January 28, 2021
PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 27-503. I WILL CALL THE APPROPRIATE WITNESSES 1
AND WILL DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS OF THE WITNESSES. BECAUSE I WILL ALSO BE 2
ASSESSING THE WITNESSES AND TAKING NOTES DURING TESTIMONY IN ORDER TO 3
REACH MY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, I HAVE ASKED THAT COUNTY COUNSEL 4
ASSIST IN THE QUESTIONING OF EACH WITNESS. I HAVE CONFERRED WITH COUNTY 5
COUNSEL IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S HEARING, REVIEWED THE PROPOSED LINE OF 6
QUESTIONING, AND AGREED ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE QUESTIONS TO BE 7
ASKED. DURING THE QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES, I RETAIN THE AUTHORITY TO ASK 8
FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS OR DIRECT COUNTY COUNSEL TO FOCUS THEIR LINE OF 9
QUESTIONING TO SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE WILLIAMS' FAMILY AND THE LOS ANGELES 10
COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUBMIT 11
POTENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR MY REVIEW. I HAVE RECEIVED SOME QUESTIONS, AND I 12
HAVE REVIEWED THEM. AND I WILL ASK THOSE OR DIRECT QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED 13
THAT I HAVE DEEMED TO BE MATERIAL AND RELEVANT TO THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY 14
AND DO NOT DUPLICATE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED TO BE ASKED. 15
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT ONLY QUESTIONS RELEVANT TO THE CHARGE, PURPOSE, 16
AND REQUIRED FINDINGS. INQUEST WILL BE CONSIDERED O OR WILL BE ASKED. 17
FURTHER, BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL REASONS WHY SUBMITTED 18
QUESTIONS MAY NOT BE POSED TO A WITNESS, I WILL NOT ADDRESS THE REASONS 19
WHY I ELECTED TO EITHER ACCEPT OR REJECT A SPECIFIC PROPOSED QUESTION. MY 20
DECISION WILL BE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE RECEIVED IN THIS INQUEST. THAT 21
EVIDENCE WILL INCLUDE THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED AS WELL AS DOCUMENTARY 22
EVIDENCE RECEIVED, WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE DECLARATIONS, REPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, 23
AND OTHER RECORDS. THE EVIDENCE RECEIVED WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECORD 24
OF THE PROCEEDINGS. I AM THE SOLE DECIDER ON THE RELEVANCE AND 25
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