Tidbits
Jacksons have filed Murray's debts with the court. This is the best I can do to summarize them
1. Citicorp Vendor Finance v. Global Cardiovascular Associates – March 2008
$223,210.46 + interest per NRS 17.130 percent
$5,000 attorney fees
$210 costs
2. Popular Leasing v. Acres Home Heart – September 2008
$135,302.42 + 9% interest per annum
Popular leasing gets the possession of the Equipment
3. Julie Brown v. Conrad Murray – December 2008
Child support
$3,678 + 10% interest per annum
$9,622.93 + 10% interest per annum – for legal fees as of October 2007
4. Capital One Bank v. Conrad Murray – September 2009
$960.32 principal amount
$162.94 accrued interest
$240.00 attorney fees
$110 Costs
+28.10 % interest per annum
5. HICA Education Loan v. Conrad Murray – November 2008
$58,395.69
$11,623.43 interest
$1,017.33 costs
$296 attorney fees
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As the experts being deposed parties will occasionally file motions to exclude certain witnesses.
AEG has filed a motion to exclude one of Katherine's expert witnesses
David Berman - typical practices in music industry, roles of promoters, producers, artists, managers and so on
Previously we couldn't find much information about Berman. According to his CV, he had graduated from laws school, worked in music law and then also worked at Warner Bros records, Capital Records, Geffen Records and Buena Vista Music group. He stopped working in 2001.
AEG wants to exclude Berman citing that
- although Berman was a music recording and publishing executive , he has little to no experience in regards to tour industry, never promoted or produced or managed a tour. he doesn't know the difference in the roles of a tour manager and production manager
- Berman often refers to depositions, emails etc. shown to him by Katherine's lawyers and state his opinion is based on "common sense" or "logical conclusions"
- Offers opinions unrelated to his area of expertise such as medical stuff, doctor qualifications and addiction
- Opinions are not based on expertise or scientific methodology and says he doesn't need expertise
- he testifies about "knowledge, motive, state of mind" of AEG and make credibility determinations all of which should be left to a jury to determine
A partial deposition transcript is also added to the file and AEG also points out his inconsistencies. For example Berman testifies it was inappropriate for AEG to hire a doctor etc but then he also mentions he never been involved in hiring process for a tour, when he hired people he didn't do background checks, he doesn't do background checks on his own personal doctors and he don't check for debt on his personal doctors.
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ABC7 Court News @ABC7Courts 5h
Tally so far: 81 people filled out the questionnaire, 348 have been excused for hardship, 429 jurors have been screened so far.
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Attorneys are discussing calendar and currently they estimate either April 26 or 29 for opening statements in the case.
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Attorney for AEG estimated he will take half of a day, about 2h30, for his opening. Jacksons attorney estimates less time.
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Attorney for Jacksons want to discuss the final verdict form prior to questioning the jurors. Arguments will be heard earlier on Monday
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Tentatively, attorneys will have various motions on April 24 and 25. But everything is up in the air. Attys still conducting depositions
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ABC7 Court News @ABC7Courts 8h
Before court was adjourned for lunch, Jacksons' attorney and AEG's attorneys had some harsh words to each other.
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Brian Panish, attorney for the Jacksons, asked for additional time to file response to the motions filed by defense.
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Jessica Stebbins Bina and Marvin Putnam, attorneys for AEG, argued that court should keep the current brief schedule.
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Panish disagreed saying he doesn't have several attys in the case, like the defense. Putnam said it's being difficult to work w/ plaintiffs.
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Putnam to Panish: is this your way to show civility? Panish to Putnam: you're the most uncivil lawyer I've ever seen in my years of practice
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Judge to Panish: you don't really mean that. Panish to Judge: he's set new records, I've never seen anything like this.
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At the end of the arguments, judge said she will give plaintiffs additional time to file they opposition to defense's motions.
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Jessica Bina told the judge she believes there are 9 motions pending, majority from defense, and probably 5 coming from plaintiffs.
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Judge Palazuelos indicated 2 the attorneys she feels time is quickly slipping away. Panish said he doesn't believe trial should last 90 days
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Panish said he never estimated it to be his long and feels 60 days should be sufficient. He said defense is asking for 90 court days.
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Panish said 90 court days translate into five months plus, not three months as everyone is being saying.
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Putnam said both sides have a lot of expert witnesses and that plaintiffs agreed with the 90 days estimate.
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I just got AEG's opposition document to media coverage. In that document they mention one certain fan's actions and recent tweets
"Defendant Phillips and counsel was threatened outside Judge Pastor's courtroom and had to be escorted out of the building by Sheriffs"
"The potential attacker was later banned from Judge Pastor's courtroom."
"this same person who had to be physically restrained by Sheriffs in Murray criminal trial, was present in the April 2, 2013 hearing"
"she also made numerous ominous comments about defendants & defendants counsel including one of them "should be locked for child abuse" "
It shouldn't hard to guess who this fan is and if you can't guess her name is in the document.
The full document here - http://www.scribd.com/doc/134983249/...-Media-Request