Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 565.2)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 565-2 · 2026-04-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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A declaration of counsel filed October 17, 2025 as Document 565-2 in In re: Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Lindsay E. Hoyle, counsel of record for defendant Bank of America, N.A., submits it in support of the bank's motion to exclude the purported expert opinions of a plaintiffs' expert. It authenticates attached exhibits: a CFPB consent order and an OCC consent order, both dated July 14, 2022, the bank's remediation plan, deposition transcript excerpts taken February 23, 2024 and a deposition transcript taken May 15, 2025, an expert report dated March 4, 2025 and an expert rebuttal report dated April 4, 2025. The caption sets a hearing for April 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., and the exhibits are filed provisionally under seal.

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HOYLE DECL. ISO BANA’S MOT. TO EXCLUDE EAST 
 
CASE NO. 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 LINDSAY E. 
HOYLE IN SUPPORT OF 
DEFENDANT BANK OF 
AMERICA, N.A.’s MOTION TO 
EXCLUDE THE PURPORTED 
EXPERT OPINIONS OF CHLOE 
N. EAST 
 
Date:   
April 17, 2026 
Time:   
1:30 p.m. 
Ctrm:   
12A – 12th Floor  
Judge:  
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
 
EXHIBITS FILED PROVISIONALLY UNDER 
SEAL PURSUANT TO STIPULATED 
PROTECTIVE ORDER 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 565-2     Filed 10/17/25     PageID.33206 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
I, Lindsay E. Hoyle, state and declare as follows: 
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I am Counsel at Goodwin Procter LLP, and counsel of record for 
Defendant Bank of America, N.A. (BANA) in the above-captioned lawsuit. 
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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 Motion to Exclude the 
Purported Expert Opinions of Chloe N. East. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 28 is a true and correct copy of the CFPB 
Consent Order, dated July 14, 2022. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 29 is a true and correct copy of the OCC 
Consent Order, dated July 14, 2022. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 30 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from 
the official transcript of the Plaintiffs’ deposition of BANA’s Rule 30(b)(6) designee, 
Jennifer Lennon, taken on February 23, 2024. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 31 is a true and correct copy of BANA’s 
Remediation Plan, a document produced by BANA in this action Bates stamped 
BANA_EDD_MDL-00102554. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 32 is a true and correct copy of the Expert 
Report of Chloe N. East, and appendices thereto, dated March 4, 2025.  
9. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 33 is a true and correct copy of the official 
transcript of BANA’s deposition of Plaintiffs’ expert Chloe East, taken on May 15, 
2025. 
10. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 34 is a true and correct copy of the Expert 
Rebuttal Report of Justin McCrary, and appendices thereto, dated April 4, 2025. 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 
Executed on October 17, 2025, in Old Greenwich, CT. 
/s/ Lindsay E. Hoyle 
 
 
LINDSAY E. HOYLE 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 565-2     Filed 10/17/25     PageID.33208 
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