Declaration — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 693-3, 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. 693-3 · 2026-02-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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BRYS DECL. ISO SJ REPLY 
CASE NO. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice) 
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com 
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
100 Northern Avenue 
Boston, MA 02210 
Tel.: +1 617 570 1000  
Fax: +1 617 523 1231 
 
SABRINA M. ROSE-SMITH (pro hac vice) 
SRoseSmith@goodwinlaw.com 
MATTHEW L. RIFFEE (pro hac vice) 
MRiffee@goodwinlaw.com 
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
1900 N Street, NW 
Washington, DC 20036 
Tel.: +1 202 346 4000  
Fax: +1 202 346 4444 
 
Attorneys for Defendant  
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA  
SAN DIEGO DIVISION 
IN RE: BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB 
DECLARATION OF LAURA G. BRYS 
IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT BANK 
OF AMERICA, N.A’S REPLY IN 
SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR 
PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT 
(ECF 589) 
Ctrm: 
12A – 12th Floor 
Judge: 
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
 
 
 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 693-3     Filed 02/20/26     PageID.59509 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
I, Laura G. Brys, state and declare as follows: 
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I am an attorney licensed to practice before this Court. 
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I am a senior attorney at Goodwin Procter LLP, and counsel of record 
for Defendant Bank of America, N.A. (BANA) in the above-captioned lawsuit. 
3. 
I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration, and 
if called upon to do so, I could and would competently testify thereto. 
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I make this declaration in support of BANA’s Reply in Support of its 
Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF 589). 
Expert Declarations and Reports 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 185 is a true and correct copy of the 
Declaration of Victor Stango in Support of Defendant’s Reply in Support of its 
Motion for Partial Summary Judgment dated February 19, 2026.1 
Deposition Transcripts 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 186 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of 
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Faiz A. Ahmad, taken on January 
29, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 187 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of 
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Shane Daniels, taken on February 6, 
2024. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 188 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of 
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Jennifer Ehresman, taken on 
February 19, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 189 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of 
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Anne Holt, taken on January 8, 2025. 
 
1 For purposes of this Reply and the Opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion to exclude 
(ECF 659), the numbers contained in Paragraphs in 6a.-6b. of the Stango Decl. (HX 
185) supersede the numbers reflected in Decl. of Lindsay E. Hoyle in Support of 
Defendant Bank of America, N.A.’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to 
Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango (ECF 659-1), which reflected the 
number of claims at issue as opposed to the total number to class members, some of 
whom filed multiple claims. 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
10.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 190 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Teresa Pesce, taken on May 8, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 191 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of William Golden, taken on February 
22, 2024. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 192 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of
the official transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of Robert A. Chestnut, taken on 
February 8, 2024. 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 
Executed on this 20th day of February, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. 
s/ Laura G. Brys 
LAURA G. BRYS 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 693-3     Filed 02/20/26     PageID.59511 
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