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(Chandler) Motion for Trial Preference.... Granted

(M. Jackson) Motion to Compel
Deposition..... Denied w/o Prejudice

(Chandler) Motion to Compel
Mr. Jackson's Depo..... Granted

(M. Jackson) Request to Stay Ruling..... Denied

Michael Jackson lost all four motions. It was obvious from
legal standpoint of view that the scales of justice were not
pointing in Michael Jackson's favor. Instead, it was weighing
heavily in favor of the 13-year old boy. Michael Jackson's at-
torneys were applying precedent laws which were applied in
a similar sexual battery case. Pacers Inc. v. Superior Court spe-
cifically held that it is improper invasion of the defendant's
constitutional rights not to stay civil proceedings where a crimi-
nal investigation is ongoing. But Mr. Feldman's trump card
was, "a child's memory is developing," and their inability to,
"remember like an adult." This law was designed to protect a
small child's ability to recall for prolonged periods of time af-
ter being a victim and/or witness to a crime. This case, how-
ever, involved a 13-year old boy, who was soon to be turning
14 years old.

Johnnie Cochran Joins the Legal Team
Immediately after Michael Jackson's team of attorneys lost
crucial motions that would have given him a chance to win
this lawsuit, Johnnie Cochran Jr. associated in as counsel on
December 13, 1993. Johnnie Cochran wasted no time in filing a
Motion for Protective Order, prohibiting the parties and their
attorneys and agents from disclosing the information obtained
through discovery in this case to anyone other than the parties
and their attorneys and authorized representatives. Mr.
Cochran stated that a protective order was necessary to pro-
tect:

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