By Carol Goodwin Blick – February 20, 2024
Friends, just below, find FAN Executive Director Stuart Cooper’s update on what we can expect during final statements tomorrow, as well as some bad news. Carol / Clean Water Sonoma-Marin
Closing statements from attorneys will take place on the final day of the TSCA/EPA Lawsuit this Tuesday, February 20th at 9:30 a.m. Pacific (12:30 Eastern).
The judge has had time to watch deposition videos, look over evidence, and prepare a series of questions for attorneys.
Both the plaintiffs (FAN) and the defendants (EPA) have approximately 40 minutes each for their remarks, though last week the judge said that he would like most of that time to be used to answer his questions, favoring a dialogue rather than presentations.
Our legal team has also advised us that Tuesday’s proceedings will likely be very technical and focused on science and risk assessment.
The hearing will be streamed live for the public on Zoom:
Watch the Live Stream on Zoom
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1619911861…
Webinar ID: 161 991 1861
Password: 912881
Join by Phone Phone: (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/advFLxrTkx
Trial Recording
Unfortunately, we have some bad news. We’ve just learned that the court changed its position on using the Cameras in the Courtroom program to record the second phase of the trial and post it publicly on their website. As of right now, the court no longer intends to share the recordings with the public. While we don’t know the exact reason for this ruling, I assume it was because the proceedings were live streamed on Zoom. The recording was originally suggested as an alternative to the live stream if that was not permitted by the federal court system, not in addition to it. Our legal team plans to discuss this situation with the judge on Tuesday as well
