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776 Witness

I'm normally a deposition reporter, so bear with me. I recently reported an arbitration. There were two to three witnesses designated as "776" witnesses.

The judge was calling the direct examination "cross-examination" and the cross-examination "direct examination " I asked her about the headings at the break, and she confirmed that that's what she said, and that's how they should be designated, because it's a 776 witness. So it would be out of order -- Cross, Direct, Re-Cross, ReDirect?

Has anyone encountered this and, if so, how did you treat the headings for examination?

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Leslie Johnson on September 29, 2009 at 21:19

I searched the CSR Nation site and found another thread that had some great responses, exactly what I needed.

This judge was awesome. I wish I would have worked with her my very first arbitration. She was in control, handled the exhibits well, privately advised me and made everything run smoothly. The other two arbitrations I've done have been for FINRA, where procedures are a little different, less clear. All in all, it's been a great experience stepping outside of my comfort zone. And yes, extra per diem and a higher page rate are always a plus! :)

Thanks for the response!