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AT THIS, }IITH
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AND LOOK THE EXPENSES THAT THEY'R€CHARGII{G,

2 THEY CAN'T FII{D THE PEOPLE? UE
HANT SOI.IE TNFORIIATIOI{.
ALL.
3 THAT'S IF THEY GOT A GOOD REASON }'}IY THEY HAVE
TO
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4 GIVE A}{AY THIS I4ONEY REIIEIIBER LAST TI}IE, CA}'E II{TO

I SAID,
5 COURT, 'YOU DON'T EVEI'I TELL ANYSODY TIJAT YOU WERE

6 GIVING AWAY THE CY PRES I.IOIIEY.'

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TflE COURT: ISN'T THAT PART oF THE SETTLE}IENT?

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WASN'T A PROVISION?

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9 YEAH, TnEy DIDN'T D0 rT.

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!tR. SCHECTER: YoUR HotloR --

11 TIIE COURT: NOW, WAIT A IIINUTE.

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12 SCIECTER: CAN JUST ADDRESS THAT cAN I

13 OUICKLY, I
ADDRESS THAT YOUR HONOR? WHAT TOLD THE COURT,

14 iIIFOR}IALLY, WHAT I TOLD I4R. HE FIRST
JOHNSON WHEN RAISED
IT IS:
't5 THE CY PRES PR0VISI0N GoT ADDED LATER, THE
COURT

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HAD RAISED THE CONCERNS AND THAT GOT AI1ENDED INTO THE

AGREEIIENT.
NEITHER SIDE WENT BACK AND ADDEO II{TO T}IE

18 AGREE}4ENT A DUTY TO PUBLICIZE,

19 WHEN IT t|lAS FIRST MISED, I ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT
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20 TO COUNSEL. SAID, "FAIR POINT. THAT'S NOT A PROBLE}.I.'

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GAVE BREAK DOI{N OF T'{E CY PRES AI.IOUIITS, AIID TOLD

22 HII'I OVER THE LAST Tl.lO IIOI{THS T}IAT WE'RE
HAPPY TO PUBLICIZE

23 THAT.

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24 THE OI{LY ISSUE THINK WE HAVE AT THIS POINT

25 IS
WE S,AIIIT TO GET ALL THESE IssUEs RESoLVED BEFoRE }IE Do

26 ANYTHING HASTY. BUT IT I
WAS NOT PART OF THE SETILEI,IEIIT.

27 THINK THAT WAS A FAIR OVERSIGHT. IT GOT UTER.
ADDED
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THAT'S WHY TOLD COUNSEL THAT WAS FINE.

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KENYMA D. DARDEN, CsR
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