📄 Court guidance on sidebar conferences and witness scheduling — Friday, July 1, 1994
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Court guidance on sidebar conferences and witness scheduling

Date: Friday, July 1, 1994 • Lines: 4
Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell instructed the lawyers to reserve sidebar conferences for scheduling and similar administrative issues, explaining that an earlier prosecution-requested sidebar would be transcribed and made available by noon. She then asked whether to open an envelope delivered to the clerk, but Marcia Clark noted that civilian witnesses were waiting.
1 THE COURT:

I did want to make one statement to the lawyers with regard to the request for sidebar conferences, and traditionally, the sidebar conferences of the nature that we discuss things like what time a witness is going to be available, there's some particular need on the part of the lawyers to vary from court hours, something of that nature. I did grant a sidebar conference this morning at the request of the prosecution, probably for the kind of a matter that was not of the type that this court traditionally holds the sidebar kind of conferences for. For that reason, I did request that the Court Reporter prepare a transcript of the -- that sidebar conference. rose, do you know if that's completed?

2 THE REPORTER:

they're working on it right now, it will be ready by noon.

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3 THE COURT:

So, that the transcript of that proceeding will be available to the attorneys, and other interested parties, as soon as it's finished, and that should be about noon. I'm going to ask the lawyers that unless we're dealing with matters concerning scheduling, or things of that nature, that that will not be done at sidebar. Now, would this be an appropriate time to open the envelope that was delivered to the clerk court?

4 MS. CLARK:

Your Honor, I have civilian witnesses.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (4)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell
I'm going to ask the lawyers that unless we're dealing with matters concerning scheduling, or things of that nature, that that will not be done at sidebar.
The judge limited future sidebar conferences to scheduling and similar administrative matters.
Kathleen Kennedy-Powell
For that reason, I did request that the Court Reporter prepare a transcript of the -- that sidebar conference.
The judge ensured that the earlier prosecution-requested sidebar would be documented and made accessible.
The Reporter
they're working on it right now, it will be ready by noon.
The reporter confirmed when the sidebar transcript would be available.
Marcia Clark
Your Honor, I have civilian witnesses.
Clark indicated that civilian witnesses were waiting, implicitly prioritizing their testimony over opening the delivered envelope at that moment.

Evidence (2)

Informal
A transcript of the prosecution-requested sidebar conference, intended to be available to attorneys and other interested parties by noon.
ordered prepared and discussed
Informal
An envelope that had been delivered to the court clerk.
discussed for possible opening

Notable Exchanges (2)

Kathleen Kennedy-PowellThe Reporter
The judge asked when the transcript of the earlier sidebar would be completed, and the reporter said it would be ready by noon.
procedural
Kathleen Kennedy-PowellMarcia Clark
When the judge proposed opening an envelope delivered to the clerk, Clark responded that she had civilian witnesses available.
administrative

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 9090 • 4 lines
Preliminary Trial
Department 103
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JUL 1, 1994