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"Getting one sheet of paper at a time from a file is not proper," Eachus said. Eachus said he and other House leaders have tried to get DeWeese to waive his attorney-client privilege. "The last thing we need to spend the people's time and resources on is obtaining a file from our former attorney when that file is, in fact, the legal property of the Democratic Caucus," Eachus said, citing the recession and the needs of Pennsylvania's working families. Chadwick maintains he represented the former Democratic Caucus, not the current one. The 2007-08 caucus ended its work in November, he said. The Democrats' lawyers called that argument "absurd," saying DeWeese has no authority to direct a caucus-paid lawyer to refuse to provide records. Moreover, Chadwick got a three-month contract extension through Jan. 15, the Democrats said. If Chadwick turns over the file, only Casey would review it, said Bill Thomas, an aide to Eachus. "We're going to preserve the attorney-client privilege," Casey said.