Declaration of Brian Danitz in Support of Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry

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A declaration by Brian Danitz, a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class, filed 10/17/25 as Document 574-2 in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB in the Southern District of California. It supports Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry, set for hearing on April 17, 2026 before Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel. Danitz attaches the Expert Rebuttal Report of Carl Pry dated April 4, 2025, excerpts of Pry's deposition dated May 16, 2025, and the Expert Report of William J. Abernathy dated March 3, 2025.

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Decl. of Brian Danitz ISO Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion To Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry;  
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB
 
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JOSEPH W. COTCHETT (SBN 36324) 
jcotchett@cpmlegal.com 
BRIAN DANITZ (SBN 247403) 
bdanitz@cpmlegal.com 
KARIN B. SWOPE (Pro Hac Vice) 
kswope@cpmlegal.com 
VASTI S. MONTIEL (SBN 346409) 
vmontiel@cpmlegal.com 
CAROLINE A. YUEN (SBN 354388) 
cyuen@cpmlegal.com 
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 
Burlingame, CA 94010 
Telephone: (650) 697-6000 
Fax: (650) 697-0577 
MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618) 
mrubin@altber.com 
STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) 
sleyton@altber.com 
CONNIE K. CHAN (SBN 284230) 
cchan@altber.com 
JAMES BALTZER (SBN 332232) 
jbaltzer@altber.com 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
177 Post Street, Suite 300 
San Francisco, CA 94108 
Telephone: (415) 421-7151 
Fax: (415) 362-8064 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class  
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
IN RE BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
DECLARATION OF BRIAN DANITZ 
IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’  
DAUBERT MOTION TO EXCLUDE 
TESTIMONY OF CARL PRY 
 
Date: 
April 17, 2026 
Judge: Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
Ctrm: 2D (2nd Floor)
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
 
 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 574-2     Filed 10/17/25     PageID.34733 
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Decl. of Brian Danitz ISO Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion To Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry;  
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB
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I, BRIAN DANITZ, declare as follows: 
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I am a partner at the law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Co-Lead 
Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class in this multi-district litigation. I submit this declaration 
in support of the Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry. I have 
personal knowledge of the matters stated herein and, if called as a witness, I could and 
would testify competently thereto. 
2. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the Expert Rebuttal 
Report of Carl Pry, dated April 4, 2025. 
3. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of the 
transcript of the Deposition of Carl Pry dated May 16, 2025, together with true and correct 
copies of referenced exhibits from that deposition.  
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the Expert Report 
of William J. Abernathy, dated March 3, 2025.  
 
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed 
this 17th day of October 2025, at Burlingame, California. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    BRIAN DANITZ 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 574-2     Filed 10/17/25     PageID.34734 
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