My understanding is that he rec'd call, took deposition, asked court for additional time to review depo he took and THEN he informed the court of call. I might be wrong but thats what I'm getting out of it.
The chronology of this event was:
Dr R testifies in am
Dr R needs to come back for additional testimony
SA agrees to just depose him Sat afternoon instead of recalling for testimony
Saturday HHJP, JB, JA etc are in depo
They take a break, JA's phone rings
It is Dr Rs boss (Captain I think) from DoD who saw Dr R testifying on the news from home
Dr Rs boss says this is against DoD policy (which it is, and Dr R shld have known as he would have signed documentation on policies and infractions) and if Dr R continues he will be fired
JA pulls JB/HHJP aside to immediately tell them of this call
HHJP says he can hold Dr R if DT requires his testimony as material witness
JB says he doesn't want the man to loose his job, and besides they have another witness who can testify to the same info
All agree to let Dr R go
DT now comes up with this BS about the SA trying to pull some inside job with the DoD - but HHJP was actually there for the discourse, so JB shot himself in the foot all over again - which has made HHJP pizzed again.
But in order to ensure fairness, HHJP says bring me the documentation, let's confirm what the Captain said via testimony, and I'll make a ruling then.
I think JB really overstepped this time and has gotten his tooshie in a sling.