Administrative matters: scheduling

📄 Administrative matters: scheduling — Monday, March 20, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 41 of 167

◀ In chambers: witness impeachment Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 5) ▶

Date: Monday, March 20, 1995 • Utterances: 19

A brief scheduling discussion at the start of an afternoon session in the civil trial. Marcia Clark had stepped out to research an admissibility issue; in her absence, Robert Shapiro agreed to reorder his witnesses so the disputed matter could be deferred to the following morning. Judge Ito pushed to get at least an hour of testimony in before the day ended.

# 1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. ALL PARTIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MISS CLARK, ARE PRESENT. MR. DARDEN, DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH MISS CLARK?

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

WE SENT SOMEONE TO GET THE REPORTS DIRECTLY.

# 3 THE COURT:

APPARENTLY COUNSEL HAVE AGREED THAT WE WILL FORGE AHEAD AND THAT THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING -- THE PROSECUTION CHALLENGE TO THE ADMISSIBILITY, THAT TESTIMONY WILL ALLOW MISS CLARK SOME TIME OVER THE EVENING HOURS TO CONCLUDE THAT RESEARCH. MR. DARDEN, I TAKE IT YOU WISH TO AWAIT MISS CLARK'S --

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

WHY DON'T WE.

# 5 THE COURT:

-- ARRIVAL? I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN AT LEAST AN HOUR TONIGHT WITH THE JURY.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 MR. DARDEN:

WELL --

# 7 THE COURT:

SO DO YOU WISH TO -- I SUGGEST WE WAIT FOR MISS CLARK.

# 8 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 9 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEFENSE COUNSEL.)

# 10 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.)

# 11 (MS. CLARK ENTERS THE COURTROOM.)

# 12 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MISS CLARK.

# 13 MS. CLARK:

GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR.

# 14 THE COURT:

IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AFTER YOU LEFT TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT ISSUE WE WERE DISCUSSING IN CHAMBERS, MR. SHAPIRO SUGGESTED THAT HE WOULD ALTER HIS ORDER OF EXAMINATION AND WE WILL TAKE THAT MATTER UP FIRST THING TOMORROW.

# 15 MS. CLARK:

GREAT, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

# 16 THE COURT:

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN AT LEAST AN HOUR OR SO, GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING TO GO PAST THE THREE O'CLOCK HOUR.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 MS. CLARK:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

# 18 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER SURPRISES? ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAGAZINE, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.

KEY QUOTE

# 19 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER SURPRISES?

Wry acknowledgment that unexpected issues had already disrupted the day's schedule.

Lance A. Ito

I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN AT LEAST AN HOUR TONIGHT WITH THE JURY.

Illustrates Ito's characteristic impatience and drive to keep the civil trial moving efficiently.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Christopher Darden

Brief negotiation over whether to wait for Clark or proceed without her; Ito ultimately suggests waiting, Darden agrees.

procedural

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Ito's dry 'ANY OTHER SURPRISES?' after a day of scheduling disruptions.

Witness Demeanor

(BRIEF PAUSE.)

(DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEFENSE COUNSEL.)

(DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.)

(MS. CLARK ENTERS THE COURTROOM.)

(BRIEF PAUSE.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5334 • 19 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103