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S. Hrg. 111–691 

IMPEACHMENT TRIAL COMMITTEE 

ON THE ARTICLES AGAINST 

JUDGE G. THOMAS PORTEOUS, JR. 

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 

COMMITTEE 

UNITED STATES SENATE 

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS 

SECOND SESSION 

ON

THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST JUDGE G. THOMAS 

PORTEOUS, JR., A JUDGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 

November 16, 2010 

Volume 2 of 3, Part B 

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Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate 
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IMPEACHMENT TRIAL COMMITTEE ON THE ARTICLES 

AGAINST JUDGE G. THOMAS PORTEOUS, JR. 

CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri, Chairman

ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah, Vice Chairman 

AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota 

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island 

TOM UDALL, New Mexico 

JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire 

EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware 

JIM DEMINT, South Carolina 

JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming 

ROGER WICKER, Mississippi 

MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska 

JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho 

COMMITTEE STAFF 

DERRON R. PARKS, Staff Director and Chief Counsel 

THOMAS L. JIPPING, Deputy Staff Director and Deputy Chief Counsel 

JUSTIN KIM, Counsel

REBECCA S. SEIDEL, Counsel

ERIN P. JOHNSON, Deputy Counsel and Chief Clerk 

LAKE DISHMAN, Professional Staff Member 

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE STAFF 

SUSAN NAVARRO SMELCER, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary 

SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL STAFF 

MORGAN J. FRANKEL, Senate Legal Counsel 

PATRICIA MACK BRYAN, Deputy Senate Legal Counsel 

GRANT R. VINIK, Assistant Senate Legal Counsel 

THOMAS E. CABALLERO, Assistant Senate Legal Counsel 
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Committee gratefully acknowledges the high standard of professionalism and 

long hours of dedicated service of its staff. The Committee also expresses its appreciation to Lynden C. Armstrong, Chief Clerk of the Committee on Rules and Administration, and to the following staff of Committee members: 

STAFF OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

Senator MCCASKILL, Chairman, Derron R. Parks 

Senator HATCH, Vice Chairman, Thomas L. Jipping 

Senator KLOBUCHAR, Paige Herwig 

Senator WHITEHOUSE, Stephen C. N. Lilley and Justin G. Florence 

Senator UDALL, Matthew T. Nelson 

Senator SHAHEEN, Thomas J. Maloney 

Senator KAUFMAN, Nhan Nguyen 

Senator DEMINT, Erica Suares 

Senator BARRASSO, Bryn Stewart 

Senator WICKER, Emily Ferris 

Senator JOHANNS, Sarah Novascone 

Senator RISCH, Jason Bohrer 

INTERNS

Christian Dibblee 

Timothy Holman 

Hannah Lockhart 

Annie Moulton 

Michael Naclerio 

Patrick Sadler 

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C O N T E N T S 

VOLUME 1 

PART 1A 

I. Preliminary Matters ......................................................................................... 1 

a. Articles of Impeachment Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (H. 

Res. 1031, 111th Cong., 2d Sess. (2010)) .................................................... 3 

b. Issuance of the Writ of Summons, S. Res. 457, 111th Cong., 2d Sess. 

(2010) ............................................................................................................. 12 

c. Authorization to Appoint Impeachment Trial Committee, S. Res. 458, 

111th Cong., 2d Sess. (2010) ........................................................................ 15 

d. Appointment of Impeachment Trial Committee (156 Cong. Rec. S1647- 

01, March 17, 2010) ...................................................................................... 18 

e. Writ of Summons (April 7, 2010) ................................................................ 19 

f. Answer of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., to the Articles of Impeachment (April 7, 2010) ...................................................................................... 21 

g. Replication of the House of Representatives to the Answer of Judge 

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (April 15, 2010) ................................................... 38 

h. Amended Replication of the House of Representatives to the Answer 

of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (April 22, 2010) .................................... 51 

i. Organizational Meeting of the Impeachment Trial Committee (April 

13, 2010) ........................................................................................................ 64 

j. House Managers’ Scheduling Letter (May 11, 2010) .................................. 76 

k. COMMITTEE ORDER: SITC Scheduling Order (May 26, 2010) ............. 79 

II. Committee Actions and Filings of the Parties Prior to the August 4, 

2010 Hearing on Pre-Trial Motions ................................................................ 81 

a. Discovery Matters 

i. General Issues 

1. House Managers’ Discovery Letter (April 13, 2010) .......................... 83 

2. House Managers’ Letter Requesting a Meeting (April 15, 2010) ...... 89 

3. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Discovery from House Managers (May 

28, 2010) ................................................................................................. 91 

4. House Managers’ Response to Judge Porteous Motion for Discovery 

from the House Managers (June 4, 2010) ............................................ 112 

5. House Managers’ Motion for Reciprocal Discovery from Judge 

Porteous (May 28, 2010) ........................................................................ 122 

6. Judge Porteous’s Response to the Motion of the House Managers 

for Discovery (June 4, 2010) ................................................................. 156 

7. COMMITTEE ORDER: SITC Disposition of Discovery Issues (June 

9, 2010) ................................................................................................... 159 

8. House Managers’ Exhibits Letter (June 15, 2010) ............................. 161 

ii. Depositions ................................................................................................ 163 

1. Judge Porteous’s Notice regarding Possible Future Deposition Requests (May 28, 2010) ............................................................................ 165 

2. House Managers’ Response to the Judge Porteous Notice regarding 

Possible Future Deposition Requests (June 4, 2010) .......................... 168 

3. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Authority to Issue, or Assistance 

in Issuing, Deposition Subpoenas (June 30, 2010) ............................. 170 

4. House Managers’ Opposition to Judge Porteous’s Motion for Authority to Issue, or Assistance in Issuing, Deposition Subpoenas 

(July 7, 2010) .......................................................................................... 180 

5. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (July 15, 2010) ..................... 204 

6. Adoption of Impeachment Trial Committee Rules (156 Cong. Rec. 

S5988-02, July 19, 2010) ....................................................................... 205 

7. Judge Porteous’s Request to Tape Depositions (July 27, 2010) ........ 207 

8. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (August 2, 2010) .................. 209 

iii. Motion to Compel .................................................................................... 211 

1. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Compel Inspection of Non-Privileged 

Materials Collected and Maintained by the House of Representatives and Request for Expedited Consideration (June 27, 2010) ....... 213 
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II. Committee Actions and Filings of the Parties Prior to the August 4, 

2010 Hearing on Pre-Trial Motions—Continued 

iii. Motion to Compel—Continued 

2. House Managers’ Consolidated Opposition to Judge Porteous Motion to Compel and Motions for Assistance in Securing Discovery 

(July 1, 2010) .......................................................................................... 255 

3. Correspondence related to Judge Porteous’s Motion to Compel ........ 282 

a. Judge Porteous’s Letter in Support of Motion to Compel (July 

1, 2010) ................................................................................................ 282 

b. House Managers’ Response Letter (July 2, 2010) ........................... 285 

c. Judge Porteous’s Reply Letter (July 2, 2010) .................................. 293 

4. COMMITTEE ORDER: SITC Order on Judge Porteous’s Motion 

to Compel and for Depositions (July 19, 2010) ................................... 296 

iv. Motions for Assistance in Securing Discovery from Third Parties ...... 299 

1. Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC) and American Bar Association (ABA) 

a. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Assistance in Securing Discovery 

from the Metropolitan Crime Commission (June 27, 2010) ........... 301 

b. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Assistance in Securing Discovery 

from the American Bar Association (June 30, 2010) ....................... 310 

c. Judge Porteous’s Notice of ABA Refusal to Provide Documents 

Voluntarily (July 13, 2010) ................................................................ 329 

d. Correspondence with the Senate Judiciary Committee 

i. SITC Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee (July 9, 2010) ........ 340 

ii. Senate Judiciary Committee Response Letter (July 27, 2010) .. 341 

iii. SITC Letter providing Judiciary Committee files to the parties (July 30, 2010) ......................................................................... 343 

e. COMMITTEE ORDER: Disposition of Judge Porteous’s Motions 

for Assistance in Securing Discovery from the MCC and the 

ABA (August 4, 2010) ........................................................................ 344 

2. Department of Justice (DOJ) ...............................................................

a. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Assistance in Securing Discovery 

from DOJ (June 27, 2010) ................................................................. 346 

b. Judge Porteous’s Request Letter to DOJ (June 30, 2010) .............. 360 

c. DOJ Response to Judge Porteous Declining Request for Documents (July 19, 2010) ........................................................................ 362 

b. Pre-Trial Filings regarding Witnesses and Subpoenas ............................. 395 

i. Judge Porteous’s Preliminary Designation of Witnesses, Requests 

for Subpoenas, Related Funding and Immunity Orders, and Response 

Addressing Stipulations regarding Art. I, III, IV (June 9, 2010) .......... 397 

ii. Judge Porteous’s Letter regarding Article II filings (June 9, 2010) ..... 402 

iii. Judge Porteous’s Preliminary Designation of Witnesses as to Article 

II, Requests for Subpoenas as to Article II, Related Funding and 

Immunity Orders as to Article II, and Response Addressing Stipulations regarding Article II (June 10, 2010) ............................................... 405 

iv. House Managers’ Preliminary Designations of Witnesses and Requests for Subpoenas and Immunity Orders (June 8, 2010) ................. 413 

v. House Managers’ Supplemental Filing in Support of its Preliminary 

Requests (June 30, 2010) .......................................................................... 471 

vi. Judge Porteous’s Requests for Subpoenas and Immunity (August 

2, 2010) ....................................................................................................... 479 

vii. House Managers’ Supplemental Designation of Witnesses and Requests for Subpoenas (August 2, 2010) .................................................... 486 

viii. House Managers’ Memorandum in Support of calling Judge 

Porteous as a witness (August 2, 2010) ................................................... 489 

ix. Judge Porteous’s Motion Requesting Funding for his Defense (June 

30, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 547 

x. COMMITTEE ORDER: Disposition of Motion Requesting Funding 

for Defense (July 26, 2010) ....................................................................... 553 

c. Attorney Disqualification ............................................................................. 555 

i. Judge Porteous’s Letter regarding Change in Representation (June 

9, 2010) ....................................................................................................... 557 

ii. House Managers’ Response Letter regarding Attorney Conflict of 

Interest (June 10, 2010) ............................................................................ 559 

iii. SITC Letter memorializing June 10, 2010 Meeting of all Counsel 

(June 10, 2010) .......................................................................................... 572 
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iv. Judge Porteous’s Response Letter to Counsel’s proposed ethical firewall (June 13, 2010 ................................................................................... 574 

v. Judge Porteous’s Motion for a Continuance (June 11, 2010) ................ 587 

vi. House Managers’ Opposition to Motion for a Continuance (June 

14, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 596 

vii. Judge Porteous’s Letter Requesting Motions Due Date Clarification 

(June 14, 2010) .......................................................................................... 619 

viii. Judge Porteous’s Expedited Motion for a Hearing (June 14, 2010) .. 621 

ix. COMMITTEE ORDER: Vacating Motion Filing Deadlines (June 14, 

2010) ........................................................................................................... 624 

x. COMMITTEE ORDER: Motion for a Continuance (and Committee 

disqualification of Richard Westling) (June 21, 2010) ........................... 625 

xi. Judge Porteous’s Letter confirming full formal Withdrawal of attorneys Sam Dalton and Re ́my Voisin Starns (June 14, 2010) .................. 633 

xii. Judge Porteous’s Joint Motion for Withdrawal of Sam Dalton and 

Re ́my Voisin Starns (June 24, 2010) ....................................................... 634 

xiii. Judge Porteous’s Letter confirming Withdrawal of Richard 

Westling (June 24, 2010) .......................................................................... 659 

PART 1B 

d. Pre-Trial Motions .........................................................................................

i. Motions regarding the dismissal of the Articles of Impeachment ......... 661 

1. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Dismiss Article I (July 21, 2010) ........... 663 

2. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Dismiss Article II (July 21, 2010) ......... 810 

3. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Dismiss Article III (July 21, 2010) ........ 868 

4. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Dismiss Article IV (July 21, 2010) ........ 928 

5. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Dismiss the Articles as Unconstitutionally Aggregated (July 21, 2010) ............................................................ 1040 

6. House Managers’ Consolidated Opposition to Judge Porteous’s Motions to Dismiss the Articles of Impeachment (July 28, 2010) .......... 1070 

ii. Cross Motions regarding the Admission of Judge Porteous’s Immunized Testimony Before the Fifth Circuit Special Committee ............... 1289 

1. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Exclude the Use of His Previously 

Immunized Testimony (July 21, 2010) ................................................. 1291 

2. House Managers’ Opposition to Exclude Immunized Testimony 

(July 28, 2010) ....................................................................................... 1492 

3. House Managers’ Notice of Intent to Introduce Judge Porteous’s 

Fifth Circuit Testimony (July 21, 2010) .............................................. 1542 

4. Judge Porteous’s Objection to House Managers’ Notice of Intent 

to Introduce his Immunized Testimony (July 28, 2010) ..................... 1690 

iii. Cross Motions regarding the Admission of Prior Testimony, Transcripts and Records from Prior Judicial and Congressional Proceedings ...................................................................................................... 1703 

1. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Exclude Prior Testimony and Limit 

the Presentation of Testimonial Evidence to Live Witnesses (July 

21, 2010) ................................................................................................. 1705 

2. House Managers’ Opposition to Porteous’s Motion to Exclude Prior 

Testimony and Limit the Presentation of Testimonial Evidence 

to Live Witnesses (July 28, 2010) ......................................................... 1721 

3. House Managers’ Motion to Admit Transcripts and Records from 

Prior Judicial and Congressional Proceedings (July 21, 2010) .......... 1724 

4. Judge Porteous’s Opposition the House Managers’ Motion to Admit 

Transcripts and Records from Prior Judicial and Congressional 

Proceedings (July 28, 2010) .................................................................. 1779 

iv. Motion for an Extended Evidentiary Hearing ....................................... 1795 

1. Judge Porteous’s Motion (July 21, 2010) ............................................. 1797 

2. House Managers’ Opposition Motion (July 28, 2010) ......................... 1826 

III. Pre-Trial Motions Hearing—August 4, 2010 ............................................... 1829 

a. COMMITTEE ORDER: Pretrial Hearing (August 2, 2010) ...................... 1831 

b. Pre-Trial Motions Hearing (August 4, 2010) .............................................. 1832 

c. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (August 4, 2010) .......................... 1966 

d. COMMITTEE ORDER: Disposition of Pre-Trial Motions (August 25, 

2010) ............................................................................................................... 1967 
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PART 1C 

IV. Committee Actions and Filings of the Parties Leading up to the September Evidentiary Hearings 

a. Filings regarding Witnesses and Subpoenas ............................................. 1975 

i. Judge Porteous’s Witness List (August 5, 2010) ..................................... 1977 

ii. House Managers’ Witness List (August 5, 2010) ................................... 1981 

iii. Judge Porteous’s Motion to Provide Travel Funding for Expert Witnesses (August 12, 2010) .......................................................................... 1984 

iv. COMMITTEE ORDER: Disposition of Judge Porteous’s Motion to 

Provide Travel Funding for Expert Witnesses (August 27, 2010) ......... 1992 

v. Porteous Motion to Add One Witness to the Subpoena List (August 

13, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 1993 

b. Ongoing Discovery ........................................................................................ 1997 

i. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (Department of Justice) ........... 1999 

ii. Judge Porteous Investigation Grand Jury Subpoena Log (August 

11, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 2001 

iii. Judge Porteous’s Letter in Support of Motion for Assistance in 

Securing Discovery from DOJ (August 17, 2010) ................................... 2010 

iv. SITC Committee Staff Informal Email to DOJ (August 19, 2010) ...... 2059 

v. SITC Letter to DOJ Assistant Attorney General Ron Weich (August 

25, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 2080 

vi. DOJ Production Cover Letter—Bodenheimer (August 27, 2010) ........ 2091 

vii. Judge Porteous’s Discovery Letter (August 27, 2010) ......................... 2092 

viii. Judge Porteous’s Motion for Subpoenas to be Issued to DOJ Attorneys (August 28, 2010) .............................................................................. 2094 

ix. DOJ Opposition to Judge Porteous’s Motion for Subpoenas to be 

issued to DOJ Attorneys (September 3, 2010) ........................................ 2115 

x. House Managers’ Response to Judge Porteous’s Motion for Subpoenas to be Issued to DOJ Attorneys (September 8, 2010) .................. 2139 

xi. DOJ Production Cover Letter Responses to McCaskill 8/25 Letter 

Request # 4 (September 3, 2010) ............................................................. 2144 

xii. DOJ Production Cover Letter Responses to McCaskill 8/25 Letter 

Requests # 10-16, 18 (September 7, 2010) .............................................. 2145 

xiii. DOJ Production Cover Letter Responses to McCaskill 8/25 Letter 

Requests # 17 and 19 (September 8, 2010) ............................................. 2147 

xiv. DOJ Production Cover Letter Responses to McCaskill 8/25 Letter 

Request # 1 (September 10, 2010) ........................................................... 2149 

xv. DOJ Production Cover Letter Responses to McCaskill 8/25 Letter 

Request # 8 (September 10, 2010) ........................................................... 2150 

xvi. DOJ Cover Letter regarding Disclosure Orders (September 10, 

2010) ........................................................................................................... 2152 

xvii. Letter from DOJ Assistant Attorney General Ron Weich (September 12, 2010) ........................................................................................ 2154 

xviii. DOJ Cover Letter Response to 9/20 In Camera Review (September 20, 2010) ........................................................................................ 2159 

xix. DOJ Cover Letter Response to 9/20 In Camera Review (October 

29, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 2161 

c. Filings regarding Stipulations ..................................................................... 2163 

i. Judge Porteous’s Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 5, 2010) ......... 2165 

ii. House Managers’ Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 5, 2010) ....... 2200 

iii. Judge Porteous’s Responses to the House Managers’ Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 12, 2010) ............................................................. 2284 

iv. House Managers’ Responses and Objectives to Judge Porteous’s 

Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 12, 2010) .................................... 2363 

v. Judge Porteous’s Reply to the House Managers’ Responses to Judge 

Porteous’s Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 19, 2010) ................. 2438 

vi. House Managers’ Reply to Judge Porteous’s Responses to the House 

Managers’ Proposed Stipulations of Fact (August 19, 2010) ................. 2459 

vii. Judge Porteous’s Letter regarding the Stipulations process (September 6, 2010) .......................................................................................... 2516 

viii. House Managers’ Response Letter (September 7, 2010) .................... 2521 

ix. Agreed Stipulations of Fact (September 8, 2010) ................................. 2526 

x. Judge Porteous’s Letter regarding the Submission of Joint Stipulations (September 9, 2010) ......................................................................... 2553 

xi. House Managers’ Response to Judge Porteous’s Letter regarding 

the Submission of Joint Stipulations (September 10, 2010) .................. 2576 

d. Pre-Trial Statements .................................................................................... 2579 
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IV. Committee Actions and Filings of the Parties Leading up to the September Evidentiary Hearings —Continued 

i. COMMITTEE ORDER: Designating Contents of Pre-Trial Statements 

including full list of subpoenaed witnesses of the SITC (August 26, 

2010) ........................................................................................................... 2581 

ii. Judge Porteous’s Pre-Trial Statement (September 1, 2010) ................. 2584 

iii. House Managers’ Pre-Trial Statement (September 1, 2010) ............... 2659 

iv. Judge Porteous’s Pre-Trial Statement Supplement (September 8, 

2010) ........................................................................................................... 2755 

v. House Managers’ Request to divide Opening Statements (September 

7, 2010) ....................................................................................................... 2760 

VOLUME 2 

PART 2A 

V. Evidentiary Hearings—September 13–16 & 21, 2010 .................................. 1 

a. Evidentiary Hearings ................................................................................... 1 

i. Opening Statements .................................................................................. 7 

ii. The Case of the House Managers ........................................................... 117 

1. September 13, 2010 ............................................................................... 118 

a. Jacob J. Amato, Jr. ............................................................................ 118 

b. Robert Creely ..................................................................................... 248 

c. Joseph Mole ........................................................................................ 381 

2. September 14, 2010 ............................................................................... 443 

a. Louis Marcotte ................................................................................... 452 

b. Lori Marcotte ..................................................................................... 560 

c. Jeffery Duhon ..................................................................................... 605 

d. Aubrey Wallace .................................................................................. 631 

e. Rafael Goyeneche ............................................................................... 667 

f. Charles Gardner Geyh ....................................................................... 713 

3. September 15, 2010 ............................................................................... 741 

a. Charles Gardner Geyh ...................................................................... 744 

b. Rhonda Danos .................................................................................... 778 

c. Bobby Philip Hamil, Jr. ..................................................................... 813 

d. DeWayne Horner ............................................................................... 870 

e. Claude Lightfoot, Jr. .......................................................................... 982 

f. Duncan Keir ........................................................................................ 1093 

PART 2B 

iii. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (September 15, 2010) ............. 1137 

iv. The Case of Judge Porteous .................................................................... 1139 

1. September 15, 2010 ............................................................................... 1140 

a. Timothy Porteous .............................................................................. 1140 

b. Ronald Bodenheimer ......................................................................... 1168 

2. September 16, 2010 ............................................................................... 1246 

a. Rafael Pardo ....................................................................................... 1258 

b. S.J. Beaulieu, Jr. ............................................................................... 1376 

c. Don Gardner ....................................................................................... 1404 

d. Dane Ciolino ...................................................................................... 1480 

3. September 21, 2010 ............................................................................... 1549 

a. John Mamoulides ............................................................................... 1552 

b. Darcy Griffin ...................................................................................... 1634 

c. Henry Hildebrand .............................................................................. 1653 

d. Ronald Barliant ................................................................................. 1700 

e. Robert B. Rees .................................................................................... 1744 

f. G. Calvin Mackenzie .......................................................................... 1802 

VOLUME 3 

PART 3A 

VI. Post Trial Filings ........................................................................................... 1 

a. House Managers’ Response to Senator Whitehouse’s Inquiry during 

the Evidentiary Hearings (Sept. 28, 2010) ................................................. 3 

b. Judge Porteous’s Proposed Findings of Fact (October 1, 2010) ................ 6 

c. House Managers’ Proposed Findings of Fact (October 1, 2010) ................ 162 

VII. Filings regarding Exhibits ........................................................................... 235 

a. House Managers’ statement concerning Authenticity of Judge 

Porteous’s Exhibits (September 8, 2010) ..................................................... 237 

b. House Managers’ List of Exhibits to be Admitted (September 21, 2010) 238 
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VII. Filings regarding Exhibits—Continued 

c. Judge Porteous’s Response to House List of Exhibits to be Admitted 

(September 23, 2010) .................................................................................... 274 

d. Agreed Exhibits to be Admitted (September 26, 2010) ............................. 281 

e. Disputed Exhibits to be Admitted (September 27, 2010) .......................... 300 

f. House Managers’ Letter regarding Exhibits (September 28, 2010) .......... 306 

g. Judge Porteous’s Response Letter (September 28, 2010) .......................... 336 

h. COMMITTEE ORDER: Order on Admitted Exhibits (November 4, 

2010) ............................................................................................................... 342 

PART 3B 

VIII. Exhibits Admitted (in numerical order) .................................................... 365 

NOTE: Exhibits with a notation (*) are not included in this report and 

are only available for viewing by the full Senate 

Exhibit No. Description Page 

1 ...................... House Resolution 15 .................................................................................................................. 367 

2 ...................... House Judiciary Committee Resolution (Jan. 22, 2009) ........................................................... 369 

3 ...................... House Judiciary Committee Resolution (May 12, 2009) ........................................................... 376 

4 ...................... DOJ Complaint Letter to 5th Circuit (5th Cir.) ......................................................................... 378 

5 ...................... 5th Cir. Special Investigatory Committee Report ..................................................................... 400 

6 (a) ................ 5th Cir. Judicial Council Order and Certification ..................................................................... 466 

6 (b) ................ 5th Cir. Judicial Council Dissent .............................................................................................. 472 

6 (c) ................ Judge Porteous’s Reply Memo ................................................................................................... 521 

7 (a) ................ Judicial Conference of the U.S. Letter to Speaker Pelosi ......................................................... 535 

7 (b) ................ Judicial Conference of the U.S. Certification to Speaker Pelosi ............................................... 536 

7 (c) ................ Judicial Conf. Report and Recommendations ........................................................................... 538 

8 ...................... 5th Cir. Order and Reprimand .................................................................................................. 594 

9 (a) ................ Pres. Clinton’s Nomination of Porteous .................................................................................... 602 

9 (b) ................ Senate Confirmation Hearings Excerpts .................................................................................... 605 

9 (c) ................ Cong. Rec. of Porteous Confirmation ........................................................................................ 655 

9 (d) ................ Judge Porteous’s Nomination Affidavit ..................................................................................... 657 

9 (e) ................ Judge Porteous’s Resignation Letter to State Court ................................................................. 658 

9 (f) ................. Judge Porteous’s Senate Questionnaire .................................................................................... 662 

10 .................... Judge Porteous’s 5th Cir. Testimony ......................................................................................... 698 

12 .................... Robert Creely 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ................................................................. 832 

17 .................... 5th Cir. Compulsion and Immunity Order for Judge Porteous ................................................. 870 

20 .................... Jacob Amato, Jr. 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ............................................................ 872 

21 (b) .............. Jacob Amato, Jr. Calendars 1999–2001 ................................................................................... 907 

21 (c) .............. Jacob Amato, Jr. Credit Card Records ...................................................................................... 958 

32 .................... Don Gardner 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 .................................................................. 1015 

35 (b) .............. Gardner Retainer Agreement ..................................................................................................... 1041 

43 .................... Rhonda Danos 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ............................................................... 1043 

48* .................. FBI Surveillance video (March 11, 2002) ................................................................................. 1075 

50 .................... PACER Docket Report of Liljeberg ............................................................................................. 1076 

51 (a) .............. Liljeberg: Motion to Substitute Counsel .................................................................................... 1128 

51 (b) .............. Liljeberg: Order Granting Motion to Substitute Counsel ........................................................... 1130 

52 .................... Liljeberg: Motion to Recuse ....................................................................................................... 1132 

53 .................... Liljeberg: Opposition to Motion to Recuse ................................................................................ 1145 

54 .................... Liljeberg: Motion to Leave to File Reply with Memo. ................................................................ 1154 

55 .................... Liljeberg: Response to Motion to Leave to File Reply w/ Memo ............................................... 1164 

56 .................... Lifemark Recusal Hearing Transcript ........................................................................................ 1174 

57 .................... Liljeberg: Judgment on Motion to Recuse (Denied) .................................................................. 1199 

58 .................... Liljeberg: Lifemark’s Recusal Motion Appeal to 5th Cir. .......................................................... 1201 

59 .................... Liljeberg: Order Denying Lifemark’s Recusal Motion Appeal to 5th Cir. .................................. 1329

60 (a) .............. Liljeberg: Motion to Substitute Counsel .................................................................................... 1331 

60 (b) .............. Liljeberg: Order Granting Motion to Substitute Counsel ........................................................... 1333 

61 .................... Liljeberg: Transcript Trial Excerpts ........................................................................................... 1335 

62 .................... Liljeberg: Opinion ....................................................................................................................... 1350 

63 .................... Lifemark Appellate opinion ........................................................................................................ 1455 

65 .................... Joseph Mole 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ................................................................... 1515 

67 .................... Cover Emails and Pres. Records re: Porteous .......................................................................... 1547 

69 (a) .............. DOJ Production 6/18/09 ............................................................................................................. 1565 

69 (b)* ............ FBI Background Check of Judge Porteous June 25, 2009 ........................................................ 1789

69 (b) .............. PORT297–301 Attachments to 69(i) ......................................................................................... 1790 

69 (b) .............. PORT491 2nd Hamil 302 ........................................................................................................... 1795 
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VIII. Exhibits Admitted (in numerical order)—Continued 

NOTE—Continued

Exhibit No. Description Page 

69 (b) .............. PORT492–494 3rd Hamil 302 ................................................................................................... 1796 

69 (d) .............. PORT594–597 MCC Report ........................................................................................................ 1799 

69 (d) .............. PORT610–629 Wallace Hearing Transcripts ............................................................................. 1803 

69 (d) .............. PORT672 Section 881 ................................................................................................................ 1823 

69 (d) .............. PORT673–677 Sections 881 (continued from PORT672) and 883 ........................................... 1824 

69 (i) ............... 1st Hamil 302 ........................................................................................................................... 1829 

69 (j) ............... FBI Interview of Judge Porteous (unredacted) .......................................................................... 1834 

69 (k) .............. FBI Interview of Judge Porteous (unredacted) .......................................................................... 1835 

70 .................... U.S. v. Marcottes: PACER Docket Report .................................................................................. 1838 

71 (a) .............. Louis Marcotte Plea ................................................................................................................... 1845 

PART 3C 

Exhibit No. Description Page 

71 (b) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Louis Marcotte Plea Agreement ................................................................... 1867 

71 (c) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Louis Marcotte Plea Agreement Addendum ................................................ 1874

71 (d) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Louis Marcotte Plea Agreement Factual Basis ........................................... 1878

71 (e) .............. Marcotte Imprisonment Document ............................................................................................ 1891 

71 (f) ............... U.S. v. Marcottes: Unsealed Pleadings ..................................................................................... 1897 

73 (a) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Lori Marcotte Plea Agreement ..................................................................... 1917 

73 (b) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Lori Marcotte Plea Agreement Addendum ................................................... 1923

73 (c) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Lori Marcotte Plea Agreement Factual Basis .............................................. 1927

73 (d) .............. U.S. v. Marcottes: Lori Marcotte Judgment ............................................................................... 1932 

77 (a) .............. Jeffery Duhon expungement records .......................................................................................... 1937 

77 (b) .............. Jeffery Duhon expungement records .......................................................................................... 1940 

77 (c) .............. Jeffery Duhon expungement records .......................................................................................... 1942 

81 .................... Aubrey Wallace Drug Possession File ........................................................................................ 1944 

82 .................... Aubrey Wallace Burglary File ..................................................................................................... 2005 

88 (d) .............. Bodenheimer Criminal Complaint ............................................................................................. 2112 

88 (e) .............. U.S. v. Bodenheimer: Plea Agreement ....................................................................................... 2116 

88 (f) ............... U.S. v. Bodenheimer: Plea Agreement Factual Basis ............................................................... 2122 

88 (g) .............. U.S. v. Bodenheimer: Plea Agreement Factual Basis Supplement ........................................... 2134

88 (h) .............. US v. Bodenheimer: Judgment and Probation .......................................................................... 2136 

90 (a) .............. Prof. Bail Agents Conf. 1996 .................................................................................................... 2137 

90 (b) .............. Prof. Bail Agents Conf. 1999 .................................................................................................... 2139 

102 (a) ............ Judge Porteous’s Financial Disclosure Report: 05/12/1997—Reporting Period: 01/01/1996– 

12/31/1996.

2141

102 (b) ............ 1996 Financial Disclosure Instructions ..................................................................................... 2145 

103 (a) ............ Judge Porteous’s Financial Disclosure Report: 05/13/1998—Reporting Period: 01/01/1997– 

12/31/1997.

2237

103 (b) ............ 1997 Financial Disclosure Instructions ..................................................................................... 2241 

104 (a) ............ Judge Porteous’s Financial Disclosure Report Date: 05/13/1999—Reporting Period: 01/01/ 

1998–12/31/1998.

2311

104 (b) ............ 1998 Financial Disclosure Instructions ..................................................................................... 2315 

105 (a) ............ Judge Porteous’s Financial Disclosure Form: 05/05/2000—Reporting Period: 01/01/1999– 

12/31/1999.

2384

105 (b) ............ 1999 Financial Disclosure Instructions ..................................................................................... 2388 

119 (a) ............ News Article ............................................................................................................................... 2458 

119 (z) ............ News Article ............................................................................................................................... 2459 

122 (b) ............ Claude Lightfoot crime Fraud Ruling ........................................................................................ 2460 

124 .................. Claude Lightfoot 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ............................................................ 2464 

125 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Petition ....................................................................................... 2492 

126 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Amended Petition ....................................................................... 2497 

127 .................. Judge Porteous’s Proposed Schedule Plan ................................................................................ 2499 

128 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Commencement Notice ............................................................... 2530 

129 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Memo to Record of Creditors Mtg ............................................ 2533

130 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Creditors Meeting Transcript .................................................... 2534 

131 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Amended Schedule F and Modified Chapter 13 Plan .............. 2538 

132 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Amended Chapter 13 Plan ........................................................ 2540 
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133 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Court Order Confirming Plan ..................................................... 2543 

134 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Trustee’s Notice of Intention to Pay Claims ............................. 2546 

135 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Trustee’s Ex Parte Motion to Amend the Plan ......................... 2547 

136 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Trustee’s Final Report ............................................................... 2548 

137 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy: Discharge of Debtor After Completion of Chapter 13 Plan ..... 2549 

138 (a) ............ Claude Lightfoot Handwritten Notes ......................................................................................... 2550 

138 (b) ............ Bankruptcy Worksheets .............................................................................................................. 2553 

139 .................. Cover Letter and Remainder of Lightfoot File .......................................................................... 2582 

140 .................. Fleet Credit Card Statements .................................................................................................... 2715 

141 .................. Judge Porteous Tax Return ........................................................................................................ 2723 

143 .................. Fidelity Money Market Statements of Transaction Items .......................................................... 2725 

144 .................. Judge Porteous’s Bank One Records ......................................................................................... 2732 

145 .................. Judge Porteous’s PO Box Application ........................................................................................ 2749 

146 .................. Claude Lightfoot Letter re: Proposal/Excluding Regions ........................................................... 2750 

148 .................. S.J. Beaulieu Pamphlet .............................................................................................................. 2754 

149 .................. Harrah’s Casino Credit Application ........................................................................................... 2759 

167 .................. Judge Porteous’s Credit Card Statement for December 1996 .................................................. 2760

168 .................. Judge Porteous’s Credit Card Statement for December 1997 .................................................. 2761

169 .................. Judge Porteous’s Credit Card Statements for December 1998 ................................................ 2766

170 .................. Judge Porteous’s Credit Card Statements for December 1999 ................................................ 2769

188 .................. Letter from Gegenheimer to Agent Horner ................................................................................ 2774 

189 (1) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2775 

189 (2) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2778 

189 (3) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2782 

189 (5) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2785 

189 (6) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2787 

189 (8) ............ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2792 

189 (10–14) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 2795 

189 (16–20) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 2813 

189 (22–25) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 2834 

189 (27) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2857 

189 (28) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2859 

189 (29) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 2862 

189 (31–48) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 2871 

189 (50–56) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 2963 

189 (58–65) .... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3000 

189 (67) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3031 

189 (68) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3036 

189 (69) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3044 

189 (71–76) .... Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3051 

189 (78) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3072 

189 (79) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3079 

189 (80) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3084 

189 (81) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3087 

189 (82) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3095 

189 (84) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3099 

189 (85) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3106 

189 (87) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3114 

189 (88) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3120 

189 (91–96) .... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3125 

189 (99) .......... Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3169 

189 (100) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3173 

189 (101) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3177 

189 (104) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3184 

189 (105) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3192 

189 (107) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3195 

189 (108) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3200 

189 (109) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3203 

189 (111) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3208 

189 (114) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3211 

189 (116) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3213 

189 (118–125) Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3217 

189 (127) ........ Curatorship ................................................................................................................................ 3249 

189 (130–48) .. Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3254 
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189 (150–156) Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3340 

PART 3D 

Exhibit No. Description Page 

189 (157–90) .. Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3379 

189 (192–226) Curatorships .............................................................................................................................. 3530 

241 .................. FBI Surveillance video ............................................................................................................... 3697 

245 .................. Bodenheimer Factual Basis of Plea .......................................................................................... 3698 

246 .................. Aubrey Wallace 9/21/94 Proceeding .......................................................................................... 3710 

280 .................. Louis Marcotte Affidavit ............................................................................................................ 3715 

283 .................. Task Force Deposition Exhibit 83 Jacob Amato, Jr. Calendar June 1999 ................................ 3717 

295 .................. William E. Heitkamp Fifth Circuit Testimony October 30, 2007 .............................................. 3719

296 .................. Letter from S.J. Beaulieu, Jr. to Claude C. Lightfoot, enclosing correspondence from William 

E. Heitkamp.

3726

298 .................. Letter from Michael F. Adoue, staff attorney for S.J. Beaulieu, Jr., to FBI Agent Wayne 

Horner.

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299 .................. Letter from Noel Hillman, Chief, Public Integrity Section, Department of Justice, to S.J. 

Beaulieu, Jr.

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301 (a) ............ Judge Porteous Grand Casino Gulfport Patron Transaction Report (02/27/2001 markers) ..... 3732 

301 (b) ............ Judge Porteous Bank One Statement (with copies of checks to Grand Casino) March 23, 

2001–April 23, 2001.

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302 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry (03/02/2001 markers) ............ 3739 

303 .................. Judge Porteous Beau Rivage Credit History (one–time credit limit increase on 04/06/2001) 3741 

304 .................. Judge Porteous Beau Rivage Balance Activity (04/07/2001 markers) ..................................... 3742 

305 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry (04/10/2001 markers) ............ 3744 

306 .................. Judge Porteous Harrah’s Patron Credit Activity (04/30/2001 markers) ................................... 3746

307 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(05/07/2001 markers) ......... 3747 

308 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(05/16/2001 markers) ......... 3749 

309 .................. Judge Porteous Grand Casino Patron Transaction Report (05/26/2001 markers) and corresponding Bank One records.3750

310 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(06/20/2001 markers) ......... 3753 

311 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(07/19/2001 markers) ......... 3754 

312 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(07/23/2001 markers) ......... 3755 

313 (a) ............ Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(08/20/2001 markers) ......... 3756 

313 (b) ............ Judge Porteous Treasure Chest IOU’s and Hold Checks Ledger ............................................... 3758

314 .................. Judge Porteous Harrah’s Patron Credit Activity (09/28/2001 markers) ................................... 3759

315 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry (10/13/2001 markers) ............ 3760 

316 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(10/17/2001 markers) ......... 3761 

317 .................. Judge Porteous Beau Rivage Balance Activity (10/31/2001 markers) ..................................... 3763 

318 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(11/27/2001 markers) ......... 3764 

319 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(12/11/2001 markers) ......... 3766 

320 .................. Judge Porteous Harrah’s Patron Credit Activity—(12/20/2001 markers) ................................ 3767 

321 .................. Judge Porteous Grand Casino Patron Transaction Report—(2/12/2002 markers) .................. 3768 

322 .................. Judge Porteous Treasure Chest Customer Transaction Inquiry—(04/01/2002 markers) ......... 3769 

323 .................. Judge Porteous Grand Casino Patron Transaction Report—(05/26/2002 markers) ................ 3770 

324 .................. Judge Porteous Application for credit increase at Grand Casino Gulfport (from $2,000 to 

$2,500).

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325 .................. Judge Porteous Grand Casino Patron Transaction Report (07/04/2002 markers) and corresponding Fidelity Money Market Account records.3772

326 .................. Central Credit, Inc. Gaming Report for Judge Porteous ........................................................... 3775 

329 .................. Fleet credit card statement with accompanying check written by Rhonda Danos, paying off 

balance in March 2001..

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330 .................. Fleet payment stub and check written by Judge Porteous September 2, 2002 ...................... 3780 

332 .................. Gerald Dennis Fink 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ........................................................ 3781 

335 .................. Judge Greendyke 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ............................................................ 3817 

337 .................. Agent Horner’s summary of gambling losses ........................................................................... 3832 

338 .................. Dewayne Horner 5th Cir. Testimony October 29, 2007 ............................................................. 3854 

339 .................. S.J. Beaulieu Letter to Claude Lightfoot #1 .............................................................................. 3915 

340 .................. S.J. Beaulieu Letter to Claude Lightfoot #2 .............................................................................. 3917 
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341 (a) ............ Capital One credit card application August 13, 2001 ............................................................. 3920 

341 (b) ............ Judge Porteous’s Capital One credit card statements ............................................................. 3921 

342 .................. Claude Lightfoot Affidavit in Support of Attorney’s Fees ......................................................... 3943 

343 .................. Judge Porteous Asset and Liability Documents ........................................................................ 3949 

344 .................. 2001 Instructions for Completing Bankruptcy Official: Form 1, Voluntary Petition ................ 4147 

345 .................. 2001 Instructions for Completing Bankruptcy Schedules ........................................................ 4159 

346 .................. 2001 Instructions for Completing Bankruptcy Statement of Financial Affairs ........................ 4221 

350 (1–56) ...... Bonds ......................................................................................................................................... 4241 

351 (1–26) ...... Bonds ......................................................................................................................................... 4359 

370 (a) ............ 1999 PBUS Beau Rivage Convention Records related to Judge Porteous ............................... 4385 

370 (b) ............ 1999 PBUS Beau Rivage Convention Records related to Rhonda Danos ................................ 4387 

371 .................. Records related to 1996 and 1998 Marcotte–Danos Las Vegas Trips .................................... 4391 

372 (a) ............ Beef Connection Bill and Lori Marcotte Credit Card Record .................................................... 4394 

372 (b) ............ Lunch Receipt ............................................................................................................................ 4396 

372 (c) ............ Beef Connection Bill and Lori Marcotte Credit Card Record .................................................... 4398 

372 (d) ............ Lunch Receipt ............................................................................................................................ 4400 

373 (a) ............ Lunch Receipt ............................................................................................................................ 4402 

373 (c) ............ BBU Calendar, Beef Connection Bill and Lori Marcotte Credit Card Record ........................... 4405 

373 (d) ............ BBU Calendar, Beef Connection Bill and Norman Bowley Credit Card Record ....................... 4408 

375 .................. Emeril’s Receipt ......................................................................................................................... 4411 

376 .................. Judge Porteous’s Credit Card Statements May 1999 ............................................................... 4412 

377 .................. Caesar’s Palace Records (Creely’s credit card charges for Porteous’s Room) ........................ 4414 

378 .................. Robert Creely’s Credit Card Charges May 1999 ....................................................................... 4415 

381 .................. Judge Porteous Fidelity Records re: IRA .................................................................................... 4418 

382 .................. Judge Records related to $1,000 Beau Rivage Payment ......................................................... 4423 

383 .................. Additional Judge Porteous IRA Records .................................................................................... 4429 

439 (a)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Letter from William E. Willis, Chair of the American Bar Association 

Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, to Senator Biden re: Judge Porteous’s qualifications for appointment to the federal bench.

4451

439 (b)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—Biography .......................................... 4451 

439 (c)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—Blue Slips from Senator Breaux and 

Senator Johnston.

4451

439 (d)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—Dates of Materials Received ............. 4451 

439 (e)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—Nomination Hearing Transcript ......... 4451 

439 (f)* ........... Senate Judiciary File: White House Nomination of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. to be a 

United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

4451

439 (g)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Porteous Questionnaire .......................................................................... 4451 

439 (h)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Porteous Questionnaire and Financial Disclosure Form ........................ 4451 

439 (i)* ........... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—state court Cases .............................. 4451 

439 (j)* ........... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—state court opinions .......................... 4451 

439 (k)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—reversals of state court opinions ...... 4451 

439 (l)* ........... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—additional decisions requested ......... 4451 

439 (m)* ......... Senate Judiciary File: Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.—news articles ..................................... 4451 

439 (n)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Letter from G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. to Senator Biden re: Senate 

Questionnaire supplemental materials.

4451

439 (o)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Letter from G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. to Senator Biden re: Senate 

Questionnaire supplemental materials.

4451

439 (p)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: Letter from G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. Staff Memorandum (Committee 

Confidential).

4451

439 (q)* .......... Senate Judiciary File: confidential notes taken from FBI file of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. ...... 4451 

440 (a) ............ Pages 19–57: House Task Force Hearing (Part I)—November 17–18, 2009 .......................... 4452 

440 (b) ............ Pages 98–137: House Task Force Hearing (Part I)—November 17–18, 2009 ........................ 4491 

440 (c) ............ Pages 139–180: House Task Force Hearing (Part I)—November 17–18, 2009 ...................... 4531 

441 (a) ............ Pages 8–40 (omitting exhibits on pages 10, 11, 12, 39, and 40): House Task Force Hearing (Part II) December 8, 2009.4573

441 (b) ............ Pages 41–66: House Task Force Hearing (Part II) December 8, 2009 .................................... 4606 

441 (c) ............ Pages 66–82: House Task Force Hearing (Part II) December 8, 2009 .................................... 4632 

442 .................. Pages 41–79: House Task Force Hearing (Part III) December 10, 2009 ................................. 4649 

445 .................. SITC Deposition of Robert Creely .............................................................................................. 4688 
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446 .................. SITC Deposition of Jacob Amato ............................................................................................... 4827 

447 .................. SITC Deposition of Louis Marcotte ............................................................................................ 4926 

448 .................. SITC Deposition of Lori Marcotte ............................................................................................... 5071 

451 .................. Judge Porteous Bank One Records Aug.–Sept. 2001; Aug.–Sept. 2002; Aug.–Sept. 2003 ..... 5207 

452 (a) ............ Judge Porteous Bank One Records May–July 2002 .................................................................. 5220 

452 (b) ............ Judge Porteous Fidelity Records May–July 2002 ....................................................................... 5232 

453 .................. Judge Porteous Fidelity Records July–August 2002 ($1,300 check to Grand Casino Gulfport) 5235 

529 .................. Pre–Bankruptcy Fidelity Checks to Casinos .............................................................................. 5241 

530 .................. Post–Bankruptcy Fidelity Checks to Casinos ............................................................................ 5247 

1001 (a–y) ...... Legal Codes ............................................................................................................................... 5251 

1002 (j) ........... Rules of Prof. Conduct .............................................................................................................. 5481 

1002 (y) ........... Rules of Prof. Conduct .............................................................................................................. 5497 

1003 ................ Judge Porteous Tolling Agreement #1 ....................................................................................... 5538 

1004 ................ Judge Porteous Tolling Agreement #2 ....................................................................................... 5541 

1005 ................ Judge Porteous Tolling Agreement #3 ....................................................................................... 5544 

1007 ................ List of 24th JDC Judges ............................................................................................................ 5547 

1008 ................ Beef Connection Menu ............................................................................................................... 5553 

1061 ................ G. Calvin Mackenzie CV ............................................................................................................ 5557 

1064 ................ Newspaper Bankruptcy Announcements .................................................................................... 5565 

1067 ................ Rafael Pardo Law Review Article .............................................................................................. 5569 

1068 ................ Katherine Porter Law Review Article ......................................................................................... 5650 

1070 ................ The Honorable Steven W. Rhodes Law Review Article .............................................................. 5712 

1097 ................ Rafael Pardo CV ........................................................................................................................ 5767 

1098 ................ Ronald Barliant Bio ................................................................................................................... 5775 

1100 (b) .......... Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Petition ....................................................................................... 5778 

1100 (c) .......... Judge Porteous’s Bankruptcy Amended Petition ....................................................................... 5783 

1100 (d) .......... Judge Porteous’s Proposed Schedule Plan ................................................................................ 5785 

1100 (g) .......... Trustee’s Objection .................................................................................................................... 5814 

1100 (h) .......... Amended Schedule J .................................................................................................................. 5815 

1100 (i) ........... Amended Chapter 13 Plan ........................................................................................................ 5817 

1100 (o) .......... Chapter 13 Plan Summary ........................................................................................................ 5820 

1100 (z) ........... Trustee’s Final Report and Account .......................................................................................... 5823 

1104 ................ Good Faith: A Roundtable Discussion, 1 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 11 (1993). ........................ 5824 

1108 ................ Letter from Beaulieu Staff Attorney .......................................................................................... 5857 

1109 ................ DOJ Letter to S.J. Beaulieu ........................................................................................................ 5860 

1111 (a–l) ....... Judicial Ethics Opinions ............................................................................................................ 5861 

1112 ................ Hamilton Jail Overcrowding Order ............................................................................................. 5955 

1113 ................ Jefferson Parish Criminal Justice System Report ..................................................................... 5959 

1115–1130 ...... Various Articles on Presidential Nominees ............................................................................... 5999 

1134 ................ Bail Law Review Article ............................................................................................................. 6046 

2001* .............. CD of 1986 Bail Bonds ............................................................................................................. 6076 

2002 ................ Bond subset (Sept. 1986) ......................................................................................................... 6077 

2003 ................ Bond subset (Feb. 1986) ........................................................................................................... 6128 

2004 ................ Bond subset (Dec. 1986) .......................................................................................................... 6169 

2005 ................ DOJ Letter to Chairman McCaskill (Sept. 12, 2010) ................................................................ 6198 

2006 ................ Jeffery Duhon record .................................................................................................................. 6203 

2007 ................ Greg Guidry 302 ........................................................................................................................ 6215 

IX. Demonstrative Exhibits utilized during the Committee’s Evidentiary 

Hearings (in numerical order) ......................................................................... 6217 

Exhibit No. Description Page 

190 .................. Chart of Curatorships given to Robert Creely from Judge Porteous ........................................ 6219

500 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 1: Fleet’’ .................................................................................. 6220 

501 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 2: Treasure Chest’’ .................................................................. 6221 

502 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 3: Tax Return’’ ........................................................................ 6222 

503 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 4: Fidelity’’ .............................................................................. 6223 

504 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 5: Undisclosed $2,000 in Bank One’’ ..................................... 6224 
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Hearings (in numerical order)—Continued 

Exhibit No. Description Page 

505 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 6: Undisclosed Grand Casino Markers’’ ................................. 6225 

506 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 7: ‘‘Ortous’’ ............................................................................. 6226 

507 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 8: Gambling Losses/Statement Financial Affairs (Question 

8)’’.

6227

508 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 9: Violations of Order (Capitol One)’’ ..................................... 6228

510 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 11: Danos Payment to Beau Rivage’’ ..................................... 6229 

513 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 14: Payments to Fleet’’ ........................................................... 6230 

514 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 15: Bankruptcy Timeline’’ ....................................................... 6231 

515 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 16: Use of Fidelity pre-bankruptcy’’ ....................................... 6232

517 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 18: Use of Undisclosed Fidelity (cash horde)’’ ...................... 6233 

518 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 19: Post-Bankruptcy Fidelity Checks to Casinos’’ .................. 6234 

519 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 20: Wallace (Intro)’’ ................................................................ 6235 

520 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 21: Wallace Slide 2’’ ............................................................... 6236 

521 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 22: Wallace Slide 3’’ ............................................................... 6237 

522 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 23: Wallace Slide 4’’ ............................................................... 6238 

523 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 24: Wallace Slide 5’’ ............................................................... 6239 

524 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 30: 1996 Porteous Financial Disclosure Form’’ ...................... 6240 

525 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 31: 1997 Porteous Financial Disclosure Form’’ ...................... 6241 

526 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 32: 1998 Porteous Financial Disclosure Form’’ ...................... 6242 

527 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 33: 1999 Porteous Financial Disclosure Form’’ ...................... 6243 

528 .................. ‘‘House Demonstrative—Chart 34: Instructions to Financial Disclosure Forms’’ .................... 6244 

532 .................. Summary Chart: Judge Porteous’s Gambling Markers—July 2001 through July 2002 ........... 6245 
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V. EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS— 

SEPTEMBER 13–16 & 21, 2010 

iii. Memorandum for the Record 

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