This was an interesting morning. I was at the federal building around 7:15 AM to drop off the street clothes for my client to wear in court. I went back at 8:10 or so for court and the magistrate judge said "Oh, by the way, the district Court judge can't get here until sometime tomorrow afternoon, so we're going to pick the jury and not start the trial until Wednesday" So nice you let me know.
So I got out my cell phone to have my assistant let people know. Of course I forgot to turn it off so it rang in the middle of selection...
We picked the jury and then as I was walking down the hallway I wiped out. I mean totally wiped out. my heels weren't high, but I looked like one of those fashion models wiping out on the runway. Luckily only one person was in the hallway.
One of my witnesses has been a pain in the ass. She's played all kinds of games and told me today she doesn't have a ride and I'll have to get her a bus ticket. I can't buy it, it has to be arranged through the Marshal Service and they need more than one day notice. So, I decided I can do without her. She would have been helpful, but I think I can get the info in other ways and I need to focus on the trial not her game playing.
So, I've decided that today wasn't really going well. We have our jury and now I'll have a chance to regroup and go on Wednesday.
