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Things get heated between lawyers at Casey Anthony bankruptcy hearing
Posted: Oct 17, 2013 6:27 PM CST Updated: Oct 17, 2013 6:53 PM CST
By Holly Bristow, Reporter
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VIDEO
Heated exchange between lawyers, pointing fingers, saying you didnt do this and that and thats why nothing is done
Judge said I gave you 30 days you just needed to get things in motion, and tell me what progress you were making, and instead of trying to work together, there was a lot of finger pointing going on and the judge was acting more like a referee than an actual judge today.
The judge leaves the room and then what happens?
There were definitely some four letter words, that Im shocked that the judge didnt come back into the room, it was to the point that I stopped dead in my tracks, and thought what is going on here! And these guys just couldnt seem to get along today.
But bottom line is that in the next couple of days what they are going to have to do is, come together with a plan, if Casey Anthony is to be deposed, where this is gonna happen, what are the security measures that will be in place, since she is the most hated woman in America, and whats gonna happen, are they gonna be given to the federal court under seal, or will they be allowed to be released to the public? Obviously Casey Anthonys attorneys want those to be sealed and go straight to the federal court judge.
So who knows if any of this is even going to be necessary because at the hearing on Nov 5th, the judge is essentially going to decide whether or not to dismiss the case that Zenaida Gonzalez has filed against Casey Anthony.
Right, and
then she wouldnt have to be deposed at all.
Then it would all go away and cooler heads could prevail.
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It states
Anthony should not be subjected to a deposition until after the next scheduled hearing on Nov. 5th.
The judge will hear their Motion to Dismiss and decide if he will continue or dismiss Gonzalezs case.
Attorneys David Schrader and Debra Ferwerda told Judge May that the attorneys for Gonzalez scheduled the deposition without consulting with them about security concerns they have for their client, dates, times or a location.
Gonzalezs attorney, Scott Shuker said that members of Anthonys legal team kept advising him to call and arrange things with another member of the team and eventually referred him to Charles Green (Anthonys civil attorney). Green has not filed a notice of appearance for Anthonys bankruptcy case.
Judge May reprimanded both sides saying he wanted to know what they have worked together to accomplish, adding he didnt want to know what they hadnt.
Once the judge was finished hearing from both sides, he called court into recess and retreated to his chambers.
Before exiting the courtroom Shuker expressed his thoughts of the opposing counsel using expletive language. An argument including personal insults, resulted from this expression and consequently caused Shuker to leave the courtroom.
Can you tell us why things got ugly in there today, asked reporter Holly Bristow.
You were there, Shuker replied. Are you guys going to be able to work this out like the judge recommended? asked Bristow.
Certainly, Shuker answered.
When attorneys Ferwerda and Schrader exited the courthouse Bristow asked Schrader about the heated exchange. Schraders said, Im not sure. It was just heat of the moment. Well resolve the issue together. Weve never had problems before in this case. It was a little startling at the time.
Well do as ordered by the judge and confer with opposing counsel after a cool down period, Ferwerda added.
By Nov. 5th attorneys from both sides have to agree on a select a time, secure location and whether or not a video record of the deposition will be filed with the court under seal. This is all subject to change however based on if Judge May rules on behalf of Gonzalez and allows her to proceed with her defamation case against Anthony that was filed nearly five years ago.
