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Declaration of Katherine Bass — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 623-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)

Filed April 17, 2026 in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation; one of 1415 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Filed2026-04-17

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 623-1 · 2026-04-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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DECL. OF KATHERINE BASS IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO THE BANK’S DAUBERT MOTION 
RE: JANE CLONINGER 
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 Proposed Class 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
SAN DIEGO DIVISION 
 
IN RE BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
DECLARATION OF KATHERINE 
BASS IN SUPPORT OF 
PLAINTIFFS’ OPPOSITION TO 
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 
EXCLUDE EXPERT OPINIONS OF 
JANE CLONINGER 
 
Judge:   Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
Ctrm:    12A 
Date:     April 17, 2026 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 623-1     Filed 01/08/26     PageID.44863 
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DECL. OF KATHERINE BASS IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO THE BANK’S DAUBERT MOTION 
RE: JANE CLONINGER 
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DECLARATION OF KATHERINE BASS 
I, Katherine Bass, hereby declare as follows: 
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I am an associate at the law firm of Altshuler Berzon LLP, co-lead counsel 
for Plaintiffs and the certified class in this action. I submit this declaration in support of 
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions of 
Jane Cloninger. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration and if 
called as a witness in this action, I could and would testify competently to these facts. 
2. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Expert Report 
of Jane Cloninger, dated March 4, 2025. 
3. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct of the Expert Rebuttal 
Report of Jane Cloninger, dated April 4, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of the Expert Report 
of Pamela Joseph, dated March 4, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of Plaintiff Roland 
Oosthuizen’s Supplemental Objections and Response to the Bank’s First Set of 
Interrogatories. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the 
transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of the Bank’s Rule 30(b)(6) designee, William (“Matt”) 
Martin, taken on February 14, 2024. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit F is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the 
transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of the Bank’s Rule 30(b)(6) designee, Michael Letson, 
taken on February 16, 2024.  
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Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct copy of a document 
produced by the Bank in this action Bates-stamped BANA_EDD_MDL-00452826. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit H is a true and correct copy of a document 
produced by the Bank in this action Bates-stamped BANA_EDD_MDL-00630754. 
10. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit I is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the 
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DECL. OF KATHERINE BASS IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO THE BANK’S DAUBERT MOTION 
RE: JANE CLONINGER 
 
Case No. 3:25-cv-07864-RFL 
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transcript of Defendant’s deposition of Plaintiff’s expert witness Jane Cloninger, taken 
on June 11, 2025. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit J is a true and correct copy of excerpts of 
Defendant’s Responses and Objections to Plaintiff’s Fourth Set of Interrogatories, served 
on Plaintiffs January 2, 2024.  
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Attached hereto as Exhibit K is a true and correct copy of a document 
produced by the Bank in this action Bates-stamped BANA_EDD_MDL-00166345. 
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Attached here to as Exhibit L is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the 
transcript of Plaintiffs’ deposition of the Bank’s Rule 30(b)(6) designee, Shane Daniels, 
taken on February 6, 2024.  
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Attached hereto as Exhibit M is a true and correct copy of Plaintiff Candace 
Koole’s Objections and Supplemental Responses to the Bank’s First Set of 
Interrogatories. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit N is a true and correct copy of excerpts of the 
Expert Rebuttal Report of Natalie Loebner, dated April 4, 2025. 
 
I declare under penalty of perjury that that the foregoing is true and correct.   
Executed this 8th day of January, 2026 in San Francsico, California 
__/s/ Katherine Bass 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Katherine Bass 
 
 
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DECL. OF KATHERINE BASS IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO THE BANK’S DAUBERT MOTION 
RE: JANE CLONINGER 
 
Case No. 3:25-cv-07864-RFL 
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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 
 
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