Pettifoggery

Pettifogger - 1) a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable 2) one given to quibbling over trifles

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Location: The Wild and Woolly West, United States

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Adversarial contact

I would love to find the case citation and actual trial transcript for this. I would also love to do the same thing. Some people really need a good swatting.

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 to swat him [in] the head with it. Pursuant to Rule 32, I may use the deposition" for any purpose" and that is the purpose for which I want to use it.
The Court: Well, it does say that.
(Pause)
The Court: There being no objection, you may proceed.
Ms. Olschner: Thank you, Judge Hanes.
(Whereupon Ms. Olschner swatted Mr. Buck in the head with a deposition.)
Mr. Buck: But Judge . . . .
The Court: Next witness.
Mr. Buck: We object.
The Court: Sustained. Next witness.

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