Moring Report

Good morning folks! Anyone worried that a lack of sleep will affect your performance? Don't. That is why they invented adrenaline. I wonder what the court room will be like? I just got told off for being on the computer. Well, what do you expect at 4 in the morning? Good judgement? Pfft. List of things to do:

Teleport ot whereever kelsi is and go back to sleep.

Find my suit.

Grab my breifcase.

Get in car.

Well, I will see you at the bus. I hope it will be warm enough. Wasn't it cold last tiem? I don't remember. I don't remember anything, currently. I think that even though the body got up, the brain is asslep.

Sincerely,
Laura

Stress!

Based on how I'm feeling, I thought you folks might need this today. Enjoy.

(Obtained from http://www.wolfescape.com/Humour/WorkStress.htm)
(Other content from that site not necessarily recommended!)

Witnesses, consider yourselves commended on reviewing your depositions.
Attorneys, consider yourselves commended on developing, refining, and reviewing. I know it's tough, but you can use the head banger if you have to. :-)

Sarah

"...stricken from the record..."

The peculiar verbiage of courtroom procedure dictates the unusually frequent use of the verb "to strike".

Thank you for enduring that superlatively boring introductory sentence. To reward you, here's an interesting sentence: 22 3/4 years in prison.

(Sentence...sentence...get it? Equivocation? Yeah?)

As I was explaining, we say "stricken" (the past tense of "to strike") without difficulty about ten billion times in every trial. However, problems arise when the judge is both (a) able to speak (unlike Mike) and (b) not used to being the judge (also unlike Mike!). In these cases, the judge often utters unusual phrases like, "Yes, so...uh, stricked," or, avoiding the problem,"Aren't you satisfied? You won the objection, dude!" Of course, we all know the correct reply: "So strack!"

Similar quandaries arise when the judge attempts to avoid inventing bizarre tenses of "to strike" by forgetting about the motion to strike, and the attorney must remind him or her of it. Real mock (!) trial judges shudder to hear such unusual constructions as, "Your Honor, will you stricken the testimony from the record?" And the ever popular "Your Honor, is the testimony stricked?" Once again, the correct reminder is, "Your Honor, is the testimony strickened?"

Confusingly,
Sarah

P.S. I have been informed that this post is somewhat confusing, so I'll just submit for your consideration that people (but no one on this team) actually do say things like "So strack", and I was just humorously and lovingly pointing out that that's not exactly the right way to say it. :D

 

P.S.S. As I was looking at our blog, I realized that it was a little lame... So I added some things from my old blog that were applicable to us. :D Most were written by Sarah Welch, such as this one, and if you are curious who she is, our quotes page has a rather lengthy intro on it by her.

Uno

So, we are 1 week away. 1! This means crunch time. As witnesses, we need to know our witness statements forward, backwards, and sideways. As attorneys, we need to communicate with our witnesses what we want from them. 

So. One week. (Freak out session not necessary. I'll take care of it for you...)

 OK. See ya later.
Laura

Information

Hello!!

They have updated the Classroom Law Project website! I now have this information:

The case capsule is: The 2012 case is Lee Cavanaugh v. Cup of Joe. The case involves a civil dispute when hot coffee purchased from a local shop burns a customer.  Was the coffee too hot to handle?

Here is the schedule:
Nov 1 | Registration forms available
Nov 14| Two copies of case mailed to teams submitting complete registration (including payment)
Dec 9 | Metro Mini Mock Trial non-competitive event – Portland (Separate registration)
Dec 16 | Team registration deadline, late fees begin
Jan 6 | Last day registrations accepted; No refunds after this day
late-Jan | Listserv responses begin (questions welcome any time)
March 3 | All regional competitions – various locations statewide
Mar 16-17 | State Finals competition – Portland

Out team will have its first meeting on November 10 at 7 o'clock. The location will be at the at the Umpqua National Forest Supervisor's Office, 2900 NW Stewart Parkway (next to Mercy Hospital), in the Wolf Creek Conference Room.

Comment with any questions you have. I can't wait to meet everyone!

Thanks!

Laura

Welcome

Hello,

My name is Laura. I currently live in Athens, Ohio, but I will be moving to Roseburg, Oregon in October. I plan to start a Mock Trial Club as soon as I get there. I have had some really great experiences with Mock Trial here in Ohio, including going to the State Final Competition. You can watch the video of that competition here. Mock Trial is similar to moot court and is explained here. This blog will be the official blog of our team, but as there is no team yet, it is not a good representation of our team. For a sneak peek at how a thriving team's blog looks, visit the blog I have posted on the side.

If you live in Roseburg and are interested in joining or would like more information, please feel free to post a comment below.

Laura