Witnesses
Witness database
| Name | Role | Status | Subjects | Facts | Documents | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Abernathy | IT Director, Calloway Grocers Fact witness | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Hannah Cole | Software forensics consultant (retained expert) Expert | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Owen Castellano | Director of Procurement, Northstar Freight Fact witness · Possible impeachment | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Priya Desai | Head of Machine Learning, Rennick Ventures Adverse · Fact witness | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Nadia Farouk | Former account executive, Halvorsen Data Partners Fact witness | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tobias Kane | Founder and CEO, Halvorsen; former Meridian director Adverse · Party | 7 | 11 | 9 | 22 | |
| J.M. (Rennick contractor) | Contractor, Rennick Ventures Fact witness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Theo Marsh | Customer Success Manager, Meridian Party · Fact witness | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Marcus Oyelaran | Chief Financial Officer, Meridian Analytics Party · Fact witness · Custodian | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Elena Ruiz | VP, Engineering, Meridian Analytics Party · Fact witness · Custodian | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
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Identity, contact, disclosure, testimony and their own statement, always in the same order, each green, amber, red or not started. Filter to anyone missing contact details.
Status
Five dots, always in the same order.
- 1IdentityIdentity verified
- 2ContactAddress and phone on file
- 3DisclosureDisclosure record approved
- 4TestimonyExpected testimony in progress
- 5StatementNo statement yet
One Witness, Opened Up.Twelve Tabs, One Person.
Knowledge, counts, facts, evidence, expected testimony, contradictions, a deposition outline, interviews, questions, disclosure and attorney notes for every person in the matter.
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Tobias Kane
Potential trial witnessContact completeFounder and CEO; former Meridian director · Halvorsen Data Partners, LLC · Adverse · Party
Subjects of knowledge
Topics the documents place this person near.
- Rennick’s formation and Kane’s role in itMERIDIAN-000023
- Recruiting Desai while a Meridian directorMERIDIAN-000037
- The Cadence pitch to NorthstarMERIDIAN-000029
- Q3 and Q4 2025 revenue certificationsMERIDIAN-000009
Counts this person bears on
- Count 2 — Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
- Count 3 — Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Count 4 — Fraudulent Misrepresentation
- Count 5 — Tortious Interference with Business Relationships
At a glance
- Facts linked
- 11
- Documents
- 9
- Could authenticate
- 4
- Prepared questions
- 22
- Contradictions
- 1
Expected Testimony.Drafted From the Documents, Confirmed by People.
An agent drafts disclosure-style summaries in the form “based on these sources, this witness may have information concerning…”, and names any source that cuts against them.
Every draft arrives unconfirmed. It moves only when the witness confirms the substance or counsel approves it.
Draft an expected-testimony summary
Use the form “Based on [sources], this witness may have information concerning …”. Also identify any source that cuts against it.
Expected testimony
Elena Ruiz · disclosure-style summaries, each with its sources.
- Attorney approved
Based on MERIDIAN-000017, this witness may have information concerning the repository access policy and the approval required for partner exports.
- Witness confirmed
Based on MERIDIAN-000018, this witness may have information concerning the September 2, 2025 export from Halvorsen’s partner account.
- AI draft — unconfirmed
Based on MERIDIAN-000018, row 9, this witness may have information concerning the account under which the bulk-download alert was suppressed.
Deposition Outline.Built From the Record.
Background, topics of knowledge, facts to establish, facts to confront, contradictions to put to the witness and prepared questions, each point carrying the exhibits behind it.
Background
- Founder and CEO of Halvorsen; Meridian director from June 12, 2024 to January 9, 2026.MERIDIAN-000004
Facts to establish
- Kane began recruiting Desai on July 28, 2025, while he was a Meridian director.MERIDIAN-000037
- Rennick was formed on August 11, 2025, with Kane as organizer and managing member.MERIDIAN-000023
- Kane pitched Cadence to Northstar as “the same forecasting engine your team already trusts”.MERIDIAN-000029
Facts to confront
- Kane never disclosed Rennick to Meridian’s board.
Contradictions to put to the witness
- June 12, 2024: confirmed no interest in a competing business. August 11, 2025: organizer of Rennick.MERIDIAN-000005MERIDIAN-000023
Disclosure Readiness.Ready When Counsel Says So.
Each person needs an address, a contact method and discoverable-information subjects before counsel approves them for initial disclosures, and each is marked as discoverable information only, a potential trial witness, both, or excluded.
Disclosure readiness
Initial disclosures need each of these before counsel approves.
- Address1600 Wynkoop Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202Done
- Contact methodelena.ruiz@meridian.demo · (303) 555-0119Done
- Discoverable-information subjects5 subjectsDone
- Attorney approvalWaiting on counselPending