Quiz Questions to Know Graded A+!!!

Can a lay witness give an opinion during their testimony? - No The phrase "fed third" stands for the third set of federal volumes, and is transcribed as: - F.3d In case law, _________ influence(s) future decisions? - past decisions EUO stands for... - Examination Under Oath ________________ is where the parties present evidence, testimony, and arguments with the goal of determining fault or guilt. - Trial For which of these proceedings do you not administer an oath? EUO IME Deposition Deposition by Written Qs - IME Which of the following is part of the discovery phase of a case? - Written Interrogatories Which of the following is the correct order for Direct, ReDirect, Cross and Recross Examinations? - Direct examination, cross-examination, redirect examination, recross-examination T or F: State courts are independent of federal courts. - True Who usually schedules a deposition of the plaintiff? - The Defendant Attorney What Party is accused of Wrongdoing? - The Defendant What Party feels they have been wronged? - The Plaintiff T or F: It is appropriate to annotate only a short form of a name. For instance, if a person's name is Suzanne, it's okay to annotate "Sue." - FALSE Which of the following should be the first time stamp in the digital recording software? - The Mic Check ______________ allow you to insert more complicated text or speaker designations with limited number of keystrokes. - Hotkeys Within your digital court reporting software the audio source is... - where you set your microphone input. T or F : A annotation is required when an exhibit is entered on the record, as well as the exhibit's description if said out loud. - TRUE T or F: To test that each microphone is working properly, speak into each individual microphone by identifying which microphone it is ("Testing witness's microphone 1") and lightly scratch your finger over the screen on the microphone. - True T or F: When you are in a rush, it is perfectly fine to select the computer's internal microphone. - FALSE Abbreviation for: Sustained - sust Abbreviation for: Objection - obj Abbreviation for: Overruled - o/r Abbreviation for: Thank You - ty Abbreviation for: Your Honor - yh What should the digital reporter prioritize above all else when typing in their software as indicated by AAERT? - Speaker Designations If the digital reporter has an individual microphone on the witness and another one on the interpreter, and then puts those two microphones on the same channel of audio, will the transcriptionist be able to isolate the interpreter's audio? - NO T or F: During a deposition a time stamp is required when a lawyer advises his client not to answer a question. - True When a witness nods their head affirmatively to a question, does the digital reporter annotate the non-verbal response? - YES T or F: You should always have a backup plan in case a proceeding goes over the scheduled time. - TRUE What sheet collects all of your pertinent information for a proceeding in one place? - Case Information Sheet What is the correct formula for calculating estimated page count? - Total minutes divided by 60 x 40 = estimated pages If an attorney has their expert (not appearing as the witness) listening to the deposition telephonically and the attorney tells you that the expert doesn't need to be on the appearance page of the transcript, what should you do? - - Politely explain that all people who are apart of this deposition, including telephonic participants, must be on the appearance list of the transcript.. Tru If the attorneys or witness does not mention the Read and Sign at the end of a deposition in a FEDERAL case, the reporter should ask whether the witness wants to read. - FALSE DO NOT ASK