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JoHNsoti: AGREE. THE CONSULTAi{TS WrLL

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ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AND 8E PART

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THE COURT: I'tE I.,ERE rr{ A
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BROUGHT T}IIS ISSUE UP, BECAUSE I I.'AI.ITED TO }IAKE IT
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10 WAS RESOIVED. AI{D NOBODY DID AI{YTHII{G,

IR. JOfitISON: I you |/E'LL
11 TELL WHAT, IiAKE IT At{

12 ISSUE, WE I{ILL FILE A BRIEF OtI IT. WE'LL
DO THE SAIIE
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13 SCHEDULE, AND THINK r.,E HAVE ENOUGH TNFOR}IATIO}I THAT
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'14 WE CAN TfIEY CAN }TAKE THEIR ARGUXENT. IF THEY NEED

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FURTHER DEVELOPI{ENT AFTER THAT OR INVESTIGATION, THEN
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LET'S D0 IT; BUT LET'S IT Up. I THII{K IT,s
THAT'S Hot.,

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GOING TO TIAVE TO IIAPPEN.

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18 I,IR. SC'IEGTER: YOUR HONOR, DISAGREE, oNLY BEcAusE

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WE'VE TRIED A
TO HAVE VERY PRELIfiII{ARY DISCUSSION, AGAIN.
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20 REI'III{D THE COURT AND THE
COUNSEL, CONSULTING

21 AGREEI'IENT IS UNSIGNED, WE'RE DOING ALt OF THIS

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PRELII'IIIIARY TO THAT. THEY HAVE NOT YET STARTED TIIEIR

CONSULTATION.

24 IF COUI{SEL
WAI,ITS TO ERING THAT I.IOTION, JUDGE

25 FREEI'IAN WILL BE PRESENIED WITH AN
ARGU}|EI{T FRO}I US THAT

2A THEY WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TII.IE REBUTTING; THAT IT Is

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BURDENSO}IE, AND WHAT THEY WILL SAY IN RESPOI{SE IS, .I.IELL,

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WHY SHOULD WE TAKE IT."
YOUR WORD FOR

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