the community out trying to find her, and she was known as such
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the community out trying to find her, and she was known as such
in her community. So to say somehow that we can't talk about
her reputation for truth telling, her reputation for honesty at
the time she was a child when she claims that she was the
victim of sex abuse, is not supported by the law.
Plaintiff also cites to Sack on Defamation, and I
believe the cite is 10, Section 5. And your Honor, I think
this helps clarify a lot of what our position is in this case.
Sack believes, as we do, that it is entirely
appropriate under 405(b) to question a plaintiff who has
alleged defamation, whose reputation is an issue about all
kinds of bad acts. They have said, just now, that there is
just no reason we should be allowed to ask about all these
other bad acts.
Sack cites, your Honor, to an Eleventh CircuLt case,
Schafer vs. Time, Inc. In that case, your Honor, Sack says the
Eleventh Circuit found the district court had been correct when
it ruled that the defendant, which allegedly accused the
plaintiff of being a traitor, "would be permitted to question
the plaintiff about a felony conviction, a possible violation
of his subsequent parole, convictions for driving under the
influence, an arrest for writing a bad check, failure to file
tax returns, failure to pay alimony and child support, and
vidence concerning plaintiff's efforts to change his name and
social security number." In other words, once you put your
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