Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

Filing 571

Opposition re 546 MOTION in Limine filed by President and Fellows of Harvard College. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10)(Waxman, Seth)

EXHIBIT 8

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS,
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INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
) Civil Action No.
) 1:14-cv-14176-ADB
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF
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HARVARD COLLEGE (HARVARD
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CORPORATION),
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Defendant.
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DEPOSITION OF BROCK WALSH
Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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Reported By:
SUSAN A. SULLIVAN, CSR #3522, RPR, CRR
Job No. 125864
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(Deposition resumed at 12:58 p.m.)
BY MR. CONNOLLY:
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When you were an admissions officer and you

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would review a student's file would you assign a

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student a score in a personal category?

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A

Yes.

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Q

How would you calculate that score?

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MR. DULBERG:

Objection.

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THE WITNESS:

I would like to take into

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consideration whatever relevant information I had

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were that his essay, her essay, her interview, and

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the opinions about that applicant as expressed by

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others.

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Q

BY MR. CONNOLLY:

And what were you

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ultimately trying to decide when assigning a

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personal rating?

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MR. DULBERG:

Objection.

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THE WITNESS:

Whether that student would

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contribute to the class, classroom, roommate group,

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to the class as a whole, their human qualities.

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Q

BY MR. CONNOLLY:

Can you give me some

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examples of some types of things you would see in an

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application that might help you make that

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determination?

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MR. DULBERG:

Objection.

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REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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I, SUSAN A. SULLIVAN, CALIFORNIA CSR No.
3522, RPR, CRR, do hereby certify:

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That prior to being examined BROCK WALSH,

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the witness named in the foregoing deposition, was,

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before the commencement of the deposition, duly

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administered an oath in accordance with C.C.P.

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Section 2094;

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That the said deposition was taken before

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me at the time and place therein set forth, and was

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taken down by me in shorthand and thereafter

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transcribed into typewriting under my direction and

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supervision; that the said deposition is a true and

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correct record of the testimony given by the

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witness;

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I further certify that I am neither counsel

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for, nor in any way related to any party to said

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action, nor in any way interested in the outcome

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thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my
name on this 5th day of July, 2017.

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SUSAN A. SULLIVAN, CSR

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