Sealed In-Chambers Juror Accommodation Conference
22 lines(PROCEEDINGS HELD IN CHAMBERS.)
JUDGE DAVILA: LET'S GO ON THE RECORD. WE ARE ON THE RECORD IN CHAMBERS WITH COUNSEL. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MASKS OFF, COUNSEL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, MR. DOWNEY, MR. SCHENK. WE'RE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENCE OF OTHER COUNSEL AND THE DEFENDANT. I BELIEVE HER FATHER, THE CHILD'S GRANDFATHER, IS TENDING TO THAT NOW. SHE HAS A PHONE, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE TEXTED SHOULD SHE NEED TO LEAVE OR SHOULD ANYTHING COME UP. SHE'LL HAVE THE PHONE WITH HER AT HER HAND, AND PER MS. KRATZMANN. SHE SAID SHE'S NOT GOING TO -- SHE'LL LOOK AT IT WHEN IT LIGHTS UP AND WE CAN LET HER KNOW THAT SHE COULD RAISE HER HAND AND WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. THAT'S THE PROTOCOL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE. I WANTED TO LET COUNSEL KNOW, AND ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY OR ANY SUGGESTIONS OR OBJECTIONS TO PROCEEDING IN THIS MANNER.
MR. SCHENK: CERTAINLY NO OBJECTIONS. I CAN'T THINK OF A SUGGESTION OTHER THAN WHAT THE COURT HAS OUTLINED. THAT'S FINE.
MR. DOWNEY: I THINK IT'S FINE WITH US, YOUR HONOR. IT MAKES SENSE, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
JUDGE DAVILA: RIGHT. IT -- MS. KRATZMANN, WHAT ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT?
COURT CLERK: SHE JUST INDICATED SHE WOULD BE CHECKING HER PHONE AND IF SHE HAD PERMISSION TO DO THAT, AND I SAID IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COURT'S ATTENTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, OR IF YOU NEED TO GO, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND GET HIS HONOR'S ATTENTION AND WE'LL ATTEND TO WHAT YOU NEED.
JUDGE DAVILA: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO ALERT COUNSEL. YOU CAN NOTIFY YOUR TEAMS. AND MAYBE BE -- MAYBE SOME OF YOUR TEAMS CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THIS JUROR ALSO.
MR. SCHENK: DID THE COURT -- DID THE JURORS CHANGE SEATS THIS MORNING?
JUDGE DAVILA: I THINK WE ARRANGED THEM.
COURT CLERK: SO THEY ARE SITTING AS THEY ARE NUMBERED. MR. HANG IS IN NUMBER 1, AND THEY'RE ALL SEATED THROUGH 12, AND WE HAVE THE TWO ALTERNATES IN THE PEW.
JUDGE DAVILA: OKAY. THANK YOU.
(PAUSE IN PROCEEDINGS.)
JUDGE DAVILA: LET'S GO BACK ON THE RECORD. WE'RE BACK ON THE RECORD. WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT A JUROR'S CHILD AND HEALTH CONDITION, AND I'M GOING TO ORDER THAT PORTION OF THE TRANSCRIPT SEALED OTHER THAN TO SAY THERE WAS A HEALTH CONDITION. BUT THE SPECIFICS SHOULD BE SEALED, AS WELL AS THE JUROR'S NAME. THERE WAS A JUROR'S NAME THAT WAS MENTIONED AND THAT SHOULD BE REDACTED. SO REDACT THE JUROR NAME AND THE HEALTH CONDITION.
(JURY IN AT 10:04 A.M.)
JUDGE DAVILA: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE'RE BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE HOLMES MATTER. ALL COUNSEL ARE PRESENT AND MS. HOLMES IS PRESENT. AND OUR JURY IS PRESENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. LET ME -- BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET ME ASK YOU MY STANDARD QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE YOU HAD A PLEASANT WEEKEND, THAT YOU ENJOYED THE RAIN THAT WE HAD AND SOAKED THAT UP. BUT LET ME ASK YOU, DURING THE WEEKEND, DID ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY OCCASION TO COME ACROSS ANY INFORMATION, TALK OR SEE ANYONE THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE? IF SO, COULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I SEE NO HANDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS TRIAL FOR YOUR CONTINUED VIGILANCE IN THIS REGARD. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO -- LET ME JUST ASK, TIMING TODAY, 4:00 O'CLOCK? IS THAT POSSIBLE, 4:00 O'CLOCK? OKAY. I SEE NO HANDS OBJECTING TO THAT. WE'LL GO UNTIL 4:00. AND I SUGGESTED A CHANGE IN SCHEDULE OF ADDING SOME DAYS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HAVE HAD OCCASION TO LOOK AT YOUR SCHEDULES TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK. AGAIN, THIS WOULD MEAN MONDAYS THE 15TH, 22ND, AND 29TH IN THE MORNINGS, IF WE COULD MEET FOR SOME TIME THEN. IF THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE, WE'LL ADOPT THAT SCHEDULE. ALL RIGHT. I SEE NO HANDS. OH, YES, I SEE -- YES, SIR.
JUROR: YEAH, IT'S JUST GETTING HARD ON MY WORK SCHEDULE TO LOSE THOSE HOURS.
JUDGE DAVILA: LET ME -- HANG ON JUST A SECOND. I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A MICROPHONE. THIS IS ALTERNATE 5. YES, SIR?
JUROR: YES, IT'S GETTING TOUGH TO BALANCE THE WORKLOAD, LOSING THOSE HOURS ON MY SIDE.
JUDGE DAVILA: GOTCHA. OKAY.
JUROR: IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY OBJECTIONS, I CAN MOVE THE STUFF AROUND, BUT IT'S JUST GETTING VERY TOUGH FOR ME.
JUDGE DAVILA: WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. LET'S SEE -- LET ME PUT THOSE DAYS IN PLACE NOW. MAYBE WE CAN TAKE ONE OFF AS WE GO FORWARD.
JUROR: UH-HUH.