432-01.pdf
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oO © OA NO oO FP WO DPS = NO RO DR PND DYMO NO FF FF FF fF Fs FAs FshdUaAPShUhcwEHhUcM a FP WwW NYOF|- 9D Oe fF N FO AOA FP WO PS = Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 432-1 Filed 11/10/21 Page1of2 Proceedings 245 the aspects of the motion we filed, and I think it's a lot for the Court to have to deal with, quite frankly, and I know the Court is going to try and do the best it can with the situation, but I don't think it's tenable and -- I don't ask for mistrials easily, I have probably asked for four in my entire career, I don't see a way out of this problem. (Pause. ) THE COURT: All right, I'm going to deny the defendant's motion for a mistrial. Any issues caused by a witness referring to certain individuals by their first name only and by asking the Government if they may use last names of certain other individuals can be cured by a jury instruction, which I will give. Going forward, the Government shall provide the defendant and each witness, including the current witness, with a list of the individuals whose identity should be protected from the public and the press, that way each witness can refer to the list rather than asking the Government whether a particular individual's identity is protected. You don't have a proposed jury instruction. MS. PENZA: Not yet, Your Honor. THE COURT: I have one. To the jurors: You may have noticed during yesterday's testimony that the witness used first names of certain individuals. That is because the names of certain Denise Parisi , RPR , CRR Official Court Reporter DOJ-OGR- 00006338
oO © OA NO oO FP WO DPS = NO RO DR PND DYMO NO FF FF FF fF Fs FAs FshdUaAPShUhcwEHhUcM a FP WwW NYOF|- 9D Oe fF N FO AOA FP WO PS = Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 432-1 Filed 11/10/21 Page2of2 Proceedings alleged victims are being withheld from the public and the press to protect the privacy of those individuals. I have therefore instructed the parties to refer to those individuals by their first names only; however, those full names are known…
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