During the second day of a hearing for a suing LSU law professor on Tuesday, an in-house LSU counsel was removed from the courtroom after breaking an order for witness sequestration.

19th Judicial District Court Judge Tarvald Smith ordered Trey Jones, an in-house deputy counsel for LSU who was sitting in on the proceedings, to leave the courtroom after determining he broke the rule.

The event took place as LSU law professor Ken Levy, who was removed from teaching after making political comments in class, and his counsel were in the midst of a hearing seeking a temporary restraining order that would allow him to return to the classroom.

The sequestration order barred witnesses from discussing the case outside of the courtroom or listening to other witnesses’ testimonies.

A testimony by an LSU student earlier in the day revealed that a meeting regarding Levy between the student and LSU Law School Dean Alena Allen had been recorded, which Jones admitted he relayed to Allen, another scheduled witness.

When Allen was called to testify, Levy’s lawyer Jill Craft asked if she knew that she’d been recorded. She admitted she had heard that from Jones earlier that day, prompting the court to briefly pause.

Jones was then called as a witness and admitted he told Allen about the student’s testimony. He said the comment was made offhandedly and that he was under the impression it was “established knowledge.” The judge then ordered he leave the courtroom.