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MOTION to Exclude the Purported Expert Opinions of David I.… — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 566)
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Defendant Bank of America, N.A.'s notice of motion and motion to exclude the purported opinions of one expert, filed October 17, 2025 as Document 566 in In re: Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The motion is brought under FED. R. EVID. 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), and notices a hearing before Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on April 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., with oral argument requested. It states that it relies on an accompanying memorandum, the Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle and the concurrently filed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The notice is signed by Matthew L. Riffee of Goodwin Procter LLP.
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Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB Document 566 Filed 10/17/25 PageID.33468 Page
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1 JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice)
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com
2 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
100 Northern Avenue
3 Boston, MA 02210
Tel.: +1 617 570 1000
4 Fax: +1 617 523 1231
5 SABRINA M. ROSE-SMITH (pro hac vice)
SRoseSmith@goodwinlaw.com
6 MATTHEW L. RIFFEE (pro hac vice)
MRiffee@goodwinlaw.com
7 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
1900 N Street, NW
8 Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: +1 202 346 4000
9 Fax: +1 202 346 4444
10 Attorneys for Defendant
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
14 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
15 SAN DIEGO DIVISION
16 IN RE: BANK OF AMERICA Case No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB
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CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS LITIGATION DEFENDANT BANK OF
18 AMERICA, N.A.’S NOTICE OF
MOTION AND MOTION TO
19 EXCLUDE THE PURPORTED
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EXPERT OPINIONS OF DAVID I.
LEVINE
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Date: April 17, 2026
22 Time: 1:30 p.m.
Ctrm: 12A – 12th Floor
23 Judge: Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel
24 ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED
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BANA’S MOT. TO EXCLUDE LEVINE CASE NO. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB
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1 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
2 TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:
3 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on April 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. or as soon
4 thereafter as counsel may be heard in Courtroom 12A of the above-entitled Court,
5 located at 333 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, Defendant Bank of America,
6 N.A. (BANA) will and hereby does move to exclude the purported expert opinions
7 of David I. Levine pursuant to FED. R. EVID. 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow
8 Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993).
9 This Motion is based upon this Notice of Motion and Motion; the
10 accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities; the accompanying
11 Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle and all supporting declarations, exhibits, and
12 documents; the concurrently filed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and all
13 supporting documents; all pleadings and records on file in this action; and such
14 further oral or written argument as may be presented on this matter.
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16 Dated: October 17, 2025 Respectfully submitted,
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By: /s/ Matthew L. Riffee
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19 MATTHEW L. RIFFEE (pro hac vice)
MRiffee@goodwinlaw.com
20 SABRINA M. ROSE-SMITH (pro hac vice)
SRoseSmith@goodwinlaw.com
21 KEITH LEVENBERG (pro hac vice)
KLevenberg@goodwinlaw.com
22 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
1900 N St. NW
23 Washington, DC 20036
Tel: +1 202 346 4000
24 Fax: +1 202 346 4444
25 JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice)
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com
26 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
100 Northern Avenue
27 Boston, MA 02210
Tel.: +1 617 570 1000
28 Fax: + 1 617 523 1231
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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LAURA G. BRYS (SBN 242100)
2 LBrys@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
3 601 S Figueroa St., Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90017
4 Tel.: +1 213 426 2500
Fax: +1 617 346 4444
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VALERIE A. HAGGANS (pro hac vice)
6 VHaggans@goodwinlaw.com
LINDSAY E. HOYLE (pro hac vice)
7 LHoyle@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
8 620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
9 Tel: +1 212 813-8800
Fax: +1 212 355-3333
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YVONNE W. CHAN (pro hac vice)
11 YChan@jonesday.com
JONES DAY
12 100 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
13 Tel.: +1 617 960 3939
Fax: +1 617 449 6999
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JANICE P. BROWN (SBN 114433)
15 jbrown@myersnave.com
MATTHEW B. NAZARETH (SBN 278405)
16 mnazareth@myersnave.com
MEYERS NAVE
17 600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
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1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
2 I hereby certify that I electronically filed the foregoing with the clerk of the
3 court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by
4 using the CM/ECF system on October 17, 2025. I further certify that all participants
5 in the case are registered CM/ECF users and that service will be accomplished by the
6 CM/ECF system. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
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10 Executed: October 17, 2025 s/ Matthew L. Riffee
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