Day 144 - 28 Jun 95 - Page 65

     
     1        but we should definitely finish tomorrow I should think.
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     3   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, "I should think" with respect is not
     4        really good enough in view of the promises, I take them as
     5        promises, we have had over the last month.
     6
     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, we have had an indication that we would
     8        finish on Thursday.
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    10   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, I was not expecting them to finish tonight.
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have said that Mr. Stein must be finished
    13        by the end of the week.  It would obviously please me if he
    14        can be finished tomorrow, but we have had nothing which
    15        I would understand as a promise that he would finish
    16        tomorrow.  We have had an indication that that would be
    17        so.  What I have said is if we were not going to live up to
    18        that I would like Ms. Steel and Mr. Morris to let me know.
    19        We must finish by Friday so that Mr. Stein can be released
    20        from this court on Friday at the latest.  If we run into
         Friday I am afraid it means that the preparation day or
    22        part of it goes, but there we are.
    23
    24   MR. RAMPTON:  I do not know whether this is the moment to
    25        mention it, but your Lordship did say I think on Monday
    26        that the Defendants should let your Lordship and us have
    27        their list of interlocutory topics today.
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    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Let us go on until about five or 10 past four
    30        and then we will have five or 10 minutes, if needed, to
    31        talk about the schedule and where we are going next.  How
    32        much time do you want, Mr. Morris?  Do you want to sit
    33        there and think about it?
    34
    35   MR. MORRIS:  If we could have five minutes to collect our
    36        thoughts?  It would be helpful.
    37
    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I will come back at 10 to 4.  I would like
    39        you to get yourself prepared for another quarter of an hour
    40        or 20 minutes cross-examination, think a bit more about
         what you think the real timing is and be prepared to be
    42        helpful about your list of interlocutory matters you would
    43        like to be dealt with.
    44
    45                       (Short Adjournment).
    46
    47   MS. STEEL:   In this country, Mr. Stein, we have heard that the
    48        Company keeps a record of the reasons why people left
    49        moment at McDonald's by way of a termination code which is
    50        kept which is put into a computer and kept on record. Is 
    51        there a similar situation in the USA? 
    52        A.  No.  It is done at the store level, kept in the store 
    53        level, in store files.  We do not have the capacity to put
    54        it into the computer or get anything off that.
    55
    56   Q.   Even for McOpco stores?
    57        A.  Even for McOpco stores.  I can have access to that
    58        information by going to individual stores and I do and
    59        taking a look at it.
    60