Declaration of Vasti S. Montiel — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 617-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)

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This declaration by Vasti S. Montiel, an attorney at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, supports the plaintiffs' opposition to Bank of America's motion to exclude opinions of David I. Levine. It was filed 01/08/26 as Document 617-1 (3 pages) in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, for an April 17, 2026 hearing. It attaches Levine's expert report dated March 4, 2025 as Exhibit A and excerpts of the bank's May 28, 2025 deposition of Levine as Exhibit B. The declaration only authenticates those exhibits.

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Decl. of Vasti S. Montiel ISO Opposition to Def’s Motion to Exclude Opinions of  
David I. Levine; 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 
KATHERINE BASS (SBN 344748) 
kbass@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 VASTI S. 
MONTIEL IN SUPPORT OF 
PLAINTIFFS’ OPPOSITION TO 
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 
EXCLUDE CERTAIN EXPERT 
OPINIONS OF DAVID I. LEVINE 
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
Date: 
 
April 17, 2026 
Time:  
1:30 p.m. 
Judge:  
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
Ctrm:  
2D (2nd Floor) 
 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 617-1     Filed 01/08/26     PageID.43830 
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Decl. of Vasti S. Montiel ISO Opposition to Def’s Motion to Exclude Opinions of 
David I. Levine; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
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DECLARATION OF VASTI S. MONTIEL 
I, VASTI S. MONTIEL, declare as follows: 
1. 
I am an attorney 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 Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Opinions of David 
I. Levine. I have personal knowledge of the matters stated herein and, if called as a witness, 
I could and would testify competently thereto. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Expert Report 
of David I. Levine, and appendices thereto, dated March 4, 2025. 
3. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the 
official transcript of the Bank’s deposition of Plaintiffs’ expert David I. Levine (“Levine 
Tr.”), taken on May 28, 2025.    
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed 
this 8th day of January 2026, at Burlingame, California. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Vasti S. Montiel  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VASTI S. MONTIEL 
 
 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 617-1     Filed 01/08/26     PageID.43831 
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Decl. of Vasti S. Montiel ISO Opposition to Def’s Motion to Exclude Opinions of 
David I. Levine; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 
Pursuant to section 2(f)(4) of the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and 
Procedures Manual, I, Brian Danitz, attest that the other signatories listed, and on whose 
behalf this filing is submitted, concur in the filing content and have authorized this filing. 
 
Dated: January 8, 2026  
 
 
/s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
BRIAN DANITZ 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 617-1     Filed 01/08/26     PageID.43832 
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