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RULE 26 Disclosures by SYNOVUS BANK — Agent Fee Litigation (Dkt. 70)
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Defendant Synovus Bank's Initial Disclosures under Rule 26(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in Sport & Wheat CPA PA v. ServisFirst Bank Inc. et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-05425-TKW-HTC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division, dated June 29, 2020. For witnesses, Synovus refers the plaintiff to its response to Interrogatory No. 3, and for documents to its June 29, 2020 document production. It states that Synovus has not asserted a damages claim against the plaintiff. On insurance, it denies liability but says any judgment may be satisfied under liability insurance policies, which it will make available under Rule 34 subject to a protective order. The disclosures are signed by counsel for Synovus Bank and include a certificate of service.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
SPORT & WHEAT CPA PA, a Florida )
corporation, individually and on behalf )
of a class of similarly situated businesses )
and individuals, )
)
Plaintiff, )
) CASE NO.:
v. ) 3:20-cv-05425-TKW-HTC
)
SERVISFIRST BANK INC.; )
SYNOVUS BANK; )
THE FIRST, A NATIONAL )
BANKING ASSOCIATION; and )
TRUIST BANK, )
)
)
Defendants. )
DEFENDANT SYNOVUS BANK’S INITIAL DISCLOSURES
Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
Paragraph 26(2)(b) of the Court’s Initial Scheduling Order, Defendant Synovus
Bank (“Synovus”) makes its Initial Disclosures as follows:
1. The name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each
individual likely to have discoverable information--along with the
subjects of that information--that the disclosing party may use to
support its claims or defenses, unless the use would be solely for
impeachment;
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Plaintiff filed its initial complaint on April 26, 2020, and Plaintiff filed an
amended complaint on May 27, 2020. The parties are in the early stages of
discovery. Synovus is in the process of investigating the allegations of Plaintiff’s
amended complaint, investigating potentially relevant evidence, and otherwise
conducting discovery. Subject to its right to supplement this initial disclosure,
Synovus refers Plaintiff to Synovus’s response to Plaintiff’s Interrogatory No. 3,
which was served contemporaneously with these initial disclosures.
2. A copy--or a description by category and location--of all documents,
electronically stored information, and tangible things that the disclosing
party has in its possession, custody, or control and may use to support
its claims or defenses, unless the use would be solely for impeachment;
Plaintiff filed its initial complaint on April 26, 2020, and Plaintiff filed an
amended complaint on May 27, 2020. The parties are in the early stages of
discovery. Synovus is in the process of investigating the allegations of plaintiff’s
amended complaint, investigating potentially relevant evidence, and otherwise
conducting discovery. Subject to its right to supplement this initial disclosure,
Synovus refers Plaintiff to Synovus’ June 29, 2020 document production.
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3. A computation of each category of damages claimed by the disclosing
party--who must also make available for inspection and copying as
under Rule 34 the documents or other evidentiary material, unless
privileged or protected from disclosure, on which each computation is
based, including materials bearing on the nature and extent of injuries
suffered.
At this time, Synovus Bank has not asserted a claim for damages against
Plaintiff. Synovus Bank reserves the right to supplement and amend this
disclosure.
4. For inspection and copying as under Rule 34, any insurance agreement
under which an insurance business may be liable to satisfy all or part of
a possible judgment in the action or to indemnify or reimburse for
payments made to satisfy the judgment.
Synovus denies that it is liable for any damages claimed in Plaintiff’s
Amended Complaint. Assuming, however, that any such damages were the subject
of a possible judgment against Synovus, all or part of any such judgment may be
satisfied under one or more liability insurance policies. Synovus will make any
such policies available for inspection and copying pursuant to Rule 34 at a
mutually agreeable location, date, and time and subject to the entry of an
appropriate Confidentiality Protective Order.
—Signatures on following page—
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This 29th day of June, 2020.
By: /s/Ramsey B. Prather
Philip A. Bates
Florida Bar #228354
PHILIP A. BATES, P.A.
25 West Cedar Street, Suite 550 (32502)
Post Office Box 1390
Pensacola, FL 32591
pbates@philipbates.net
(850) 470-0091
James E. Butler, Jr.
Georgia Bar #099625
Ramsey B. Prather
Georgia Bar #658395
BUTLER WOOTEN & PEAK LLP
105 Thirteenth Street
P.O. Box 2766
Columbus, GA 31902
jim@butlerwooten.com
ramsey@butlerwooten.com
(706) 322-1990
Paul J. Nathanson
Columbia Bar #982269
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP
901 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
paul.nathanson@davispolk.com
(202) 962-7000
Antonio M. Haynes
New York Bar #5151816
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP
450 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017
antonio.haynes@davispolk.com
(212) 450-4000
Attorneys for Defendant Synovus Bank
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have on this 29th day of June, 2020, served the
following counsel of record in the within matter by with a copy of the above and
foregoing discovery response via email:
MATTHEW DAVID SCHULTZ
LEVIN PAPANTONIO - PENSACOLA FL
316 S BAYLEN ST - STE 600
PENSACOLA, FL 32502
mschultz@levinlaw.com
PAMELA COCALAS WIRT
WIRT & WIRT - WILMETTE IL
PO BOX 13
WILMETTE, IL 60091
pcwirt@wirtlawfirm.com
VIRGINIA M BUCHANAN
LEVIN PAPANTONIO - PENSACOLA FL
316 S BAYLEN ST - STE 600
PENSACOLA, FL 32502
VBuchanan@levinlaw.com
WILLIAM FRANKLIN CASH , III
LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS ETC PA - PENSACOLA FL
316 S BAYLEN ST STE 600
PENSACOLA, FL 32502
bcash@levinlaw.com
JOHN SIDNEY WIRT
WIRT & WIRT - DESTIN FL
5 CALHOUN AVENUE
UNIT 306
DESTIN, FL 32541
jwirt@wirtlawfirm.com
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LOGAN T MATTHEWS
LIGHTFOOT FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC - BIRMINGHAM AL
400 20TH ST N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
lmatthews@lightfootlaw.com
ROBERT ASHBY PATE
LIGHTFOOT FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC - BIRMINGHAM AL
400 20TH ST N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
apate@lightfootlaw.com
SARA FORD
LIGHTFOOT FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC - BIRMINGHAM AL
400 20TH ST N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
sford@lightfootlaw.com
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN RILEY
ALSTON & BIRD LLP - ATLANTA GA
1201 W PEACHTREE ST
ONE ATLANTIC CENTER
ATLANTA, GA 30309-3424
chris.riley@alston.com
MEREDITH LAUGHLIN ALLEN
MCGUIRE WOODS LLP - ATLANTA GA
1230 PEACHTREE STREET NE
SUITE 2100
ATLANTA, GA 30309
mlallen@mcguirewoods.com
CHERYL HAAS
MCGUIRE WOODS LLP - ATLANTA GA
1230 PEACHTREE STREET NE
SUITE 2100
ATLANTA, GA 30309
chaas@mcguirewoods.com
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EMILY Y ROTTMANN
MCGUIRE WOODS LLP - JACKSONVILLE FL
50 N LAURA ST - STE 3300
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202
erottmann@mcguirewoods.com
KATHRYN MARGARET BARBER
MCGUIRE WOODS LLP - RICHMOND VA
800 EAST CANAL STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
kbarber@mcguirewoods.com
/s/Ramsey B. Prather
Ramsey B. Prather
Georgia Bar #658395
BUTLER WOOTEN & PEAK LLP
105 Thirteenth Street
P.O. Box 2766
Columbus, GA 31902
ramsey@butlerwooten.com
(706) 322-1990
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