Leader Technologies Inc. v. Facebook Inc.
Filing
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Official Transcript of Verdict held on 07-28-10 before Judge Leonard P. Stark. Court Reporter/Transcriber Leonard A. Dibbs. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/18/2010. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/30/2010. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/26/2010. (lad)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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LEADER TECHNOLOGIES INC., a
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C.A. NO.08-862-LPS
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Delaware corporation.
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July 28, 2010
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Plaintiff,
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11:37 O'clock a.m.
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v.
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FACEBOOK, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation.
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Defendant.
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TRANSCRIPT OF VERDICT
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BEFORE THE HONORABLE LEONARD P. STARK
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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APPEARANCES:
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For the Plaintiff:
POTTER, ANDERSON & CORROON.
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BY:
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PHILIP ROVNER, ESQ.
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KING & SPALDING LLP.
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PAUL ANDRE, ESQ.
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JAMES HANNAH, ESQ.
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LISA KOBIALKA, ESQ
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For the Defendant:
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BLANK ROME LLP.
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STEVEN L. CAPONI, ESQ.
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COOLEY, GODWARD & KRONISH, LLP.
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HEIDI L. KEEFE, ESQ.
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MARK WEINSTEIN, ESQ.
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MIKE RHOADES, ESQ.
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JEFFREY NORBERG, ESQ.
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BY:
ELIZABETH STAMESHKIN, ESQ
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Court Reporter:
LEONARD A. DIBBS
Official Court Reporter
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P R O C E E D I N G S is you /UZ /UZ /SAOEURBDZ
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THE COURT:
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THE LAWYERS:
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As we notified the parties by the phone, the jury has
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Be seated, everybody.
Good morning your Honor.
indicated they have a verdict.
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Good morning.
If nobody has any strenuous objections, I'm going to
bring the jury in and hear what the verdict is.
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Mr. Golden.
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(At this time, the jury entered the courtroom.)
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THE COURT:
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THE JURY:
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THE COURT:
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Good morning.
I've been informed that you have reached a
verdict.
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
I ask the Foreperson, is it true you have reached a
verdict?
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THE FOREPERSON:
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THE COURT:
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Yes.
I'm going to have my deputy go forward and
get the verdict from you.
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(The verdict sheet was handed over to the clerk.)
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THE COURT:
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form.
For the record, I have opened the verdict
I'm now handing it to my deputy to read the verdict.
THE CLERK:
For the record, I have received a copy of
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the original verdict form in the case of Leader Technology,
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Inc., versus Facebook, Civil Action 08-862-LPS
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The verdict form states under section A.
Leader's
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Patent Infringement Claims against Facebook.
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Subsection 1, literal infringement.
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Do you find that Leader has proven by a preponderance
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of the evidence that Facebook has literally infringed each and
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every element of any of the asserted claims of U.S. patent
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number 7,139,761?
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The jury has checked the box yes.
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Subsection A, under subsection 1 says if you answered
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yes, please place a check mark next to the claims you found to
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be infringed.
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Claim 1, there's a blue x next to it.
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Claim 4, blue x.
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Claim 7, x.
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Claim nine, x.
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Claim 11, x.
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Claim 16, x.
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Claim 21 x.
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Claim 23, x.
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Claim 25, x.
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Claim 31, x.
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Claim 32, x.
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Subsection 2 reads infringement under the Doctrine of
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Equivalents.
If you found that Facebook did not literally infringe
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some or all of the claims of U.S. Patent Number 7,129,761 in
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question 1, do you find that Leader has proven by a
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preponderance of the evidence that Facebook has infringed any of
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those claims under the Doctrine of Equivalents?
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The box is checked no.
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Under subsection A, subsection 2, all the boxes are
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obviously not checked.
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Subsection 3, Control or Direction.
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With respect to the infringement claims again Facebook
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with respect to Claims, 9, 11 and 16, has Leader shown by a
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preponderance of the evidence that Facebook controls or directs
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the accused actions of Facebook end users and/or Facebook
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employees?
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Subsection A, Facebook end users.
Subsection B, Facebook employees.
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The box no has been
checked.
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The box no has been
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Subsection 4, Priority Date of U.S. patent number
7,139,761.
Do you find that Leader has proven by a preponderance
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of the evidence that U.S. Patent Application No. 60/432255 (the
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Provisional Application) fully discloses each and every element
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of any asserted claim of U.S. Patent No. 7,129,761?
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The box no has been checked.
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Under subsection A.
If you answered yes, please mark
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the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,139,761 for which you
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found that each and every element was fully disclosed by the
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Provisional Application.
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None of those boxes are checked.
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Subsection B.
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Subsection 1, On-Sale Bar.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
Facebook's Patent Invalidity Defenses.
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convincing evidence that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No.,
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7,129,761 are invalid because the alleged invention was the
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subject of an invalidating offer of sale?
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The box yes has been checked.
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Subsection 2, Prior Public Use.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
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convincing evidence that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No.,
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7,139,761 are invalid because the alleged invention was the
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subject of an invalidating public use?
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The box yes has been checked.
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Section 3, Anticipation by iManage.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
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convincing evidence that any of the asserted claims of U.S.
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Patent No. 7,139,761 are invalid because they are anticipated by
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iManage DeskSite 6.0 iManage?
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The box no has been checked.
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Subsection A, if you answered yes, please mark the
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claims that you found to be anticipated.
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None of those boxes are checked.
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Section 4, Anticipation by Swartz.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
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convincing evidence that any of the asserted claims of U.S.
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Patent No. 7,129,761 are invalid because they are anticipated by
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U.S. Patent No. 6,236,994 (Swartz)?
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The box no has been checked.
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If you answered yes, please mark the claims that you
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found to be anticipated.
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None of those boxes are checked.
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Section 5, Anticipation by Hubert.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
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convincing evidence that any of the asserted claims U.S. Patent
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No. 7,129,761 are invalid because they are anticipated by
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European Patent Application No. EP 1 087 306 A2 or U.S. Patent
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No. 7,590,934 B2 (Hubert)?
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The box no has been checked.
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Under subsection A, if you answered yes, please mark
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the claims that you found to be anticipated.
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None are checked.
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Section 6, Obviousness.
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Do you find that Facebook has proven by clear and
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convincing evidence that any of the claims of U.S. Patent No.
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7,129,761 are invalid on the ground of obviousness?
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The box no has been checked.
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Subsection A, if you answered yes, please mark the
claims that you found to be obvious.
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None of them are checked.
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THE CLERK:
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For the record, the signatures of the
jurors appear at the end of the form.
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THE COURT:
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Mr. Andre, do you have any applications?
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MR. ANDRE:
I would like to have the jury polled, your
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THE COURT:
Mr. Golden, poll the jury.
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THE CLERK:
Juror number 1, is the verdict read in open
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Thank you, Mr. Golden.
Honor.
court true and accurate and your vote?
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JUROR NO. 1:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 2, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your vote?
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JUROR NO 2:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 3, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your vote?
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JUROR NO. 3:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 4, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your vote?
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JUROR NO. 4:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 5, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your voted?
JUROR NO. 5:
Yes.
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THE CLERK:
Juror number 6, was the verdict read in
open court and true and accurate and supported by your vote?
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JUROR NO. 6:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 7, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your vote?
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JUROR NO. 7:
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THE CLERK:
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Yes.
Juror number 8, was the verdict read in
open court true and accurate and supported by your vote?
JUROR NO. 8:
Yes.
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THE CLERK:
Thank you.
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THE COURT:
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen
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of the jury.
On behalf of the parties, the attorneys, the court, my
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colleagues, myself, I want to thank you very, very much for your
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time and diligence, your patience and your service.
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There are a few matters that I would like to discuss
with you back in the jury room.
You are not entirely free to go yet.
But that moment
is almost here.
Again, I do want to thank you very much.
We'll have
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Mr. Golden show you back to the jury room and you can start to
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collect your things, and I will see you momentarily back there.
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(At this time, the jury left the courtroom.)
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THE COURT:
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I'm going to go back and meet with the jury.
You can all be seated.
I will
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ask them if any of them are willing to stick around to talk with
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the attorneys.
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you need to state for me on the record that nothing you hear
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back there is going to be used in a post trial motion or in that
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appeal.
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If you do wish to talk with the jurors though,
If you are prepared to abide by those terms, I'll let
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up to three people from each side come back and join me to talk
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to the jurors.
Mr. Andre?
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MR. ANDRE:
We'll abide by those terms.
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THE COURT:
Mr. Rhoades?
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MR. RHOADES:
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We have no reason to talk to the jury,
but we accept your terms.
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THE COURT:
I will go back and get the conversation
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started to see if any of them wish to stay and meet with you
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all.
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Mr. Golden will come in and bring you back there.
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We'll stand in recess for now.
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(At this time, court stood in recess.)
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