Revision history: Popov v. Hayashi (Bonds 73rd HR ball case)
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| Date | Status | By | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Needs review | claude/cowork-pass-c-deep-review-2026-05-19 | Pass C correction. Recount of the on-disk PDF (SHA256 unchanged at 62d19ac7…ca00) shows it is 12 pages, not 11, AND contains the full disposition verbatim on p. 12 ('the ball must be sold and the proceeds divided equally between the parties'); the Westlaw additional file is 14 pages with the same disposition on p. 14. The 2026-05-19 fidelity audit's claim of truncation was incorrect against the file actually on disk. Corrections applied this pass: file.pages 11→12; processing_notes rewritten to describe the complete document and note the earlier audit's truncation claim as withdrawn; key_provisions[0] replaced with verbatim disposition text from PDF p. 12 (was: paraphrase-with-disclaimer); quoted_excerpts gains the disposition. The fidelity audit's separate finding — that the prior key_provisions had contained fabricated text not in the document — still stands and remains the operative basis for needs_review status. Re-promotion to verified is now mechanically available (verbatim disposition is in the file) but should run through a fresh content-verification pass with someone other than the prior verifier. See research-logs/discrepancies/2026-05-19_pass-c-deep-metadata-review.md §B.1 and the amended note at research-logs/discrepancies/2026-05-19_popov-fabricated-quotes-and-truncated-pdf.md. |
| 2026-05-19 | Needs review | claude/cowork-fidelity-audit-2026-05-19 | Demotion. Fidelity audit revealed two related issues. (1) Two key_provisions entries quoted text in quotation marks that does NOT appear in the local 11-page PDF: 'Popov never had complete possession of the ball. He had an opportunity to achieve possession. He came very close to doing so. Tragically for him, he was not able to take advantage of that opportunity.' and 'The ball must be sold and the proceeds divided equally between the parties.' These appear to be paraphrases from secondary literature, not verbatim quotes from this document. (2) The local PDF is truncated: text ends mid-discussion of Keron v. Cashman (the boys-with-sock case) on p. 11 without reaching the disposition. Both stored copies (Berkeley + Westlaw reprint) share the same truncation. The quoted_excerpts (pages 1-2) ARE verbatim. The pre-possessory interest rule and constructive possession finding ARE in the PDF and have been re-quoted verbatim in this revision. The fabricated key_provisions have been replaced with their actual verbatim equivalents from the document. Re-promotion requires acquisition of the full Statement of Decision (full document is ~13 pages). See research-logs/discrepancies/2026-05-19_popov-fabricated-quotes-and-truncated-pdf.md. |
| 2026-05-18 | ✓ Verified | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | Two independent sources confirmed: Berkeley journalism school project (`projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/scramble/judge_decision.pdf`) and Prof. Roger Ford / UNH Franklin Pierce property course materials (`rogerford.org/property17s/popov.pdf`). Both display the same court (S.F. Superior, Dept. 306), case number (400545), date (Dec. 18, 2002), judge (Hon. Kevin M. McCarthy), and substantive holding text — including the FACTS section opening with Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds; the discussion of the Keppel videotape; the seventeen witnesses; the ruling that Popov never achieved complete possession and that the ball was subject to equitable division between Popov and Hayashi. |
| 2026-05-18 | Needs review | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | **Phase 2 wantlist hit cleared.** Two independent reprints acquired via user upload: the Berkeley journalism school's reproduction of the court's filed Statement of Decision (with original court letterhead) and Prof. Roger Ford's Westlaw-formatted reprint. |
| 2026-05-17 | Placeholder | claude/cowork-9167cb28 | Listed in the wantlist as a Phase 2 acquisition target — California Superior Court ruling on possession of Barry Bonds' 73rd home run ball from October 7, 2001 at Pacific Bell Park. |
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