THIS IS THE COVER PAGE 1 1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA 2 CASE NO.: -CA--08-XJH Case Number (location may vary) 5 SHANTEL AMORY, Individually, 7 8 vs. Plaintiff, Lines 5-12 make up the case name also called the case style. 9 RONALD P. BARNARD, Individually, and UNION DIRECT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, 11 Defendants. 12 / 1 INTERPRETED DEPOSITION OF: SHANTEL AMORY 1 Volume 1 of 1, Pages 1 through 5 Videotaped Some states and agencies will vary on what information should be on the cover page and in what order. 19 Friday, November, 2002 2:2 p.m. - :5 p.m. 20 281 Pollock Springs Drive, Suite 900 Altamonte Springs, Florida 2701 2 2 Stenographically Reported by: KALLIE BELSON, Notary Public 25 Court Reporter Reporter s name should always be on the cover page along with any designations he/she has earned (RPR, RMR, CSR, etc.)
THIS IS THE APPEARANCE PAGE 2 1 APPEARANCES 2 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF: DOUGLAS BLACK, P.A. 200 North Anywhere Street Orlando, Florida 280 07-555-2080 dblack@nodomain.com 5 BY: DOUGLAS BLACK, ESQUIRE ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTS: 7 HAPPY, GO & LUCKY, P.A. 78 West Fortune Boulevard, Suite 0 8 Tampa, Florida 07 81-555-9287 9 todd@hgllegal.com BY: TODD GREENWOOD, ESQUIRE Every person in the room should be listed here except the reporter, since his/her name is on the cover page. 11 12 ALSO PRESENT: 1 DAWN BOOKBINDER, LEGAL VIDEOGRAPHER ALAM BASHAK, PERSIAN INTERPRETER 1 Other people that could be listed here include the witness s spouse or children, a court reporting intern, or a paralegal. If you see an interpreter listed here, let it sound an alarm that you ll need to look for the swearing-in of the interpreter on the first page of the proceedings. 19 20 2 2 25
THIS IS THE INDEX PAGE (or just Index ) 1 INDEX OF PROCEEDINGS 2 PAGE Mistakes can still happen on this page!! Deposition of SHANTEL AMORY Greenwood Direct Examination by Mr. Black ^ Cross-examination by Mr. Greenwood Black ^ 5 Exhibits would be listed on this page with the corresponding page number of when the reporter physically marked the exhibit. Sometimes the exhibits aren t marked until the end. Exhibits may still be listed here as a reference if they 7 aren t marked; for example, if they re from the same case but a different witness and were used for reference. Agency and state preference can vary. 8 NO EXHIBITS MARKED 9 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER... ^ 11 12 1 The ^ symbol is often used as a flag for the reporter s personal use they do a search within their software for this symbol to make sure any missing information is filled in before turning in the job. Some reporters prefer to get the job to the proofreader before the information is filled in in case they end up needing to change the information anyway. 1 19 20 2 2 25
This is the first page of the proceedings. It s often on Page. 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 * * * THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now on the record. Today's date is Friday, November, 2002. The 5 time is 2:2 p.m. This deposition is being taken at 281 Pollock Springs Drive, Suite 900, Altamonte Springs, 7 Florida, 2701. 8 This is the matter of Shantel Amory, 9 Plaintiff versus Ronald P. Barnard and Union Direct Property and Casualty Company, Defendants. 11 Case number -CA--08-XJH in the Circuit Court of 12 the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Seminole 1 County, Florida. The deponent is Shantel Amory. Notice of this deposition is given by Defendant. 1 Will all attorneys please voice identify themselves? Back-and-forth discussion between parties and others (not Q&A) is called COLLOQUY. You ll notice these lines start a little further in than the Q&A lines on page 5. MR. BLACK: Douglas Black for the Plaintiff, 19 Ms. Amory. 20 MR. GREENWOOD: Todd Greenwood for the Defendant, Mr. Barnard. THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Will the court reporter 2 please swear in the interpreter and the witness? 2 * * * 25 THE REPORTER: Do you solemnly swear to
5 1 translate from English to Persian and Persian to The interpreter MUST be sworn in and must either be included on the Certificate of Oath or the reporter must include a separate certificate. States and agencies can vary in regard to *how* it s done but it must be done. 2 English to the best of your ability? THE INTERPRETER: I will. THE REPORTER: Do you solemnly swear to tell 5 the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 7 (The witness nodded her head.) 8 MR. GREENWOOD: Is that a yes? 9 THE INTERPRETER: Yes. This is called a parenthetical. They are used when someone exits or enters the room; when breaks are taken; when exhibits are marked; or when there is an interruption of any kind. They are also used by the reporter to indicate gestures or areas of intelligibility/inaudibility. MR. GREENWOOD: Okay. 11 * * * 12 SHANTEL AMORY, 1 having been first duly sworn, testified under oath as follows: When the other attorney takes over, it ll be CROSS EXAMINATION DIRECT EXAMINATION 1 BY MR. GREENWOOD: < This is called a BY: line (or by-line or by line ) and appears before Q&A. Q. Mrs. Amory, how are you this afternoon? THE WITNESS: I'm fine. How are you? 19 Q. Good. Now, I can tell instantaneously that you 20 speak some English, you understand some English. We have coordinated with your counsel, and we determined that it would be better to have an interpreter here -- 2 THE WITNESS: Yes. 2 Q. -- for you today. 25 So, since we've done that, I would -- we would