14D — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 591-37, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 591-37 · 2025-10-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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Videotaped Deposition of
Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
May 01, 2025
In Re Bank of America CA Unemployment Benefits Litigation
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       UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
      SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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IN RE BANK OF AMERICA     :  Case No.
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS LITIGATION      :
                 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB
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        VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF
        RUSSELL WAYNE CRONAN, SR.
      TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF
         Thursday, May 1, 2025
        10:02 a.m. - 5:25 p.m.
         **** CONFIDENTIAL ****
REPORTED BY:
Okeemah S. Henderson, Court Reporter
Job No. 10163117
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      Q.  That was submitted in
connection with the motion for class
certification, correct?
      A.  Right.
      Q.  Now, moving on to Exhibit 4.
Exhibit 4 is the expert report of Russell
Cronan dated March 4th, 2025.
    Do you see that?
      A.  Yes, I do.
      Q.  And do you recognize this
document?
      A.  Yes.
      Q.  And is that your expert report?
      A.  Yes.
      Q.  All right.
And Exhibit 5 is
the expert rebuttal report of Russell Cronan
dated April 4th, 2025.
    Do you see that?
      A.  Yes.
      Q.  And do you recognize that
document?
      A.  Yes.
      Q.  Is that a true and correct copy
of your expert rebuttal report?
      A.  Yes.
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      Q.  Thank you.
Now, you're
familiar with these three documents, correct?
      A.  I am.
      Q.  All right.
Do these three
documents, these -- the declaration, the report
and the rebuttal report, do they contain the
opinions that you are providing in this case?
      A.  Yes.
      Q.  Now, do you have any opinions
in this case that are not contained in exhibits
3, 4 or 5?
      A.  No.
      Q.  Who wrote these reports?
      A.  I did.
      Q.  Who did you work with?
      A.  I worked with counsel at
Goodwin and with the consultants at Ankura.
      Q.  And when did you start working
with Ankura in this case?
      A.  I was initially contacted in
December of 2023.
      Q.  And it was Ankura that reached
out to you?
      A.  That's correct.
      Q.  And were you -- was Ankura
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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Russell Wayne Cronan, Sr.
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            CERTIFICATE
     I, Okeemah S. Henderson, RPR, the officer before
whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do hereby certify
that the foregoing transcript is a true and correct record
of the testimony given; that said testimony was taken by me
stenographically and thereafter reduced to typewriting
under my direction; that reading and signing was not
requested; and that I am neither counsel for, related to,
nor employed by any of the parties to this case and have no
interest, financial or otherwise, in its outcome.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
hand and affixed my notarial seal this 23rd day of June,
2025.
My commission expires:
September 30, 2029
        ______________________________
        Okeemah S. Henderson, RPR
        Official Court Reporter
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