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Prima Facie Report Template

I. Introduction

• Definition of Prima Facie: A Latin term meaning "at first glance" or "on the face of it." It refers to a case or situation that appears to be clear and obvious but might require further investigation to uncover all relevant facts.
• Objective of the Report: To present an initial assessment of a situation or case based on available information, highlighting its prima facie aspects and indicating areas where further investigation is warranted.

• Prima Facie: The burden of proof required to establish a fact or a case unless disproven.
• Script: A predetermined sequence of arguments or evidence.

Claim: Negligence Status: Prima Facie Not Established

Prima Facie — Short Script (Approx. 8–10 minutes)

Logline: After a junior lawyer uncovers a prosecutor's ethical breach, she must decide whether exposing it will save an innocent client — or destroy her mentor and her own future. prima facie script

Miller writes Tessa’s dissociation with painful clarity. The script forces the audience to sit in the silence—the opposite of the verbal diarrhoea of Act One. The structural contrast highlights the hypocrisy of the system: the "perfect victim" does not exist because trauma makes people imperfect. Prima Facie Report Template I

• On the stand, Elliot testifies about the charging memo and his sources. Maya cross-examines, pressing him on whether he relied on an actual Ruiz statement.
• Elliot evasively insists he had corroboration.
• Maya reveals to the court, calmly, that police records list Ruiz as "not at scene" and that the statement was absent from discovery; she moves to admit the unsigned document as newly discovered and argues for a remedy (dismissal or suppression).
• Elliot objects that Maya is attacking his integrity.

Crafting a Prima Facie Script

• Maya shows Elliot the file. Elliot’s calm cracks: he admits he referenced Ruiz’s statement from memory, relying on an oral briefing months ago.
• Maya: "So you put that in a charging memo without the statement?"
• Elliot: rationalizes — case priorities, workload, protecting victims. He insists Tyrone is guilty and that revealing the omission could lose a conviction.
• Maya: faces ethical choice: expose misconduct (risking career/mentor), or stay silent and let an innocent man be convicted.