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investigation into potential experts. The parties agreed that
the Court should conduct its own investigation. Subsequently,
the Court, with the permission of the parties, compiled a short
list of potential experts that might be suitable for Court
appointment and, outside the presence of counsel but with both
counsels’ consent, interviewed each of these potential experts
posing questions regarding their expertise, availability, cost,
and potential conflicts of interest. Following these interviews,
the Court chose Duffie and Sziklay. The Court informed the
parties as to our choice and discussed with the parties a
consensus of questions to be posed to the experts for their
opinions.
Later, on October 30 and 31, 2000, the parties met with the
Court in chambers and agreed to stipulate the duties and
procedures that the Court would use in appointing the experts.
On November 20, 2000, the Court filed the parties’ stipulation as
to that matter. (We attach that stipulation hereto as appendix
A.) On the same day, the Court issued an order appointing the
experts and directed each party to submit to the Court for filing
a list of specific questions for the Court’s experts. On
December 4, 2000, the Court filed respondent’s proposed questions
for the Court-appointed experts. On December 5, 2000, the Court
filed petitioner’s proposed questions for the Court-appointed
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