Sentences with phrase «take testimony»

Whatever the reason, if divorcing couples can not agree on certain issues, then a judge must take testimony and collect evidence in order to make a decision.

In making this determination, the court will take testimony from the parents, people who know the child (such as teachers), and professionals like social workers, psychologists, and healthcare workers.

Citing an unnamed source with direct knowledge of the matter, Reuters said: «The Senate Banking Committee will take testimony from Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton in early February.»

You've completed the exchange of initial «paper» discovery; now it's time to face litigants and witnesses and take testimony.

If the complainant is a client who has a history of filing complaints when they're upset, the bar may investigate, but they may take the testimony of the witness less seriously.

referee: a person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony, hear the parties, and report back to the court.

But, don't take my testimony, here are few items from those more knowledgeable than I on sleep backing my point up:

Additionally, a party in the case (or their respective counsel) can request that a party appear to take testimony under oath.

«A. Deputy commissioners shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and hear the parties at issue and their representatives and witnesses, decide the issues in a summary manner, and make an award carrying out the decision.

With them, I am ready to make my argument, take testimony, bargain in the hallways with opposing counsel, and infuse my client with confidence.

One way to proceed is to take testimony from Mann on his actions and his reasoning.

Montpelier, VT - This morning, former Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell ignored rules of civil procedure and failed to appear for a properly noticed deposition to take his testimony regarding his use of private email accounts to conduct state business.

A useful investigation will require the investigator to possess (1) a sophisticated knowledge of the climate science issues involved, (2) a similar knowledge of IT systems, (3) a very high level of investigative skill and experience and (4) the capacity to access all the relevant information, which probably includes subpoena power and the ability to take testimony under oath.

They didn't even take testimony from scientists qualified to address the problems with the science, yet still concluded the science was solid.

I strongly encourage you to take this testimony into account when you are making decisions on the education of our students.

The New York State Public Employment Relations Board has appointed a three - member fact - finding panel that will take testimony, hold hearings and issue a report and recommendations in an effort to resolve the contract dispute between the New York City Department of Education and the UFT.

Wednesday's hearing is the commission's chance to take testimony from the public.

Co-chaired by two sitting district attorneys and a former federal prosecutor, the commission members were deputized by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to allow them to issue subpoenas and take testimony under oath.

And they can't take testimony.

It took six months for the inspector general to take testimony and sort out the complaint.

Ms. Weisman urged Mr. Kimack to arrange for a hearing before the Board of Trustees and then take that testimony to the Town Board.

Kink says the wage board has the power to hold hearings and take testimony.

If jurors find a defendant guilty of murder, they can take testimony about postpartum issues into consideration during the trial's punishment phase.

We could also set up cameras and take testimony from those pretending to be the Tooth Fairy and prove they were just silly parents.

The announcement of the new members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors came on the same day that a Vatican investigator will take the testimony in New York of one of the main whistleblowers in the Chilean cover - up scandal.

We spoke with the witnesses at issue...» But when the judge asked whether they took the testimony of the two individuals, the SEC said: «We, we have spoken with — I think we have spoken with one of them.

In both June and July, the Senate took testimony on what Wall Street has been doing with depositor money instead of making sound loans to sound businesses.

Unless you take the testimonies (including secular), histories, archeaological and even prophetic evidences into account.

Your taking my testimony and trying to make it your own: But by your own previous words you discredited yourself from who Christ is in you, Yet, I have remain consistent:

[41][42] In May 2012, the tribunal again under a purported exercise of universal jurisdiction took testimony from victims of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and convicted in absentia former President Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, former Deputy Assistant Attorneys General John Yoo and Jay Bybee, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and former counselors David Addington and William Haynes II for conspiracy to commit war crimes.

The Attorney General's office then took testimony from the manager of Empire, who explained that a waitlist was essentially used to reject unwanted prospective tenants.

«They say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony on the City's taxpayer - funded election system.

That was consistent with a claim made in an email to the CWA PAC attorney, James Reif, of Gladstein Reif and Meginniss, in which, Reif wrote to Adler, «you stated that the Richmond County Grand Jury will begin taking testimony on September 5, 2014.»

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. has empanelled a grand jury that is taking testimony in a case involving Mayor Bloomberg's $ 750,000 contribution to the state Independence Party in 2009 that was passed on to campaign operative John Haggerty, who has never fully accounted for how he spent the cash, sources confirm.

Having taken the testimonies of the three prosecution witnesses, Justice Jude Okeke adjourned the case to February 8, 9 and 10.

The board's decision comes after a closed - door hearing last month where the board took testimony from the complainants, James Noble and city Corporation Counsel Andrew Zweben.

«We'll be taking testimony and there's certainly the possbility that some of these lines will be changed,» Skelos told reporters.

A spokesman, Scott Reif, said the groups that advocated public financing «say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony.»

Mikulski chairs the full Senate Appropriations Committee as well as the Commerce - Justice - Science (CJS) subcommittee that took testimony from Bolden today.

The task force spent nearly five hours taking testimony from pre-selected presenters who don't work in charter schools every day like I do and, in most cases, don't work in or attend any school at all.

Also on Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee reported out a bill (SB 889) to eliminate the requirement that prospective teachers pass a basic skills exam (currently the SAT) before beginning their teacher preparation curriculum, then took testimony on a bill (SB 885) that would make pre-Labor Day start waivers permanent so that districts who had received waivers would not have to reapply each year.

We don't have all the details yet about time and place as the public hearing notice has not yet been posted; however, the Commission will be taking testimony from school leaders (including board members, district administrators and school business officials) at this meeting.

The House Workforce Committee took testimony but no votes this week on a pair of education bills: SB 344 would create an optional state - recognized STEM diploma endorsement that school districts could give students at their discretion and HB 5907 would require districts to inform students about college - credit - by - testing options like AP, IB, and CLEP, which is not a new requirement, but would add some additional specificity to an existing state law.

For the last five months, a Connecticut judge has been taking testimony on the case.

Throughout 2017, committees took testimony and consulted stakeholders.

Because of this, it often takes the testimony of a credible, objective third - party witness to establish fault.

Examined key evidence and took testimony as Administrative Law Judge.

The Defendant who signs an Answer, Waiver and Agreement for Taking Testimony waives formal service of the summons and the complaint.

Failure to agree results in the court deciding custody after taking testimony and evidence from both parents at trial.

Not exact matches

CNBC's Steve Liesman takes a look at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments about the ETF industry during his testimony to the House Financial Services Committee.