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case. We had to respond to interrogatories, something I had never
heard of or understood until I had to start to respond to them. The
interrogatories were requests by all attorneys for documents and
responses to questions in order to prepare their case. It was a pain in
the butt because you had to make sure everything that was said was
documented and that there were paper trails. Those bimbos did not
know I had been trained to cover myself by the best. I truly believe
that Jerome, Melissa, and Tonya thought that because I am a country
girl that I did not have a clue about how to fight in city ways. They did
not understand that I had been a fighter my whole life. I was always
fighting the system. I just did not believe I would have to use the
system to fight against my people.
We also had the chance to request documentation from them.
The next step after receiving responses to the interrogatories was the
depositions.
Things began to really get funny. The depositions were scheduled
for the spring; they were my attorney's chance to interrogate Jerome,
Melissa, and Tonya on the responses to their interrogatories. Jerome
was the first person scheduled for a deposition. It would be his second
deposition. He had already given one previously, the one where he had
sold out Melissa and Tonya in order to receive his buyout.
My attorney had requested medical documentation from Tonya
since she was claiming her job had caused her such emotional stress.
After receiving the medical reports, it was confirmed, I was really
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