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InRe:
PATRICIAL. STARR,
Debtor
--------------- : Chapter 13
: No. 09-4 I 903-JBR
PATRICIAL. STARR,
Plaintiff,
vs.
: Adv.Pro.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION : No. 09'{)4 I 22-JBR
ASSIGNEE ANDIOR SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO COUNTRYWIDE HOME :
LOANS, INC., COUNTRYWIDE HOME
LOANS, INC., and BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON,
Defendants.
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DEPOSITION OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
through its designee RENEE D. HERTZLER, a witness
called on behalf of Patricia L. Starr, taken
pursuant to Rule 30(bX6) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, before Jane M. Williamson,
Registered Merit Reporter and Notary Public in and
for the Co=onwealth of Massachusetts, at the
Offices of Doris O. Wong Associates, Inc., 50
Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday,
February 19,2010, co=encing at 2:08 p.m.
PRESENT:
PRESENT: (Continued)
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INDEX
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WITNESS DIRECT CROSS REDIRECT RECROSS
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4 RENEE D. HERTZLER
5 BY MR.. O'CONNOR 4 60
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BY MS. AZUERO 54
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EXHIBITS
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NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
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Notice of Deposition of Bank: of New 9
13 York Mellon
14 2 Proof of Claim 10
15 2A Power of Attorney 11
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PROCEEDINGS
2 RENEE D. HERTZLER
8 DIRECT EXAMINATION
9 BY MR.. O'CONNOR:
13 Plano, Texas.
IS A. Bank: of America.
17 of your employer?
24 Bank: of America.
5
3 A. Yes.
7 adversary proceeding.
17 time of trial?
10 cometoit.
II BY MR. O'CONNOR:
16 educational background
21 school?
22 A. 1985.
24 A. 42.
7
3 in answering questions?
8 A. Yes.
10 before?
11 A. Yes.
13 A. One.
IS A. Dallas, Texas.
18 '09.
4 A. No.
8 Countrywide.
10 A. Yes.
12 A. Once.
14 A. Julyof'09.
16 A. Yes.
24
9
(Document marked as
5 1.
8 A. No.
10 A. Yes.
12 A. Yes.
17 A. Yes.
20 A. Yes.
22 A. Myattomey.
24 A. Catalina Azuero.
10
3 A. No.
7 November.
10 A. Yes.
21 (Document marked as
case?
2 A Yes, it is.
6 A Yes.
8 testifYing today?
9 A Yes.
12 A Yes.
15 rererence to.
16 A Yes, it is.
18 oneas2A
19 (Document marked as
24 of Procedure.
12
4 Attorney?
5 A. No.
8 Massachusetts?
12 Massachusetts?
13 A. I don't know.
16 A. No, I don't.
19 Massachusetts?
20 A. I don't know.
3 that?
4 A. Yes.
7 A. Yes, I do.
8 Q. Intheamountof$176,645.19;isthat
9 correct?
10 A. That's correct.
12 is?
16 charges.
17 Q. Owed to whom?
20 A. That's correct.
24 A. Yes.
14
3 A. Yes.
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Where is it identified?
9 York.
19 A. Yes.
21 testifYing today?
testifYing today?
3 A. Yes.
6 A. Yes.
9 2007-5ES.
II A. I don't know.
15 A. Yes.
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. Who is she?
21 strike that.
23 this matter?
24 A. No.
16
2 Kimberly Dawson?
3 A. I don't remember.
6 A. Yes.
20 A. I read it today.
22 A. Yes.
24
17
(Document marked as
6 A. Yes.
9 A. No.
12 A. Yes.
14 A. Yes, I do.
23 A. I don't know.
3 that?
4 A. Yes, I do.
6 see that?
7 A. Yes.
10 mortgage?
11 A. Yes.
17 A. Yes.
20 paragraph?
21 A. Yes.
A. No.
6 question.
8 going to.
12 in this case?
13 A. Yes.
16 case?
19 the creditor.
21 A. Yes.
2 A. Yes.
6 Claim.
11 A. Yes.
IS A. Yes.
16 Q. Or "assignor"?
19 of Claim.
20 Q. All right.
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. Why?
21
4 assignment.
9 A. Yes.
13 myself. Assignee.
20 A. Correct.
23 assignee?
24 A. Correct.
22
4 A. Correct.
7 A. Yes.
12 A. Yes.
14 of'09?
IS A. I don't remember.
19 A. Not specifically.
21 A. Yes.
24 Plano, Texas.
23
3 '07.
5 work?
6 A. Generally, no.
8 A. Yes.
11 '09?
12 A. Correct.
20 it in Plano, Texas?
21 A. Yes.
23 A. Correct.
July 10.
2 A. I don't remember.
4 '09?
5 A. I don't remember.
7 '09?
8 A. No.
16 signed.
18 of'09?
19 A. I don't.
21 A. I don't know.
24 A. I don't know.
25
3 assignment?
4 A. I don't know.
6 A. Yes.
10 get a lot.
13 month.
14 Q. Per month.
IS A. Yes.
21 there.
24 A. Generally, no.
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3 A. Yes.
5 see that?
6 A. Yes.
8 A. Yes.
10 Sandra Rivers?
12 know of her.
14 signature?
19 our signatures.
20 Q. They're trained?
21 A. Yes.
23 A. I don't know.
4 Q. Is there a name?
5 A. David Perez.
8 '09 assignment?
9 A. No.
13 A. Yes.
IS your name?
19 after?
20 A. Before.
23 A. Correct.
2 A. Yes.
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. You were.
lOA. Correct.
13 A. Correct.
17 A. No.
19 entity?
20 A. No.
A- Correct.
3 president, correct?
4 A- Yes.
6 (Document marked as
10 at that, please.
13 A. Briefly.
16 A- Yes.
17 Q. It's a copy?
18 A- Yes.
20 page?
21 A- Yes, it is.
23 A- Yes.
debtor?
2 A Yes, it is.
5 A. Correct.
7 correct?
8 A Correct.
15 comer.
16 A Okay.
20 Proof of Claim.
23 A ldon't.
4 notice.
7 A. I don't know.
9 A. I don't know.
11 Sjolander is?
12 A. No.
14 A. I don't-
24 it.
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4 A. Myattomey.
6 A. No.
8 break:.
IS matter.
19 BY MR. O'CONNOR:
22 located?
24 custody of it.
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4 A. I don't recall.
6 A. I don't recall.
8 A. I think so.
10 memory?
17 A. This morning.
18 Q. Where is it?
20 Q. Where is it?
22 office.
24 Boston?
34
A. Uh-hum.
13 A. No, I don't.
IS New York?
17 Q. All right.
19 A. Yes.
20 Q. Is it in Texas?
3 remember.
6 A. Yes.
8 next exhibit.
9 (Document marked as
12 filed?
13 A. Yes.
14 Q. Exhibit 4, correct?
IS A. That's correct.
17 A. Yes.
A. No.
5 Rivers.
10 assignment?
II A. Right.
14 A. Yes.
IS Q. Who?
20 Execution Team.
22 A. No.
24 A. Jeannette Grodsky.
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7 A. Correct.
9 A. No.
11 A. No.
13 read it?
20 A. Documents.
21 Q. Documents.
22 A. Correct.
23 Q. Any documents.
4 A. That's correct.
6 A. That's correct.
11 of the affidavit.
19 vice president.
20 Q. So it's false?
4 York.
7 A. No.
9 A. Yes.
11 A. Correct.
19 assignments of mortgages."
21 it?
23 New York.
3 A. Correct.
12 A. No.
14 A. That's right.
16 A. That's right.
18 affidavit?
19 A. Yes.
3 statements, right?
12 Attorney.
23 A. No.
2 Attorney"?
3 A. No.
8 A. No.
11 District of Massachusetts"?
12 A. Yes.
22 false, correct?
23 A. Correct.
3 A. I don't know.
II A. Correct.
IS proceedings?
16 A. I don't know.
19 A. I don't know.
21 Registries of Deeds?
22 A. I don't know.
BY MR. O'CONNOR:
6 A. Idon't.
10 please.
II (Document marked as
18 herself.
22 portion of Paragraph 8.
6 Trustee."
8 correct, Ma'am?
11 A. That's correct.
12 Q. It's false.
13 A. Right.
21 A. My attorney's office.
23 A. Catalina Azuero.
5 representing you?
13 A. I don't know.
14 Q. Youdon'tknow?
18 A. Do I need to?
24 A. (Witness complies)
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2 that affidavit?
3 A. No.
5 signed it?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Who?
9 Myra.
10 Q. Is that a co-worker?
13 A. That is correct.
19 A. No,hewasn'tthere.
22 facility.
24 deposition?
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7 Bank: of America -
10 witness-
12 MS.AZUERO: We do.
21 of the note and where the note went from, from point
22 to point.
4 the deposition.
6 information.
8 you can ask: her about the process, which she can
IS BY MR.. O'CONNOR:
19 A. That is correct.
22 A. Well, California.
2 facility?
3 A. Idon't.
6 A. That's correct.
9 A. I don't know.
17 objection?
10 collected it.
19 that facility.
24 know.
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11 America's possession.
18 insufficient.
5 mentioned.
8 topics?
19 to No.2.
II CROSS EXAMINATION
12 BY MS. AZUERO:
20 A. Uh-hum.
3 gave it to you?
9 agent.
4 A. Yes.
6 this?
8 take place.
II A. Absolutely.
14 it?
21 your workday?
23 sign.
5 A. That's correct.
7 Proof of Claim.
IS of Attorney?
17 mentioned.
20 you sign?
21 A. Yes, absolutely.
A. That's correct.
5 A. That is correct.
7 something otherwise?
8 A. That's correct.
13 A. That's correct.
17 back, then.
20 A. Yes.
23 A. Yes.
2 A. It's possible.
6 dohappen?
7 A. Yes.
10 A. Yes.
13 A. Yes.
17 A. Yes.
19 A. Yes.
22 A. Yes.
A. Yes.
5 them?
6 A. Yes.
8 questions.
9 REDIRECT EXAMINATION
10 BY MR. O'CONNOR:
14 A. Yes.
19 that?
21 Team management.
24 A. David Perez.
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Q. Anyone else?
2 A. No.
4 A. I don't remember.
5 Q. Was it recently?
8 topic arose?
12 A. For my deposition.
14 America?
15 A. Yes.
17 electronic?
18 A. It's electronic.
20 stub?
24 paycheck?
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2 it.
4 A. Yes.
6 A. Briefly.
9 A. No.
12 A. That's correct.
16 A. Yes.
A. That's correct.
4 A. That's correct.
6 my earlier co=ents.
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CERTIFICATE
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS)
2 SUFFOLK, SS.
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