"And if I'm going to be candid, Your Honor, I was a little taken aback by the report [referring to Court's tentative ruling granting our trade secrets identification protective order motion and denying their motion to compel] saying that seems to be not even close because I have been doing this for a long time — since I was a first-year associate, and as Your Honor can tell, that's been a long time at this point. And this for me, this is right down the middle of the type of trade secret list that we see all the time on both sides."

"He's right. He has been doing this for a long time. This wouldn't come out like this if there was something there, right? The context, the reason the statute exists, the first reason, is to avoid the filing of meritless trade secret claims in situations like this where we have three individuals that have been sued individually who, as I think another opposing counsel said in the last hearing, are freaking out actually."

"In federal court, here's the rule. Plaintiff always gets to have the place of privilege to the jury because you have the burden of proof. So in any courtroom in this great country, when you walk in, you're defendant, you look at the table farthest away. That's always going to be you. Okay? You need to actually go back to the podiums, please, for the speaking part, yes."

"My client is freaking out — to use a legal term of art."

"I appreciate that. But that doesn't shortcut meet and confer."

"And it is — back in — when I was starting out as a lawyer, people never used to file these darn motions to dismiss with the rapidity and constancy that we get now. It's just — it's — to me, it's always the money a lot of the time because you can't get to the nub of the case until you've done a little bit of work on it."

"My mind's like blank. Can we just pause for a few minutes? I'm having a hard time."

"That'd be great. Well thank you all for your work this week. I'll look forward to your submission."

"All right. Thank you very much. Let me start by mentioning that I really consider this motion pure garbage. . . . The fact that this may have to extend into an additional day or two days is not unheard of. I don't know a case which has ever been perfectly predicted down to the minute for direct examination and cross-examination. . . . It is not my concern that it is Mother's Day weekend. It is my concern to push this case as quickly as possible. And frankly that's what we've been doing since the beginning. A day and a half of testimony is not too much testimony in a bitcoin case which is extremely complex and you're dealing with an awful lot of money and serious consequences, and damages."

"And I lived and worked in New York City and I know how things work up there, and I don't think that this is an indication of any respect either if it were filed there."

"Your Honor, I'm not from New York, I'm from California."

"Okay, then California. Wonderful, I have a daughter who lives in California. I don't think that this is a sign of respect in California either — or anyplace."

"We have an obligation to advocate for our client —" [Cut off]

"Well, thank you very much. Outstanding closing remarks. I can't describe what you guys have left me to deal with. It's indescribable, as a matter of fact. They don't prepare you in law school to handle a case like this. I do recognize that the parties have worked extremely hard and I do appreciate their professionalism and their courtesy, the courtesy demonstrated for each other throughout this oftentimes very, very contentious hearing."