Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al
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DECLARATION of Michael Connolly in Support of SFFA's Opposition to Harvard's Motion for Summary Judgment by Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 262, # 2 Exhibit 263, # 3 Exhibit 264, # 4 Exhibit 265, # 5 Exhibit 266, # 6 Exhibit 267, # 7 Exhibit 268, # 8 Exhibit 269, # 9 Exhibit 270, # 10 Exhibit 271, # 11 Exhibit 272, # 12 Exhibit 273, # 13 Exhibit 274, # 14 Exhibit 275, # 15 Exhibit 276, # 16 Exhibit 277, # 17 Exhibit 278, # 18 Exhibit 279, # 19 Exhibit 280, # 20 Exhibit 281, # 21 Exhibit 282, # 22 Exhibit 283, # 23 Exhibit 284, # 24 Exhibit 285)(Consovoy, William) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/31/2018: # 25 Unredacted DECLARATION of Michael Connolly in Support of SFFA's Opposition to Harvard's Motion for Summary Judgment (Filed Under Seal), # 26 Exhibit 262 (Filed Under Seal), # 27 Exhibit 263 (Filed Under Seal), # 28 Exhibit 264 (Filed Under Seal), # 29 Exhibit 265 (Filed Under Seal), # 30 Exhibit 266 (Filed Under Seal), # 31 Exhibit 267 (Filed Under Seal), # 32 Exhibit 268 (Filed Under Seal), # 33 Exhibit 269 (Filed Under Seal), # 34 Exhibit 270 (Filed Under Seal), # 35 Exhibit 271 (Filed Under Seal), # 36 Exhibit 272 (Filed Under Seal), # 37 Exhibit 273 (Filed Under Seal), # 38 Exhibit 274 (Filed Under Seal), # 39 Exhibit 275 (Filed Under Seal), # 40 Exhibit 276 (Filed Under Seal), # 41 Exhibit 277 (Filed Under Seal), # 42 Exhibit 278 (Filed Under Seal), # 43 Exhibit 279 (Filed Under Seal), # 44 Exhibit 280 (Filed Under Seal), # 45 Exhibit 281 (Filed Under Seal), # 46 Exhibit 282 (Filed Under Seal), # 47 Exhibit 283 (Filed Under Seal), # 48 Exhibit 284 (Filed Under Seal), # 49 Exhibit 285 (Filed Under Seal)) (McDonagh, Christina).
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
v.
No. 1:14-cv-14176
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PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF
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HARVARD COLLEGE
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(HARVARD CORPORATION),
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Defendant.
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__________________________
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VIDEO DEPOSITION of WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS
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Boston, Massachusetts
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August 3, 2017
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Reported by:
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Dana Welch, CSR, RPR, CRR, CRC
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FITZSIMMONS
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Not off the top of my head.
MS. ELLSWORTH:
Can we take a quick break.
We've been going a little over an hour.
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MR. STRAWBRIDGE:
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THE VIDEOGRAPHER:
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Time now is 0916.
We're off the record.
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We can take a break.
(Proceedings interrupted at 9:16 a.m. and
reconvened at 9:30 a.m.)
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THE VIDEOGRAPHER:
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We're on the record.
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Time now is 0930.
BY MR. STRAWBRIDGE:
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Q.
During the break, Mr. Fitzsimmons, did you
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speak with your lawyers about your answers to the
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questions in this deposition?
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A.
Only in general terms.
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Q.
What types of general terms?
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A.
Mostly that they could not -- they did not
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want to discuss what I did.
Q.
The substance of your testimony, is that
what you're saying?
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Not on substance.
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Q.
Okay.
We were talking about the searches
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that Harvard purchases from various standardized
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testing companies before the break.
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And you said
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FITZSIMMONS
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in the last few years, some socioeconomic divisions
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of the search is available; is that correct?
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Yes.
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Q.
Is that socioeconomic?
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I guess, how is that socioeconomic division made?
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Is that just by,
MS. ELLSWORTH:
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Objection.
I haven't seen the -- I'd have to say I
don't know precisely.
Q.
Do you know, for example, if it's by ZIP
Code?
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MS. ELLSWORTH:
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I don't.
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Q.
Okay.
Objection.
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Do you know whether or not it's by,
you know, reported income level?
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MS. ELLSWORTH:
Objection.
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I don't.
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Q.
You just don't know one way or another?
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Not precisely.
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Okay.
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Does Harvard now purchase swaths of
testing results by socioeconomic status?
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MS. ELLSWORTH:
Objection.
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I don't know precisely.
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Q.
You don't know whether it does or not?
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No.
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