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Pre-trial briefs in Pao vs. Kleiner Perkins

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Dan Primack
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February 24, 2015, 9:07 AM ET

Ellen Pao today will finally get her day in court, nearly three years after first filing a gender discrimination suit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Opening arguments are expected to begin this morning in San Francisco Superior Court, with the judge setting aside up to an entire month for the trial. Below are the pre-trial briefs filed by attorneys for Pao and Kleiner Perkins, respectively:

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