"Someone(I apologize for not remembering who) posted that reading the transcript would be close to useless because sometimes hearings seem to go one way only to have the final determination be completely different"

To Someone :

Probably not as useless reading the transcript as 95% of the posts on this board. I for one find the transcript informative 1) as to the issues being argued 2) the way the each side presents it's case .

Also thanks to those who chipped in to gain access to the transcript and to SMAN for procuring it.