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Oral History of Robert P. Trout
Index
Abubakar, Atiku
Nigerian Vice President, 123-25, 127, 132-35, 147, 155, 157, 159, 167-69
“act-of-production” privilege, 128, 130, 131
adversary system, 135, 182, 184
African American community
and the criminal justice system, 147
Agnew, Spiro, 21, 24, 39, 181
Aldisert, Ruggero, 27
Andover. See Phillips Academy Andover
Arnold & Porter, 59, 60, 74, 77
Arthur Andersen, 98, 106, 108, 109, 116
Baker & McKenzie, 119
Baker Botts, 83
Baker, Tim, 22, 50
Bank, Rita, 67
Barry, Marion, 175
Bates, John, 37-38
Batson v. Kentucky, 146-47
Battaglia, Lynne, 40
Beall, George, 22, 24
Bellows, Becky, 166
Bennett, Alexander (Alex), 80
Bennett, Robert (Bob), 49, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 77, 97, 170, 175, 179
Berkeley, Al, 26
Blair, Stanley, 39
Blake, Catherine (Cathy), 40
Blankingship & Keith, 49
Blankingship, Hugo, 49
Boggs, Roderick (Rod), 70
Bork, Robert
Acting Attorney General, 22
Solicitor General, 27, 29
Born, Brooksley, 80
Brady v. Maryland, 109, 115
Brennan, William, 46
Brinkema, Leonie, 183
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, 136
Brown & Williamson. See FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Bryan, Albert, 82
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Burton, Preston, 93
Bush, George W., 18, 133
Cacheris, John, 51
Cacheris, Plato, 51, 56-59, 82, 93, 119-21, 143, 179
Caldwell, Leslie, 103
Casteen, John, 71
Charlotte, North Carolina, 19, 63, 64, 65, 110-11
Cheney, Richard (Dick), 35
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 66, 68
Civiletti, Benjamin (Ben), 74
CJA, 173, 174, 184
Comey, James (Jim), 131
Connelly, Patricia, 92
consolidated 302 memo, 108-9
Cotton, Rachel (daughter-in-law), 72
clerk for Judge Diana Motz, 73
clerk for Judge Henry Kennedy, 73
Council of the District of Columbia, 73, 175
Covington & Burling, 59, 73, 81
Craig, Gregory (Greg), 76
Cunningham, Randall (“Duke”), 171
D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference, 134
Dean. Howard, 72
District of Maryland. See U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Dolan, Bill, 110
Donahue, Warren, 67
Dreeben, Michael, 138-139, 142
Dunnells Duvall, 54, 58, 77, 79, 82, 86, 92, 93, 179
merger with Holland & Knight, 62, 78, 80, 86, 88
Dunnells, Duvall, Bennett & Porter, 49, 57, 65, 76
Duross, Charles (Chuck), 166
Dusen, Francis, 30
Duvall, Richard (Dick), 54, 55, 60, 74, 78, 79, 82, 89, 179
Eastern District of Virginia. See U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, 87, 188
Egon Zehnder, 71
Ellis, Thomas, 126, 130, 132, 147, 149-50, 152, 154, 161, 163-65, 171, 173
Enron case, 94-96, 98-99, 100, 102-8, 110-11, 114-16
Episcopal High School, 9-13, 20, 49
study of Latin, 10
Facciola, John, 137
Farmland Elementary School, 66, 67
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Fastow Andrew (Andy), 96, 107, 108, 109, 112-15, 117
Fawer, Michael (Mike), 121
FBI, 56, 94, 108-9, 121, 123-26, 129, 132, 140, 146, 154-56, 160-62, 168, 170, 173, 183
FCPA. See Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 136, 139-142
Federal Rules of Evidence, 48, 158
Fenty, Adrian, 176-78
Fifth Circuit. See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Finney, Jervis, 24
Foley, Jan, 49
Foley, John, 49
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 124, 147, 159, 166, 167, 168, 169, 172
Fourth Circuit. See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Freeh, Louis (Louie), 162
Friedman, Liz, 83
Friedman, Paul, 83, 145, 179
Frisch, Michael (Mike), 45
Gennet, Geraldine, 122
Get Smart, 135
Ginsburg, Douglas, 139
Goldberg, Irving Loeb, 21
Gorelick, Jamie, 91, 92
Grand Cayman, 6, 69
Gray, Vincent (Vince), 175
Green Acres School, 66, 67
Grievance Committee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 180
Gunn, John, 14
Harvey, Alexander, 38
Hastert, Dennis (Denny), 133, 141
Henderson, Karen, 139
high cost of litigation, 182
Hildebrandt Consulting, 58, 60
Hirschhorn, Joel, 23
Hogan & Hartson, 49, 71, 81
Hogan Lovells, 71, 176
Hogan, Thomas, 133, 134, 136
Holland & Knight, 62, 74, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 86, 88, 92, 180
merger with Dunnells Duvall, 62, 78, 80, 86, 88
Hollins College, 2, 63
Holmes v. South Carolina, 158
Houston Chronicle, 111
Howrey LLP, 83
Hubbell, Webster (Webb), 128-129
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Hundley & Cacheris, 51, 57
Hundley, John, 93, 119
Hundley, William (Bill), 51, 56
Hurson, Daniel (Dan), 51, 52
iGate, 163
Inglima, Philip (Phil), 93
Inn of Court. See Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court
Jackson, Amy, 41, 73, 87, 89, 93, 97, 124, 128, 132, 138, 149, 152, 163, 176
Jackson, Vernon (Vern), 137, 154, 157, 160, 171, 172
Janis, Richard (Dick), 81
Rule 29 motion, 168
Jeffress, William (Bill), 121, 123, 126, 143
Johns Hopkins University, 25
Justice Department, U.S., 21, 103, 138
Criminal Division, 18
Fraud Section, 124
Public Integrity Section, 124
Kaufman, Frank, 38
Keith, John, 49
Kennedy, Henry, 73
Kircher, Kerry, 122
Kiriakou, John, 182-183
Kirkland & Ellis, 59
Latham, Richard, 67
Lawrenceville School, 11, 69
Lay, Kenneth, 109, 113
Levin, Carl, 99
Liebman, Ron, 22
LiveNote software, 115
Lynn, Virginia, 6
Lytle, Mark, 166
Mandel, Marvin, 24, 51, 52, 53, 181
Marbury vs. Madison, 139
Margolis, Dave, 91
Marlboro Race Track, 52
Marshall, Thurgood, 46
Martin, James (Jim), 64
Maryland Court of Appeals, 40
Mayo, George (, 49
McCree, Wade, 46
McJunkin, Tom, 14
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McLeese, Roy, 134
McNulty, Paul, 122, 131
Merit Systems Protection Board, 91, 92
Merrill Lynch, 95-114, 116-17
Miller, James, 39
Miller, Laurie, 87
Mitchell, Attorney General John, 51
Mody, Lori, 154, 155, 159, 160, 162, 168, 171
Montreat, North Carolina, 110
Moscowitz, Jane, 40
Motz, Diana, 73
Mueller, Robert, 162
Mukasey, Attorney General Michael, 141
Murray, Herbert (Herb), 39, 42
Murry, Harold (Hal), 83
Nathan, Irvin (Irv), 141
Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, 134
Nepal, 61
New York Stock Exchange, 101
New Zealand, 119
Nichols, Barbara, 83, 84, 86
Nickles, Peter, 177
Nigerian barge case. See Enron.
North Bethesda, Maryland, 66
North Cross School, 2
Northrop, Edward, 37, 45
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 76
“Oo,“ See Porter, Bertha
Operation Ill Wind, 58
Pelosi, Nancy, 141
Pentagon City Ritz Carlton, 146
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 99
Peterson, Henry, 19
Pfeffer, Brett, 154, 171, 172
Phillips Academy Andover, 69
Plame, Valerie, 183
Porter, Bertha, 4-6
Porter, Stephen (Steve), 60, 77
Rasin, Gale, 40
Rauh, Carl, 55
Realtime software, 115
reflections, 179
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Richards, John, 81, 84, 86, 88, 120
Richardson, Elliott, 21, 22
Roanoke, Virginia , 1, 2, 5, 19, 24, 40, 69, 70, 77
Robbins Russell, 173
Robbins, Lawrence (Larry), 115, 173
Rocket Docket., 77
Rogers, Judith, 139
Rolling Stone, 71
Rosenberg, Paul, 45
Ruemmler, Kathryn (Kathy), 112
Ruff, Charles (“Chuck”), 55
Rule 10(b)(5), 116
Rule 41, 133
Rymer, Pam, 18
Saturday Night Massacre, 22, 78
Scalia, Antonin, 149
Scandal (television series), 143
Schuelke, Henry (Hank), 81, 84, 89
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 53, 94, 96, 99, 112, 116, 117
Enron, 94
Merrill Lynch, 103-4
Wells notice, 102
Wells submission, 102, 103, 105
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 98
Sentencing Guidelines, 183
Shearman & Sterling, 113
Sherman, Peter, 67
Sidley Austin, 59
Silberman, Laurence, 136, 139, 140
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 59, 60, 77
Skilling, Jeffrey, 109, 113
Skolnik, Barnet (Barney), 22, 52, 56, 181
Smith Mountain Lake, 6, 8
Smith, Chesterfield, 78, 88
Smith, Judy, 143
Solomon, Gloria, 73, 76, 138, 141, 146, 152, 160, 163, 176
Southern District of New York. See U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Spaeder, Roger, 81
Speech or Debate Clause, 122, 124, 133, 135-36, 139,-40, 150
St. Catherine’s School, 19
Sterling, Jeffrey, 183
Studley, Janet. See Trout, Janet Studley
Sun-Diamond. See United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California
Supreme Court, 25, 29, 31, 128, 129, 140, 141, 143, 149, 150, 158, 164
and obscenity, 21
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Enron case, 116-17
Youth Corrections Act, 45
Third Circuit. See United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Thomas, Harry, 176
Thomsen, Roszel, 37
Thornberry, Homer, 21
Thornburg, Richard, 36
Title III, 155
Toy & Rymer, 18
TRO (Temporary Restraining Order), 133
Trout, Carter (son), 8, 64
Farmland Elementary School, 66
Lawrenceville School, 11, 69
Lindsay (daughter-in-law), 71
Mozilla, 71
Walter Johnson High School, 68
Yahoo, 71
Trout, Hugh (brother), 1
Trout, Janet Studley,(wife), 70, 78
Holland & Knight, 79
marriage, 80
Trout, Page (sister), 1
Trout, Philip (son), 8, 64, 176
clerk for Judge Diana Motz, 74
Green Acres School, 66
Hogan Lovells, 71
Howard Dean presidential campaign, 72
Kerry presidential campaign, 72
Lawrenceville School, 11, 69
President, University of Virginia Inter-Fraternity Council, 71
Rachel (daughter-in-law). See Cotton, Rachel
Walter Johnson High School, 68
Trout, Robert (Bob) – Personal
Boy Scouts, 8
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 66
divorce proceedings, 67
draft lottery, 15
failed the physical, 16
Episcopal High School, 9-13, 20, 49
tudy of Latin, 10
family life, 63
father
death following a stroke, 6
prominent surgeon, 1
remarriage, 6
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Fulbright Scholarship application, 15
grandfather
prominent surgeon, 1
Georgetown, 33, 35, 64
marriage to Janet Studley, 80
marriage to Taisie Berkeley, 20
mother
death from breast cancer, 3
disciplinarian, 2
North Cross School, 2
personality, 2-3, 4, 10
Navy Reserve, 15
failed the physical, 14
North Bethesda, Maryland, 66
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, 32, 33, 36, 63
Silver Spring, Maryland, 35, 64
Trout Cacheris, 121
University of Virginia law school, 16
Washington & Lee, 63
W&L. See Washington and Lee University
Trout, Robert (Bob) – Professional
admission to District of Maryland, 67, 76
admission to Eastern District of Virginia, 77
admission to Western District of Virginia, 77
Assistant U.S. Attorney, 24
Dunnells Duvall, 54, 58, 77, 79, 82, 86, 92, 93, 179
merger with Holland & Knight, 62, 78, 80, 86, 88
Dunnells, Duvall, Bennett & Porter, 49, 57, 65, 76
Enron case, 94-96, 98-99, 100, 102-8, 110-11, 114-16
Grievance Committee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 180
Justice Department, U.S., 20-23, 31-32, 36, 51, 64, 99, 103, 123, 132, 181
Criminal Division, 18
Government Regulation Section, 20
Honors Program, 18
Lillick McHose & Charles, 18
Maryland Bar, 36
Special Counsel to the D.C. Council, 73
reflections, 179
thoughts on small firm practice vs. large firms, 87
Trout & Richards, 83, 120
Trout Cacheris, 121
U.S. Attorney’s Office, 24, 28, 31-32, 35-51, 53-56, 64, 66, 76-77, 122, 128, 131, 134
“greatest job in the world,” 41
caseload, 41
diverse experience, 40
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Virginia Bar, 19
Wells notice, 102
Wells submission, 102, 103, 105
Trout, “Taisie” Berkeley (wife), 19-20, 31, 35
career decisions, 65
Hollins College, 63
marriage, 20
St. Catherine’s School, 19
Tucker, Marna, 67
Tuohey, David, 59
United States v. Hubbell, 128-129
United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California, 149
United States v. William J. Jefferson, 75-76, 121-151
U.S. Attorney’s Office, 24, 28, 31-32, 35-51, 53-56, 64, 66, 76-77, 122, 128, 131, 134
“greatest job in the world,” 41
caseload, 41
diverse experience, 40
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 21, 32, 106, 116
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 45, 46, 47, 73, 145, 149
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 18
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 67, 68
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 82, 121, 122, 146
Rocket Docket, 77
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 90
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 77
University of Virginia, 71, 72
Venable LLP, 74
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, 51
Virginia Bar, 77
Walter Johnson High School, 68
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 34
Washington Lawyers’ Committee, 70
Washington Post, 133, 143, 178
waterboarding, 183
Watergate, 51
Watkins, Dorsey, 38
Waxman, Henry, 140
Webb Hubbell case, 128
Wechsler, Larry, 81
Weiner, Arnold, 53
“Never Plead ’Em Arnold,” 53
Weissmann, Andrew, 103
Wells notice, 102
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Wells submission, 102, 103, 105
Western District of Virginia. See U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
White, Jeffrey, 42
wiretap, 155
Wisdom, John Minor, 21
Young, George, 23
Young, Joseph (Joe), 40
Youth Corrections Act, 45, 46
Zuckerman, Roger, 81, 180
“Dr. Love,” 120