Teresa Baumann Deposition - Main Justice
Teresa Baumann Deposition - Main Justice Teresa Baumann Deposition - Main Justice
6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 did serving and swing shifting, and then helped open the restaurant in West Des Moines. Q. Sure. How long were you there? A. I left in, I think, early May of '98, because I started law school then. Q. In '98? A. Yes. MR. CARROLL: Off the record a minute. (A discussion was held off the record.) BY MR. CARROLL: Q. You started law school in 1998? A. Yes. Q. In what month did you start law school? A. May. Q. Summer? A. Yes. Q. At Iowa? A. Yes. Q. When did you graduate from law school? A. May of 2001. Q. What was your first job out of law school? A. I worked at a law firm in Minneapolis called Ryder, Bennett, Egan & Arundel. Q. What kind of law did you practice? A. I was an associate in the Litigation Division, but I Gov. Appendix Page 120 Case 5:12-cv-04029-RGK Document CASSADY 53-1 COURT Filed REPORTING 08/15/13 Page 6 of 35 (515) 243-5154
7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 mostly did bankruptcy and debtor-creditor work. Q. For how long? A. Nine months. Q. Then where did you go? A. Here. Q. In what capacity did you come to Cedar Rapids? A. I was hired as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, or SAUSA, in the HIDTA program, which is High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, so in the Criminal Division. Q. Had you attempted to apply for or be hired by the United States Attorney while you were still in law school? A. No. I had accepted the offer in Minneapolis. Q. And when did you start looking? Almost immediately? A. I would say about six months into working. Q. Doing the bankruptcy and debtor-creditor work? A. Yes. Q. Nobody could blame you for wanting to get out of that. Was that a big law firm, Ryder, Bennett? A. Yes. It's since dissolved, but it was -- I wouldn't even want to guess how many attorneys, but I considered it very large. Q. How long were you a SAUSA/HIDTA attorney? A. Until 2005, June of 2005. Gov. Appendix Page 121 Case 5:12-cv-04029-RGK Document CASSADY 53-1 COURT Filed REPORTING 08/15/13 Page 7 of 35 (515) 243-5154
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mostly did bankruptcy and debtor-creditor work.<br />
Q. For how long?<br />
A. Nine months.<br />
Q. Then where did you go?<br />
A. Here.<br />
Q. In what capacity did you come to Cedar Rapids?<br />
A. I was hired as a Special Assistant United States<br />
Attorney, or SAUSA, in the HIDTA program, which is High<br />
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, so in the Criminal<br />
Division.<br />
Q. Had you attempted to apply for or be hired by the<br />
United States Attorney while you were still in law school?<br />
A. No. I had accepted the offer in Minneapolis.<br />
Q. And when did you start looking? Almost<br />
immediately?<br />
A. I would say about six months into working.<br />
Q. Doing the bankruptcy and debtor-creditor work?<br />
A. Yes.<br />
Q. Nobody could blame you for wanting to get out of<br />
that. Was that a big law firm, Ryder, Bennett?<br />
A. Yes. It's since dissolved, but it was -- I wouldn't<br />
even want to guess how many attorneys, but I considered it<br />
very large.<br />
Q. How long were you a SAUSA/HIDTA attorney?<br />
A. Until 2005, June of 2005.<br />
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