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Murder In Moscow: Ethan Chapin And The Scholarship Named After Him · Beyond The Horizon

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  Speaker 1: and welcome back to the program. On today's episode, we're
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  Speaker 1: going to talk about Brian Kohlberger, his court appearance today,
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  Speaker 1: and the fact that Ethan Chapin's brother just received a
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  Speaker 1: scholarship in the memory of Ethan Chapin. So first things first,
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  Speaker 1: let's talk about Brian Kohlberger and his court appearance today.
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  Speaker 1: Kohlberger was indicted on four charges of first-degree murder and
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  Speaker 1: one charge of burglary, and now his legal team is
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  Speaker 1: arguing that the grand jury, well, that the grand jury
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  Speaker 1: was misled. And the scheduled court appearance that was made
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  Speaker 1: for September, well, that got bumped because of an illness,
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  Speaker 1: and it got bumped until today. So we're going to
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  Speaker 1: learn a little bit more, hopefully, about where everything stands
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  Speaker 1: and where we're going. especially when it comes to the
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  Speaker 1: grand jury and the allegations being made by Brian Kohlberger's team.
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  Speaker 1: Those are some serious, heavy allegations, right? That there was misconduct,
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  Speaker 1: that the jury was misled, that Brian Kohlberger's whole ass
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  Speaker 1: indictment is just wrong. Well, obviously, the prosecutors in the
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  Speaker 1: state of Idaho have a different opinion about how things
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  Speaker 1: went down. And it's going to be up to Judge
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  Speaker 1: Judge to hammer out who's right and who's wrong. So
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  Speaker 1: like I said, we have two articles today, and the
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  Speaker 1: first one is relatively short, and it's from News Nation.
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  Speaker 1: And the headline, Kohlberger to appear in court seeking to
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  Speaker 1: dismiss indictment. This article was authored by Urja Sinha. Brian Kohlberger,
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  Speaker 1: the man charged with the murder of four University of
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  Speaker 1: Idaho students, will be back in court on Thursday as
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  Speaker 1: his legal team argues to dismiss his grand jury indictment.
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  Speaker 1: His legal team filed a motion to dismiss the indictment
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  Speaker 1: in July, arguing the grand jury was misled to the
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  Speaker 1: standard of proof required for an indictment and emphasizing the
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  Speaker 1: meaning of beyond a reasonable doubt. That attorney's allege was
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  Speaker 1: not properly given to the grand jury. So basically, let's
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  Speaker 1: attack the process. They know they don't have any evidence.
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  Speaker 1: Let's be very clear, okay? Brian Kohlberger's defense team, they
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  Speaker 1: understand that and they understand very well that they're up
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  Speaker 1: against it. They know that they don't have the evidence
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  Speaker 1: that's required to show the court, to show the jurors,
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  Speaker 1: that's going to prove that their client isn't the man
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  Speaker 1: that the court's telling us he is. So instead, let's
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  Speaker 1: attack the process. The only problem with that, however, is
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  Speaker 1: that there actually has to be some malfeasance by the
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  Speaker 1: court or the prosecutors. And so far, from what I've seen,
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  Speaker 1: I haven't seen any of that. Now, does that mean
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  Speaker 1: something under seal wasn't done incorrectly? It does not. As
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  Speaker 1: I always say, I leave enough headroom here on the
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  Speaker 1: podcast for the state to get it wrong. And what
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  Speaker 1: I'm going on and what I base my opinions on
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  Speaker 1: is the evidence that's been provided to us, namely in
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  Speaker 1: court documents. Koberger was initially scheduled to appear in court
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  Speaker 1: for two separate hearings to dismiss indictments against him in September,
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  Speaker 1: but the hearings were postponed due to illness. The motion
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  Speaker 1: is scheduled for 1 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday on
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  Speaker 1: October 26 in Latah County. Attorneys are also scheduled to
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  Speaker 1: discuss a second motion to dismiss filed by Koberger in August.
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  Speaker 1: This motion seeks to dismiss the indictment on grounds of
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  Speaker 1: a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence, lack of sufficient evidence,
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  Speaker 1: and prosecutorial misconduct by withholding exculpatory evidence. according to a
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  Speaker 1: motion by Kootenai County Chief Public Defender, Ann Taylor. Now,
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  Speaker 1: we know that if you hold exculpatory evidence as the prosecution,
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  Speaker 1: it's not going to end up good for you. So
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  Speaker 1: I really hope that that's not the case. I hope
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  Speaker 1: that they've been on the up and up, because I
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  Speaker 1: believe the evidence is strong enough that the prosecution certainly
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  Speaker 1: doesn't have to play games here. Koberger is charged with
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  Speaker 1: first-degree murder and the deaths of Kaylee Gonsalves, 21, Madison Mogan, 21,
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  Speaker 1: Zanna Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. They were found
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  Speaker 1: stabbed to death in November of 2022. He has maintained
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  Speaker 1: his innocence throughout the proceedings, stood silent when the charges
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  Speaker 1: against him were read, causing the judge to enter a
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  Speaker 1: not guilty plea on his behalf. And obviously, after this proceeding,
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  Speaker 1: I'll hop back into the studio and we'll get an
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  Speaker 1: update on what's going down. All right, moving on to
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  Speaker 1: our second article. This article is from the Idaho Statesman,
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  Speaker 1: And the headline, Sibling Received Scholarship in Memory of Brother
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  Speaker 1: Slain in University of Idaho Stabbing. This article was authored
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  Speaker 1: by Sally Krutzig. Nearly a year after Ethan Chapin and
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  Speaker 1: three other University of Idaho students were killed in an
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  Speaker 1: attack near campus, his brother received an award created in
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  Speaker 1: his brother's honor. Hunter Chapin received the inaugural Ethan Chapin
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  Speaker 1: Memorial Scholarship from the Sigma Chi Foundation At Wednesday night's
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  Speaker 1: Sigma Chi fraternity scholarship dinner, both Ethan and Hunter were
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  Speaker 1: members of the fraternity. That's pretty cool. The first ever
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  Speaker 1: scholarship given to his brother certainly is the right thing
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  Speaker 1: to do, in my opinion. And it helps honor the
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  Speaker 1: legacy of Ethan Chapin. And considering that's the whole point
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  Speaker 1: of this scholarship, to keep Ethan's memory alive, to keep
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  Speaker 1: his memory going, then giving this scholarship to his brother
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  Speaker 1: is certainly the right way to do it. The award
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  Speaker 1: is intended to go toward tuition and honors the Idaho
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  Speaker 1: Sigma Chi member who best exemplifies Ethan's character, his enthusiasm
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  Speaker 1: for life, and his smile for everyone around him, according
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  Speaker 1: to a fraternity news release. And who better to do
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  Speaker 1: all of that than his brother, right? So I think
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  Speaker 1: that Sigma Chi doing this was a no-brainer. The organization
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  Speaker 1: said the endowed scholarship will give $ 5, 000 to an Idaho
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  Speaker 1: chapter member each year. I'm honored to be receiving the
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  Speaker 1: first Ethan Chapin Memorial Scholarship, Hunter Chapin said in the release.
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  Speaker 1: It makes me feel so happy that Sigma Chi around
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  Speaker 1: the world would honor and care for the undergraduates. Chapin, 20,
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  Speaker 1: was a freshman when he was stabbed to death on
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  Speaker 1: November 13, 2022. His girlfriend, Zanna Kernodle, 20, and her
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  Speaker 1: roommates Madison Mogan, 21, and Kaylee Gonsalves, 21, were also
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  Speaker 1: killed in the attack at the woman's off-campus home on
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  Speaker 1: King Road in Moscow. Brian Kohlberger, a graduate student at
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  Speaker 1: the nearby Washington State University at the time, has been
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  Speaker 1: charged with her murders and is awaiting trial. Maisie Chapin,
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  Speaker 1: Ethan's sister, helped present the award to her brother. The
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  Speaker 1: Chapin family was the fund's largest donor, some of which
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  Speaker 1: came from Ethan's checking account. Wow, that's pretty cool, man.
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  Speaker 1: Big ups to the Chapin family. The way that they've
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  Speaker 1: conducted themselves in the aftermath of all of this is exemplary,
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  Speaker 1: and the way that they continue to honor Ethan's name
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  Speaker 1: is certainly something to be proud of. The fund has
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  Speaker 1: already garnered $ 125, 000 through donations. Sigma Chi said if the
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  Speaker 1: foundation receives additional funds, the $ 5, 000 amount will increase for
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  Speaker 1: future recipients. And with as large as Sigma Chi is
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  Speaker 1: as a fraternity, I have no doubt that that number
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  Speaker 1: is going to jump up. There's a lot of members
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  Speaker 1: of this fraternity who have, you know, been members for
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  Speaker 1: a very long time that are established in the business
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  Speaker 1: world that are going to step up and donate money
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  Speaker 1: to this foundation. It was breathtaking to see hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: people from across the hemisphere immediately step up to support
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  Speaker 1: the Ethan Chapin Scholarship as a way to make a
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  Speaker 1: statement of goodness and love. Jeff Burnside, Sigma Chi Foundation
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  Speaker 1: Director of Development for the Northwest Region, said in the release.
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  Speaker 1: At the dinner, fraternity members unveiled a plaque featuring Ethan
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  Speaker 1: Chapin's name and face that will hang in the Moscow
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  Speaker 1: Chapter House. The organization said it hopes the gesture will
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  Speaker 1: help future members remember their slain brother, and that's a
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  Speaker 1: great gesture too. Obviously, the fraternity was a big part
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  Speaker 1: of Ethan's life, so to see his fraternity brothers continue
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  Speaker 1: to honor his memory, they definitely get a tip of
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  Speaker 1: the cap from me. Let all generations honor Ethan and
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  Speaker 1: strive to be like him. The ending of the plaque states,
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  Speaker 1: those interested in donating can do so through the fraternity's website,
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  Speaker 1: and obviously you can find that link right here in
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  Speaker 1: the article, and the article link will be posted in
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  Speaker 1: in the description box. But as far as that scholarship
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  Speaker 1: in general goes, I think it's a great idea. And
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  Speaker 1: if you're going to try and memorialize somebody after they're gone,
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  Speaker 1: this is a great way to do it. Obviously, Ethan
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  Speaker 1: cared about his education. Obviously, dude cared about his fraternity. So,
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  Speaker 1: if you're his parents, what better way to help continue
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  Speaker 1: that legacy than to help create this scholarship in his
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  Speaker 1: name and in his honor of at the school, with
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  Speaker 1: the fraternity. And even though Ethan's gone, his memory is
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  Speaker 1: going to help other students further their education and further
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  Speaker 1: their goals. later on in life now as far as
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  Speaker 1: the hearing today it's going to be pretty interesting folks
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  Speaker 1: I have to tell you this is something that should
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  Speaker 1: have been sorted out over a month ago but due
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  Speaker 1: to that illness we didn't get there Now, they've had
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  Speaker 1: some time to look at the documents. The judge certainly
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  Speaker 1: has had time to read through all of it. And
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  Speaker 1: you know his clerks have been working like madmen and
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  Speaker 1: women to get everything locked and loaded for today. Now,
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  Speaker 1: does that mean there's going to be any kind of
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  Speaker 1: movement one way or the other? Nothing's guaranteed. But my
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  Speaker 1: guess is that Judge Judge is going to make some
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  Speaker 1: rulings one way or the other today. And we're going
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  Speaker 1: to have a much clearer idea of where things are going.
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  Speaker 1: But we'll have to see later on what Judge Judge
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  Speaker 1: rules or says. And then, obviously, we'll go from there.
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  Speaker 1: All of the information, including my contact information, can be
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  Speaker 1: found in the description box.