Opinion
CIVIL NO. 98-828
February 1, 2001
ORDER REGARDING EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS
I. Overview
The Court held a bench trial in the above matter from November 28, 2000, through December 12, 2000. Most of the trial testimony came in the form of deposition transcripts read by the Court. The Court issued its findings of fact and conclusions of law on January 8, 2001. The Court now sets forth below its rulings on various evidentiary objections to the deposition testimony.
II. Evidentiary Rulings
The Court will present its rulings in tabular form:
Carlos Jimenez Deposition page: line # Ruling
6:24-7:8 overruled 14:18-25 overruled 15:6-11 overruled 19:8-18 sustained 19:24-20:7 sustained 24:6-14 sustained 28:19-25 sustained 34:8-27 sustained 35:9-36:5 sustained 42: 13-16 sustained
Captain Thomas Zolezzi Deposition page: line # Ruling
8:18-25 overruled 9:9-10:3 overruled 10:9-13 overruled 11:2-4 overruled 14:27-15:11 overruled 17:14-18 overruled 17:24-18:11 sustained 21:16-22:2 overruled 22:3-14 overruled 22:26-23:3 overruled 27:5-9 overruled 27:25-28:9 overruled 28:25-29:17 overruled 30 overruled 31:7-18 overruled 31:24-32-7 overruled 32:10-15 overruled 32:26-33:6 overruled 35:8-10 overruled 35:20-23 overruled 41:7-42-12 overruled 42:22-28 overruled 43:9-15 sustained 46:6-13 overruled 46:20-24 overruled 48:9-23 overruled 48:25-49:1 overruled 50:12-20 overruled 50:25-51:11 overruled
Tony Fuga Deposition page, line # Ruling
14:10-14 overruled 16:13-26 sustained 18:26:19:2 sustained 24:7-14 sustained 33:22-27 overruled 37:27-38:3 overruled 40:21-41:22 sustained 42:12-43:4 sustained 43:11-24 sustained
Poutoa I' Amanu Deposition page, line # Ruling
7:25-8:4 sustained
Jorge Espinoza Deposition page, line # Ruling
5:20-27 overruled 13:21-27 overruled 14:1-8 sustained 15:2-6 sustained 15:23-24 sustained 16:10-15 sustained 16:18-20 sustained 17:19-20 overruled
Hector Sanchez Deposition page, line # Ruling
11:21-12:4 sustained 14:24-27 sustained 15:1-8 sustained 15:9-16 sustained 15:17-27 sustained 16:2-20 overruled 18:20-19:6 sustained 19:22-20:21 sustained 21:20-21 sustained 26:22-23 overruled 28:5 overruled 28:14-15 overruled 29:25-30:5 sustained 33:15 sustained 34:17-20 sustained
Taaloga Sauiluma Deposition page, line # Ruling
6:20-7:1 overruled 13:2-3 sustained 13:6-7 sustained 20:8-13 overruled 21:6-13 overruled 21:25 overruled 21:27 overruled 30:19-27 sustained 31:5-6 sustained 31:10-16 sustained
Ernesto Quado Deposition page, line # Ruling
6:14-23 overruled 10:11-19 overruled 16:14-17 sustained 18:25-27 sustained 19:22-20:9 overruled 21:1-2 overruled 24:11-23 overruled 25:16-20 overruled 26:24-25 overruled 28:19-20 overruled 29:1-18 sustained 30:17-18 overruled 31:18-27 sustained 32:27-33:1 sustained 33:2-3 sustained 35:25-36:19 overruled 36:22-37:11 overruled 37:12-14 sustained 37:19-38:11 overruled 40:10-6 overruled
Ferdinand Buenaventura Deposition page, line # Ruling
5:24-6:6 overruled 6:9-12 overruled 21:27-22:2 sustained 22:3-8 sustained 22:18-23 sustained 26:25-27:3 overruled
Feagai Faaogea Deposition page, line # Ruling
5:26-6:7 overruled 11:10 overruled 14:15 overruled 17:15 overruled 22:19-22 sustained 22:25-27 sustained 25:8-10 sustained 25:13-18 overruled 26:16-20 sustained 29:7-9 sustained 29:27-30:2 sustained 32:14-33:9 overruled 33:13-22 overruled 33:25-34:1 overruled
Eneliko Lui (9/20/98) Deposition page, line # Ruling
35:1 overruled 37:10-38:6 sustained 38:11 sustained
Eneliko Lui (12/14/99) Deposition page, line # Ruling
12:4-5 overruled 12:17 overruled 12:21 overruled 17:17 sustained 28:1-22 sustained 35:3-4 sustained 47:16-18 overruled 69:17-21 sustained 69:24-25 sustained 77:1-3 overruled 81:24 overruled 96:10-11 overruled
IT IS SO ORDERED.