Edgar R. Pease represented defense witness Carol Connor and appeared before Judge Ito to raise an urgent complaint: that attorney Gloria Allred, acting as a friend of Connor's, had repeatedly pressured Connor to contact the prosecution directly, bypassing Pease as her counsel. Pease argued that Allred's conduct — offering specific phone numbers and appointment times — amounted to circumventing both his rights as Connor's attorney and the defense team's right to know who was contacting their witness. The court sided with Pease, ordering that the prosecution have no direct contact with Connor except through him, and Darden offered an apology on the record.