TO ME THAT YOUR CLIENT, MARGUERITE SIMPSON THOMAS, WILL BE -- WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON 24 HOURS' NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND THAT YOU WILL MAKE HER AVAILABLE, THEN I WILL TAKE THE MATTER FOR TOMORROW OFF CALENDAR.

# 6 MR. JONES:

I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT, YOUR HONOR, AND I WOULD SO REPRESENT.

# 7 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT THAT REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE COURT. IS THAT AGREEABLE TO THE PEOPLE?

# 8 MS. CLARK:

YES, IT IS, YOUR HONOR.

# 9 THE COURT:

IS THAT AGREEABLE TO THE DEFENSE?

# 10 MR. COCHRAN:

YES, YOUR HONOR.

# 11 THE COURT:

SO ORDERED.

# 12 MS. LEWIS:

FOR TECHNICAL REASONS TOMORROW I GUESS THE COURT WILL ISSUE AND HOLD THE BODY ATTACHMENT.

KEY QUOTE

# 13 THE COURT:

ISSUE AND HOLD A BENCH WARRANT, BUT I WON'T DO THAT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, BUT REMIND ME TO DO THAT TECHNICALLY AND WE WILL WAIVE MR. JONES' APPEARANCE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

# 14 MR. JONES:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

IF YOU WILL REPRESENT TO ME THAT YOUR CLIENT, MARGUERITE SIMPSON THOMAS, WILL BE -- WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON 24 HOURS' NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND THAT YOU WILL MAKE HER AVAILABLE, THEN I WILL TAKE THE MATTER FOR TOMORROW OFF CALENDAR.

The judge's offer to take the matter off calendar contingent on counsel's representation — a practical accommodation given ongoing conditional examination proceedings.

Cheri Lewis

FOR TECHNICAL REASONS TOMORROW I GUESS THE COURT WILL ISSUE AND HOLD THE BODY ATTACHMENT.

Flags that a bench warrant would be issued and held for procedural/technical reasons, not because of any actual non-compliance.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Mr. Jones•Marcia Clark•Johnnie Cochran

All parties agreed to take Marguerite Simpson Thomas's scheduled hearing off calendar in exchange for a 24-hour availability representation from her counsel.

cooperative

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5092 • 14 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103