2001-01-26 Harley-Davidson Response - Minnesota Judicial Branch

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be’.:. File NO. U-00-012649
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6 The Cepooitlon of JSJ4ES 0. KINNEY, taken I
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1 Sour.h Seventh Acc+et, Winn~apolis. Minnesota, connencinq at 2
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1 APPEARANCES:
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8 Mr. Mike Kuelh
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I JAMES D. KINNEY.
2 the Witness in the above-entitled
3 matter after having been duly sworn
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h CROSS-EXAMINA’IION
7 BY MR. LAFEBER:
8 Q. Good morning, Mr. Kinney. My name is Michael
9 Lafeber, and I represent Twin City Harley-Davidson. 1 want
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1’ 0 to begin by asking if you’ve ever had your deposition taken
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2 A. No.
3 Q. Let me go over a few of the ground rules to
4 make it go as quickly and smoothly as possible. You need
5 to avoid any nonverbal responses. As you can see, we have
6 a court reporter hen% and it’s real diffbzult for him to
7 transcribe a shake of the head or any other nonverbal
8 ttsponses. Okay? ,-*-
9 A. &-rect.
10 Q. Avoid txsponses such as uh-huh or huh-huh.
11 Again, it’s real difficult for the nxord to reflect what
!2 those responses were intended to mean. Okay’!
!3 A. Okay.
!4 Q. And in addition, let me finish asking my
!5 question before you answer it. That way we won’t talk over
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2 A. okay.
3 Q. And lastly, I don’t want you to answer any
4 questions you don’t understand. If 1 ask a question you
5 d&t understand, please ask me to rephrase it or clarify
6 it, 1’11 be mono than happy to do that. All right?
7. A. til right.
8 Q. &-) w h&&% agretment YOU Won’t aflswet an:
9 qucstionsyoudon’tunderstaudtoday?
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II Q. we!@ $&ut with an easy one. Wbuld YOU St&
12 yourfullnameforthenxor~please?
13 A. J- p&,kG. Kinney. ‘:t i: :
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And, Mr. Kinne x!w old are you?
Forty-three. %
18 Q. .What is yourdati of birth?
19 A. 9/26/57.
20 Q. And tire do you currently resie?
21 A. 2 112 West 86th Street in Bloomington.
22 Q. b that a home or an apartment?
23 A. It’s a home.
24 Q. How long have you been at that address?
25 A. Since November of ‘85.
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