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Document Information

Type: Court transcript (direct examination)
File Size: 410 KB
Summary

This is a page from a court transcript involving the direct examination of a witness named Brune. The testimony focuses on the staffing of Brune's legal team, identifying Nancy as a paralegal, Ken Renta as the managing clerk responsible for filings, and Dennis Donahue as a jury consultant hired specifically for the case who was present during voir dire. The document is part of a larger filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330) dated February 24, 2022.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Brune Witness
Under direct examination regarding law firm staffing and hiring decisions.
Nancy Paralegal
Paralegal from the San Francisco office.
Ken Renta Managing Clerk
Works primarily on the civil side, responsible for filings and cite checking.
Dennis Donahue Jury Consultant
Hired specifically for this case; present during voir dire.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
Southern District Reporters, P.C.
Produced the transcript.
DOJ-OGR
Source of the document (Bates stamp prefix).

Timeline (2 events)

02/24/22 (Filing Date)
Court Filing of Document 1616-2
Court Docket
Prior to testimony
Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
Court

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location of the office where Nancy the paralegal works.
Likely SDNY, implied by the court reporters' name.

Relationships (2)

Brune Professional/Client Dennis Donahue
Brune states 'I hired Dennis Donahue' as a jury consultant.
Brune Employer/Employee Ken Renta
Discusses Renta's role as managing clerk at Brune's firm.

Key Quotes (3)

"I hired Dennis Donahue."
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"Nancy is a paralegal from the San Francisco office."
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Quote #2
"He [Ken Renta] also does sort of the last cite check on any brief that goes in..."
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Full Extracted Text

Complete text extracted from the document (1,302 characters)

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 28 of 130
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C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 256
1 A. Nancy is a paralegal from the San Francisco office.
2 Q. You also had someone with the title of managing clerk, is
3 that correct?
4 A. Correct.
5 Q. What does the managing clerk do for your office?
6 A. He is, he works primarily on the civil side, and is
7 responsible for making sure that our filings go in properly.
8 He also does sort of the last cite check on any brief that goes
9 in, and he just helps out in any way on to sort of make sure
10 things get to court and get filed properly.
11 Q. What's his name?
12 A. Ken Renta.
13 Q. And you also, I take it, have secretaries and other
14 administrative staff at your firm, correct?
15 A. We have one secretary at the firm.
16 Q. And with regard to this specific case, you also hired
17 outside help, is that correct?
18 A. Can you explain? By "help," do you mean were there
19 contract lawyers or some other kind of help you're thinking of?
20 Q. Let's talk about the jury consultants.
21 A. Okay.
22 Q. Did you specifically hire a jury consultant for this case?
23 A. I hired Dennis Donahue.
24 Q. And Mr. Donahue was present during voir dire, correct?
25 A. He was.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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