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25 Apr
Litigation Hijinks - Tricks of the trade

Date: Tue, 25 Apr 95 19:34:33 PDT
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: Litigation Hijinks - Tricks of the trade

Forwarded-by: Gregg Porter <gporter@u.washington.edu>
Forwarded-by: Chuck Pliske <chuckp@u.washington.edu>
Forwarded-by: Virginia Baker <vbaker@u.washington.edu>
Forwarded-by: Eli Cochran <eli@dvts.com>
Forwarded-by: yawitz@dvts.com (Mitch Yawitz)
Forwarded-by: jmkohn@SIRIUS.COM (Joel Martin Kohn)
From: the 1995 first quarterly edition of the "Tax Bar Journal"
		(from an actual trial transcript)

The Court:  Next witness.
Ms. Olschner:  Your honor, at this time, I would like to swat Mr. Buck in
	the head with his client's deposition.
The Court:  You mean read it?
Ms. Olschner:  No sir, I mean swat him in the head with it.  Pursuant to
	Rule 32, I may use this deposition for any purpose, and that is
	the purpose for which I want to use it.
The Court:  Well, it does say that.  (pause)  There being no objection,
	you may proceed.
Ms. Olschner:  Thank you, Judge Hanes.  (whereupon Ms. Olschner swatted
	Mr. Buck in the head with the deposition.)
Mr. Buck:  But, Judge.
The Court:  Next witness.
Mr. Buck:  We object.
The Court:  Sustained.  Next witness.

© 1995 Peter Langston