Ike Perlmutter Motion, Part 2

There has been no discussion with Perlmutter regarding the suit other than to say that there is a
suit. He did not want to discuss it and does not know whether he is assisting Karen with the suit.
Perlmutter plays tennis and continues to speak highly of her.
He has heard in general discussion at High Ridge Country Club that the defendants are trying to
get Karen fired. The other members from the Residences are Postal, Sloan, Granoff, Gales and
Peerenboom, but he denied that any of them made the comment. He did not have any information
regarding Karen's real estate license and did not know whether these issues arose coincidental
with that.
He heard that the Mathesons were trying to get Karen fired because of competition with Mrs.
Matheson's real estate business. He is not aware that she had a monopoly and has no knowledge
that the allegations are true. He did not hear the same about Peerenboom.
Matheson hire Bob Moore to investigate the tennis program with the Town of Palm Beach? He
knew of no retention or any authority extended by the HOA.
He has heard about letters slandering Peerenboom, alleging despicable acts, but has not seen any
of them. He would not consider anything in the letter at issue to be despicable. He has no idea
who authored or distributed the letters. No one believes it. He does not know anyone who has
such ill feelings toward Peerenboom.
EXHIBITS: Board minutes and the letter that provides the basis for the suiL
EFFECT ON LIABILITY EXPOSURE: The decision was made not to attempt to impeach
these witnesses, since they tried hard to distance themselves from any testimony that would be
harmful to our defense.
Richard Bornstein established the basic elements of the qualified privilege and confirmed that all
communications respecting the subject letter were expected from a director and intended to
resolve the problems at the HOA regarding the tennis director. His testimony confirmed the
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qualified privilege. He had no direct knowledge of actual malice .
EFFECT ON DAMAGES EXPOSURE: The plaintiffs reputation and popularity remain intact.
STRATEGY, PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS: We will move ahead with the depositions
of the Perlmutters, which will be important. I will send a §57.105 letter to the plaintiffs to set
them up for a claim for attorney's fees. I recommend that we-also file a proposal for settlement in
the amount of $100. I recommend that we delay the motion for summary judgment untU the
Perlmutter depositions have been completed.
Cordially,
William M. Douberley
cc: Harold Peerenboom
BSKS DOUBERLEY 000168

EXHIBIT 16
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 502013CA015257XXXXAI

502015CA001012XXXXAI
HAROLD PEERENBOOM,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ISAAC ("IKE")PERLMUTTER,
LAURA PERLMUTTER, and
JOHN/JANE DOES 1 to 10,
Defendants.
__________________________/
HEARING HELD BEFORE THE HONORABLE JUDGE SASSER
APRIL 8, 2016
1:30 P.M. TO 4:25 P.M.
PALM BEACH COUNTY COURTHOUSE

205 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
COURTROOM 9D
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
REPORTED BY:
MELISSA KALLAS
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF FLORIDA
Sasser, Honorable Meenu 04-08-2016 Page 2 of 161
1 APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
2 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF:
3 ROY BLACK, ESQUIRE

JARED M. LOPEZ, ESQUIRE
4 BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STRUMPF, PA
201 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
5 SUITE 1300
RBLACK@ROYBLACK.COM
6 JLOPEZ@ROYBLACK.COM
JQUINN@ROYBLACK.COM
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ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTS:
8
MICHAEL BOWEN, ESQUIRE
9 JONATHAN E. MINSKER, ESQUIRE
BRADLEY P. LERMAN ESQUIRE
10 1441 BRICKELL AVENUE
SUITE 1420
11 MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
305-377-1666
12 JMINSKER@KASOWITZ.COM
BLERMAN@KASOWITZ.COM
13 MBOWEN@KASOWITZ.COM
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1 INDEX OF EXAMINATION
2 OPENING STATEMENTS
BY MR. BLACK: 7
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BY MR. BOWEN: 12
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5 WITNESS: HAROLD PEERENBOOM
6 DIRECT EXAMINATION:
By Mr. Black: 24
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WITNESS: DETECTIVE LARRY MENNITI
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DIRECT EXAMINATION:
10 By Mr. Bowen: 112
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1 Q. They had to sit in a specific chair in front
2 of a specific table?
3 A. Yes. At a table yes, at a chair, no.
4 Q. That was all part of your plan, wasn't it?
5 A. More specific?
6 Q. The plan was to get them in that chair,
7 sitting in front of that table, so you could take their
8 DNA?
9 A. Yes.
10 Q. Now you have had quite a bit of litigation in
11 your time, haven't you?
12 A. Yes.
13 Q. You know how courts operate?
14 A. Generally.
15 Q. You know that documents, when they are used in
16 court, are marked as exhibits?
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. Now, the papers used by Mr. Sinke and Mr.
19 Douberley at this deposition, were not marked as
20 exhibits, were they?
21 A. I don't recall go.
22 MR. BLACK: Please put up Defendant's Exhibit
23 8-2 A.
24 MR. BOWEN: Can I interrupt for a second, just
25 in terms of orderly process, I would like to see

1 involved in any conversations with him to the best of my
2 knowledge with Mr. Douberley, that I could recall.
3 Q. But you spoke to Mr. Sinke before the
4 deposition, didn't you?
5 A. No, I said hello to him, there's no specifics.
6 Q. Now, Speckin Forensics, it is run by a man
7 named "Eric Speckin," correct?
8 A. Yes.
9 Q. You had spoken to him before this?
10 A. Yes.
11 Q. He's the one that sent Sinke to the
12 deposition?
13 A. Yes.
14 Q. In order to get the DNA?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. The intent was once you get the DNA, was to
17 analyze it and have it tested?
18 A. Yes.
19 Q. Let me show you an excerpt from Mr.
20 Perlmutter's deposition, Exhibit 13.
21 MR. BOWEN: Your Honor, I have an objection to
22 the use of this excerpt.
23 THE COURT: What is the legal basis?
24 MR. BOWEN: Judge, I believe Judge Cox, who
25 was residing over this Kay-Dee action, signed an

1 A. I remember it was a very difficult situation
2 where they tried to extort money from me, but I don't
3 remember what happened other than my wife and my mother-
4 in-law asked me not to pursue civil after they perjured
5 themselves in court, that is all I recall, sir.
6 Q. Are you saying that you don't recall filing
7 this civil suit?
8 A. I'm saying "I don't recall."
9 Q. Let's go back to the bottom of the response,
10 and the second one. Isn't it a fact that just asking
11 for documents is sanctionable misconduct, what would you
12 call taking somebody's biological material at a
13 deposition?
14 A. I was not aware it was an offense.
15 Q. Mr. & Mrs. Perlmutter's biological material
16 was taken under false pretenses, wasn't it?
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. Is it wrong to deceive people?
19 A. Yes.
20 Q. Is it wrong to lie to them?
21 A. I did not lie.
22 Q. Can you deceive people in good faith?
23 A. I was led to believe by the police and the
24 lawyer, if they discarded items, we were allowed to pick
25 them up, I was going with what I was aware.

1 Q. You are a member of Mar-a-Lago?
2 A. Yes.
3 Q. Could you go into the dining room there and
4 take Donald trump's DNA?
5 A. No.
6 Q. Why not?
7 A. I'm not allowed to, I'm told that by my
8 lawyers.
9 Q. Before you were told, would it be all right,
10 because you were ignorant of the law, would you think it
11 would be all right to go in and take his DNA?
12 A. We were going to do that at Cafe Europe, the
13 difference between the two of them is that the owner of
14 the restaurant arranged that with the police, I would
15 have had to get permission from Mar-a-Lago to do this.
16 Q. There were no police officers at the
17 Perlmutter deposition?
18 A. No.
19 Q. There were no police officers to collect the
20 information at the Perlmutter deposition?
21 A. No.
22 Q. It was only a private person hired by you?
23 A. By Mr. Speckin.
24 Q. You hired Mr. Speckin?
25 A. I asked Mr. Speckin to follow the directions

1 of the Detective Menniti to please make sure that any
2 information that you pick up is done in a secure manner
3 by a certified individual.
4 Q. Did you hire Mr. Speckin?
5 A. Yes, I did.
6 Q. And Mr. Speckin on your behalf sent Michael
7 Sinke to the deposition?
8 A. Yes.
9 Q. Why didn't the police go?
10 A. I don't know.
11 Q. You know DNA contains a lot of personal
12 information about people?
13 A. Yes.
14 Q. It can tell if they are susceptible to
15 diseases?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. Alzheimer's?
18 A. Yes.
19 Q. Whether or not they ever mental problems?
20 A. I have no idea.
21 Q. This is fairly personal information, isn't it?
22 A. Yes.
23 Q. It is like your medical records?
24 A. Yes.
25 Q. You have a company called WW Work?

EXHIBIT 17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 502013CA015257XXXXAI

HAROLD PEERENBOOM,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ISAAC ("IKE")PERLMUTTER,
LAURA PERLMUTTER, and
JOHN/JANE DOES 1 to 10,
Defendants.
__________________________/
HEARING HELD BEFORE THE HONORABLE JUDGE SASSER
APRIL 25, 2016

3:02 P.M. TO 4:19 P.M.
PALM BEACH COUNTY COURTHOUSE

COURTROOM 9D
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
REPORTED BY:
MELISSA KALLAS
1 APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
2 ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTS:
3 ROY BLACK, ESQUIRE

JARED M. LOPEZ, ESQUIRE
4 BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STRUMPF, PA
201 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
5 SUITE 1300
RBLACK@ROYBLACK.COM
6 JLOPEZ@ROYBLACK.COM
JQUINN@ROYBLACK.COM
7
ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF:
8
MICHAEL BOWEN, ESQUIRE
9 KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN, PA
1441 BRICKELL AVENUE
10 SUITE 1420
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
11 305-377-1666
JMINSKER@KASOWITZ.COM
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MBOWEN@KASOWITZ.COM
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1 INDEX OF EXAMINATION
2 WITNESS: HAROLD PEERENBOOM

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1 Q. And he sent down this man from Michigan at
2 great expense, right?
3 A. Yes, 5 grand.
4 Q. With special paper?
5 A. I knew about the bottle at all times.
6 Q. With special paper?
7 A. I repeat. I have no recollection of when
8 exactly in that room he told me, all I recall is that
9 they asked me not to touch the paper.
10 Q. Why did they keep you in the dark about
11 getting the DNA, that is what they were hired for?
12 A. Well, there were other people in the room,
13 sir, when I walked in.
14 Q. But you had many conversations with Erich
15 Speckin?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. Didn't he tell you that they set this whole
18 thing up with somebody from Michigan with special paper
19 to collect the DNA?
20 A. I have no recollection of that conversation.
21 Q. Well, when did you find out?
22 A. I recall, it happened at the deposition.
23 Q. At the deposition, they told you they were
24 getting the DNA with that paper?
25 A. No.
EXHIBIT 18
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EXHIBIT 19
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 502013CA015257XXXXMBAI

(CONSOLIDATED FOR DISCOVERY PURPOSES ONLY)
HAROLD PEERENBOOM,
Plaintiff,
vs-
ISAAC ("IKE") PERLMUTTER and

LAURA PERLMUTTER,
Defendants.
____________________________________/
ISAAC ("IKE") PERLMUTTER and

LAURA PERLMUTTER,
Counter-Plaintiffs,
vs-
HAROLD PEERENBOOM, et al,
Counter-Defendants.
_____________________________________/
EVIDENTIARY HEARING
BEFORE THE HONORABLE MEENU SASSER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017
1:30 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
PALM BEACH COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COURTROOM 9C

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401
REPORTED BY:
VICTORIA AIELLO MILLER, COURT REPORTER
Sasser, Honorable Meenu 10-10-2017
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1 Q. And you read Mr. Peerenboom's testimony? 1 record.

2 A. At some point I read it. Not carefully. 2 BY MR. BLACK:
3 Q. Did you read Mr. Peerenboom's testimony? 3 Q. All right. Please turn to the next exhibit
4 A. I doubt that I read it word for word, no. 4 which is 408-F. They is part of Mr. Peerenboom's
5 Q. Okay. You read Detective Menitti's testimony? 5 testimony of April 8, 2016 which is part of this record.
6 A. No. 6 Mr. Peerenboom under questioning:
7 Q. You did not? 7 Question: "Mr. and Mrs. Perlmutter's
8 A. No. 8 biological material was taken under false pretenses,
9 Q. Well, when we were here last time, at page 165 9 wasn't it?"
10 of the record, you said, "Anyway, we didn't know about 10 Answer: "Yes."
11 it. And looking back on it, you wonder why somebody 11 Question: "Is it wrong to deceive people?"
12 didn't raise a flag if it was such an issue. And I 12 Answer: "Yes."
13 think Menitti testified he never heard of it." Now, 13 Are you aware that Mr. Peerenboom testified to
14 where did you get that idea as to what Menitti testified 14 that under oath in this courtroom?
15 to? 15 A. No.
16 A. From one of the attorneys or from my client. 16 Q. And that that's part of this record?
17 Q. Mr. Peerenboom told you that? 17 A. If you say it is. I don't-- I assume it is
18 A. I don't know where I got it, but I do remember 18 part of the record but that's not what I was referring
19 that someone made reference to the fact that he didn't 19 to. That's not the record I'm referring to.
20 remember some things that are in e-mails. I have 20 Q. Yes, but isn't it a fact that he is exactly
21 reviewed e-mails carefully but not testimony. 21 right? The Perlmutters' biological material was taken
22 Q. All right. And then last time, let me show 22 under false pretenses, wasn't it?
23 you so we don't -- Let me have the first set. I have a 23 A. Yes.
24 set of exhibits that I will hand up to you that will 24 Q. Isn't it-- Well, let me back up.
25 make it quicker to go through. 25 A. No pretenses were made. Because your next
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1 At page, take a look at Exhibit 919-B, at page 1 question it is wrong to lie to them. And he said I did
2 166 of your testimony. Do you recall testifying that, 2 not lie, and that's true. No one lied to anybody. The
3 "The deposition simply provided an opportunity for the 3 fact is, nobody raised the issue.
4 client to take forensic evidence. How anybody could 4 Q. Oh, so I understand your defense that nobody
5 think this was, this was contrived to schedule a 5 ever called you out for anything so therefore it was
6 deposition for that purpose isn't reading the record." 6 acceptable; is that what you're telling us?
7 You're talking about the record in this case, correct? 7 A. I think that if something untoward is going on
8 A. The record in this hearing. 8 in the presence of a strange person, it certainly could
9 Q. Well, this hearing didn't have a record yet. 9 have been brought up. But that's different from
10 It's the record in this case that the Court's order is 10 deceiving. Deceiving is outright lying to somebody and
11 based on, isn't it? 11 no one was lied to here.
12 A. No, that's not the record I was referring to. 12 Q. Well, let's examine that.
13 Q. Well -- 13 A. Surreptitious is different.
14 A. We were making a record at that hearing. 14 Q. Surreptitious is different --
15 Q. Yes, but you were saying how in the world 15 A. To me.
16 could the judge find that the crime fraud applied based 16 Q. -- than deceptive, right?
17 on the record of this case. And the record of this case 17 A. To me.
18 was formulated in August-- excuse me, April and May of 18 Q. To you. Okay. You used what looked like a
19 2016. You were just adding to it, weren't you? 19 real exhibit and handed it to the Perlmutters; isn't
20 MR. BACHI: Object to the form of the 20 that correct?
21 question, the narrative and mischaracterizing the 21 A. It was a real exhibit.
22 witness' testimony. 22 Q. It wasn't marked as an exhibit, was it?
23 THE COURT: Overruled. You can answer. 23 A. It didn't have to be marked. It was an
24 THE WITNESS: Yeah. I'm looking at the 24 exhibit.
25 context. I think that that referred to the entire 25 Q. Look at Exhibit 802-A. Let's take a look at
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1 this exhibit that you used. Turn a couple of pages. 1 Q. And you instructed Sherry Schwartz not to
2 Let's leave it right there. This is the so-called 2 touch it?
3 exhibit, right? It doesn't have an exhibit sticker on 3 A. Correct.
4 it, does it? 4 Q. You never disclosed what the real purpose of
5 A. I think we've agreed that there was no exhibit 5 this so-called exhibit was, did you?
6 stickers for the deposition. 6 MR. BACHI: Object to the form, ambiguous as
7 Q. Right. Let me ask you this: How many 7 to the real purpose.
8 exhibits have you ever seen that have a stamp: 8 THE COURT: Overruled. You can answer.
9 "Caution, evidence chemically treated. Handle with 9 THE WITNESS: The real purpose obviously was
10 gloves." How many exhibits have you ever seen like 10 to find if they could recognize those terms and to
11 that? 11 take false testimony if they denied they knew
12 A. You do know that that was put on by the 12 anything about them.
13 lab -- 13 BY MR. BLACK:
14 Q. Sure. 14 Q. So that's what you say the purpose of this
15 A. -- after the deposition. 15 exhibit was?
16 Q. Of course. You didn't do it ahead of time 16 A. It was.
17 because that be telling people what were you were doing. 17 Q. The so-called exhibit?
18 Yes, this was done afterwards. 18 A. It was. And it was so that the technician to
19 A. During the testing process. 19 could take fingerprints if any could be found.
20 Q. Yes. And you knew they were going to do this, 20 Q. And the reason-- Isn't is it a fact the reason
21 right? 21 it wasn't marked is so Sinke could take it away after
22 A. I didn't know what they were going to do. 22 the deposition?
23 Q. You knew they were going to test this for DNA, 23 A. Yes. It eliminated a potential complication.
24 didn't you? 24 Q. It eliminated the complication of giving it to
25 A. I assumed that someone would, but I didn't 25 the court reporter and making it part of the record,
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1 know who was going to test it and what process they 1 right, that complication?
2 would use. 2 A. Most depositions, the exhibits are retained by
3 Q. Let's make it clear for the record. When you 3 me when they're my exhibits, and everybody agrees to it.
4 helped get the DNA, you knew the purpose of getting it 4 You make a copy and send it to them.
5 was to test it; isn't that correct? 5 So it wouldn't have mattered that much if it
6 A. Didn't help get DNA. 6 was marked except that you end up having more handling.
7 Q. You deny that you helped get DNA? 7 I had many-- You know, they ended up being of no
8 A. Correct. I provided an opportunity for a 8 evidentiary value in the case because he denied knowing
9 technician to take bottles and to take these papers, but 9 anything about them.
10 not to get DNA. 10 Q. All right. And the reason it wasn't marked,
11 Q. This was prepared by Mr. Sinke, right? 11 let me see if I can make this clear. The reason it
12 A. I assume so. He gave it to me. 12 wasn't marked is so the technician could take that with
13 Q. Not by a lawyer? 13 him back to the lab; isn't that correct?
14 A. Correct. 14 A. Yes.
15 Q. This was not prepared by a lawyer as an 15 Q. And let me show you Exhibit 22-A or I think it
16 exhibit in take deposition? 16 should be your next exhibit. This is your questioning
17 A. Most exhibits are not prepared, they're real 17 of Mr. Perlmutter at his deposition. And you asked him,
18 evidence, but, no. 18 "So I'm just going to go to these, see if you can help
19 Q. This was prepared by a technician for one 19 us with these crazy phrases." That was deceptive,
20 purpose, to get biological material from the 20 wasn't it?
21 Perlmutters; isn't that correct? 21 A. No.
22 A. Fingerprints. 22 Q. "Yes, sir."
23 Q. And not only then, you had to be instructed on 23 Question: "You speak Hebrew, right?" "Yes,
24 how to handle it, right? 24 sir." "And probably some Yiddish back there?" "Yes,
25 A. Keep my fingerprints off, correct. 25 sir." "So maybe you can help us. These are separate.
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1 depositions but -- 1 see if it was marked.

2 A. I don't believe that for a minute, but go 2 THE COURT: Hold up. Objection is overruled.
3 ahead. 3 You can answer, Mr. Douberley. You can
4 Q. Yeah, finessing is just a fancy word for 4 explain.
5 deceiving them. 5 THE WITNESS: Yeah. My point is, they were
6 A. No. 6 marked at my request, but I don't think I pulled
7 Q. You fooled them? 7 out the letter. I think that it was done by
8 A. No. 8 Mesches.
9 MR. BACHI: Objection. This is argumentative. 9 And he was ready to mark it and make it a part
10 THE COURT: All right. 10 of the record, and I said mark it, but I don't
11 THE WITNESS: I don't take it that way. 11 want-- I don't want to have it a part of the
12 BY MR. BLACK: 12 record.
13 Q. Well, let me show you your Exhibit 85. This 13 These had not been made public yet at that
14 is an e-mail to Tracy Murphy and attaches a report. And 14 point, and we didn't want anybody seeing what had
15 if we could turn to page 3 of the report, if we can 15 been said about it.
16 highlight that, now this is the proper way of handling 16 BY MR. BLACK:
17 exhibits, correct? 17 Q. So the way to handle it was to mark it and
18 A. If it's material. If it's a material-- If it 18 have an agreement with the other side that you could
19 turns out to be a material exhibit. 19 retain them in your file; isn't that right?
20 Q. This is about Mr. Davidow's deposition, isn't 20 A. That's the common way of doing it.
21 it? 21 Q. That's the common way of doing it, but you
22 A. Yes, and it's thousands of pages of documents. 22 didn't do that with the Perlmutters, right?
23 Q. It was done at or around, I think it was done 23 A. Right.
24 in January right before the Perlmutters' deposition? 24 Q. Please take a look at Exhibit 121-B, and if
25 A. Yes. 25 you could put that up. And if we could just have the
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1 MR. BACHI: Objection. That mischaracterizes 1 first section there. Doesn't the rule require
2 the record. 2 "Documents and things produced for inspection during the
3 BY MR. BLACK: 3 examination of the witnesses shall be marked for
4 Q. Well, when was it taken? 4 identification"?
5 A. Bornstein before, I guess, and Davidow after. 5 A. I never read it that way.
6 Q. When was Davidow taken? 6 MR. BACHI: Your Honor, the title of this
7 A. I think it was the next one after. 7 says, "In foreign countries." I'm not sure--
8 Q. All right. So it was at or around the same 8 THE WITNESS: Where are you reading from?
9 time? 9 MR. BLAKC: I'm sorry, it's highlighting the
10 A. We had the series of people who were involved 10 wrong thing.
11 in the litigation, in the Kay-Dee litigation that were 11 THE COURT: I think he's reading 1.310 which
12 to be deposed all together. 12 is the rule.
13 Q. So it was at or around the same time as the 13 BY MR. BLACK:
14 Perlmutters' depositions? 14 Q. Look at 1.310(f)(1), page 65. Sorry, I didn't
15 A. After, yes. 15 realize. If we can get to (f)(1) of that. Thank you.
16 Q. And this one, you didn't want the letters, the 16 It says there starting on the third line, "Documents and
17 hate mail to be marked, to be part of the record? 17 things produced for inspection during the examination of
18 A. Right. 18 the witness shall be marked for identification and
19 Q. But you marked them nevertheless? 19 annexed to and returned with the deposition." Is that
20 A. I think that's because-- 20 correct?
21 Q. I didn't ask because, I said you marked them 21 MR. BACHI: Objection, that's an incomplete
22 nevertheless? 22 reading of that.
23 A. No. 23 BY MR. BLACK:
24 MR. BACHI: Objection. That mischaracterizes 24 Q. Okay. "-- upon the request of a party, it may
25 the document. We should look at the document to 25 be inspected and copied by any party except that the
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1 that the Perlmutters were private people and it would be 1 Q. And the court says that they should be given,
2 too hard to pick up their garbage? 2 in the middle of that paragraph, they should be given
3 A. I never said that. 3 the opportunity to articulate any specific privacy
4 Q. Please take a look at 919-C. If you could 4 concerns so the court can fashion rules to address the
5 turn to page 174 at the bottom and 175 at the top. 5 issue?
6 Now, last time you testified about why you 6 A. Well, you're reading from the opinion. I'm
7 didn't file a motion to have the Perlmutters give their 7 not going to try to paraphrase it.
8 DNA. Your answer was: 8 Q. All right. You're familiar with Rule 1.360,
9 "I didn't have time to go through some court 9 aren't you?
10 process. I knew what kind of fight would be put up on 10 A. Not off the top of my head, no.
11 the another side that would just complicate our lives." 11 Q. You know that there's a rule for which you can
12 Is that what you testified to? 12 require people to undergo on physical examination, don't
13 A. Yes. 13 you?
14 Q. And I think you testified you took the DNA 14 A. Yes.
15 surreptitiously because it would be too much time and 15 Q. And you have to file a motion in that rule,
16 difficulty to actually go to a judge. Have I said that 16 right?
17 accurately? 17 A. If it's an exam by a doctor, yes.
18 A. "It would complicate our lives." That's what 18 Q. And you have to prove to the court that what
19 I said. 19 you're asking to be examined is relevant to the cause of
20 Q. All right. And please take a look at 20 action in the case?
21 Defendant's Exhibit 28-2. You see that this is a 21 A. If challenged, yes.
22 Florida Appellate Court decision? 22 Q. And you have to show good cause, don't you?
23 A. Yes. 23 A. Yes.
24 Q. If you could turn to page 5 at the bottom of 24 Q. Now, when you talked about this being
25 the page and take a look at the first sentence in the 25 inconvenient and a real problem, you didn't want to go
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1 middle of that paragraph. The court says that you can 1 to court, did you?
2 file a motion-- Excuse me. You can get a buccal swab 2 A. Oh, it would take months.
3 for DNA if you satisfy the good cause and in controversy 3 Q. Right. It would be too much trouble?
4 requirements of Rule 1.360. 4 A. Well, it would just take months. You know,
5 MR. BACHI: Objection, Your Honor. This is 5 everything is moving a pace. We're trying to get to
6 legal argument and there is no predicate that this 6 summary judgment and we don't want this complication.
7 has anything to do with their case. 7 Q. So you just don't follow the rules or the
8 THE COURT: Overruled. You can answer. 8 cases because it's inconvenient, it would take too much
9 THE WITNESS: I'm not-- I can't paraphrase 9 time; is that right?
10 this opinion. 10 MR. BACHI: Objection. That's argumentative
11 BY MR. BLACK: 11 and mischaracterizes what occurred.
12 Q. All right. And then if you look at the bottom 12 THE COURTT: Overruled. You can answer.
13 of the highlighting it says: 13 THE WITNESS: No, that's not right. And it is
14 "Additionally, without specifically analyzing 14 argumentative.
15 its applicability, courts in this state have looked to 15 BY MR. BLACK:
16 Rule 1.360 to determine the propriety of orders 16 Q. Well, thank you. But, Mr. Douberley, can you
17 requiring DNA testing when the testing was not ordered 17 just ignore the rules when you think they would be too
18 pursuant to a particular statute provided for such 18 much trouble?
19 testing." And cites a number of cases. Do you see that? 19 A. No rule required --
20 A. Yes. 20 Q. No rule required --
21 Q. And if we could go to page 8. Do you see 21 A. --the court's approval to pick up a bottle
22 where it says that: 22 after a deposition.
23 "Adrian and Evelyn have a privacy interest 23 Q. Do you think that you defrauded the court of
24 they seek to protect." 24 its opportunity to rule on this matter before you seized
25 A. That's what the court said in this opinion. 25 somebody's DNA and had it tested?
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1 A. No. 1 A. The case is on parallel tracks. That point

2 Q. Do you think that it violated your ethical 2 was made. Mr. Peerenboom had said to Menitti, I want
3 rules not to follow the rules of procedure in asking a 3 the criminal process to finish before I initiate civil.
4 judge to make a determination on this? 4 Well, as it turned out, he didn't, but that's the
5 A. I don't agree that the rule requires it. 5 mindset at the point.
6 Q. And you said that, what, "they would put up a 6 So, the difficulty is the police need a DNA
7 fight;" is that right? 7 sample that they can take samples of. They don't want
8 A. Well we could expect it. Look at this case. 8 to pay for the testing. They need chain of custody.
9 Q. Right. You knew that there would be a 9 And this solved the problems, but it was all to go to
10 dispute? 10 postal inspectors and the police.
11 A. Monumental fight, yes. 11 Q. Good. Did you ensure yourself that this DNA
12 Q. And aren't judges there to settle disputes? 12 went to the police and the postal inspectors?
13 A. They are if you have to go that route. 13 A. No, I didn't handle it after it was taken.
14 Q. You don't think that the Perlmutters had a 14 Q. You did nothing to ensure that, did you?
15 privacy right in their DNA? 15 A. No.
16 A. No. Not from something that's left at a 16 Q. Did you talk to Detective Menitti?
17 deposition or something that they handled and left 17 A. Never.
18 there. 18 Q. Did you talk to the postal inspectors?
19 Q. Please take a look at footnote 7 of Doe v. 19 A. No.
20 SunTrust. 20 Q. Did you talk to these so-called lawyers
21 MR. BACHI: Your Honor, I renew my objection 21 representing Mr. Peerenboom?
22 as having legal arguments with counsel. 22 A. Why do you call them so-called?
23 THE COURT: Overruled. 23 Q. I'm sorry. That was a misstatement. Did you
24 BY MR. BLACK: 24 talk to the lawyers who were representing Mr. Peerenboom
25 Q. Do you see that? It says that genetic testing 25 in this DNA investigation?
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1 should be afforded the same confidentiality afforded to 1 A. No.

2 medical records? 2 Q. The only person you talked to was Harold
3 MR. BACHI: Objection. That's irrelevant 3 Peerenboom, right?
4 testing. It's irrelevant. 4 A. Yes.
5 THE COURT: Overruled. He can answer. 5 Q. And you made no independent effort to ensure
6 THE WITNESS: Well, you jumped now to genetic 6 that Mr. and Mrs. Perlmutters' due process rights were
7 testing. 7 insured, did you?
8 BY MR. BLACK: 8 A. I was not aware of any due process rights
9 Q. I'm sorry? 9 connected with the collection of DNA.
10 A. You've moved now to testing. 10 Q. Now, due process is notice of what's going to
11 Q. Yes. You knew that this DNA was going to be 11 happen, right?
12 tested? 12 A. None was required.
13 A. But I didn't know by whom or where it was 13 Q. Due process is notice of what's going to
14 going to go. It was supposed-- As far as I knew, it was 14 happen, right?
15 going to the police and that's exactly what happened. 15 A. If it's required, yes.
16 Q. Well, actually, it didn't to go the police. 16 Q. And given an opportunity to respond, correct?
17 It went to a-- 17 A. Yes, if it's required.
18 A. Well, I expected it to go to the police and 18 Q. And you demanded that for yourself, didn't
19 that's all that's relevant. 19 you?
20 Q. Oh, you didn't care where it went, did you? 20 A. I did.
21 A. Yes. He was represented by very capable 21 Q. And that's what you did in this certiorari.
22 attorneys and very capable experienced investigators who 22 You demanded your due process rights but you denied it
23 knew what they should be doing, and I expected them to 23 to the Perlmutters, didn't you?
24 follow the rules. 24 A. Because there was no right that I recognized.
25 Q. You expected them to follows the rules, right? 25 Q. I know you didn't recognize it but the Rules
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1 of Civil Procedure in Florida do, don't they? 1 know either, they were sending somebody down who was
2 A. No. 2 experienced in preserving chain of custody.
3 MR. BACHI: Objection. This is argumentative. 3 Q. Did you talk to Reesor?
4 THE WITNESS: This answer is no. 4 A. No.
5 THE COURT: That's overruled. He's already 5 Q. So the only person you ever communicated with
6 answered. 6 about all these ideas was Harold Peerenboom?
7 BY MR. BLACK: 7 A. Yes. I wasn't that involved in it.
8 Q. Why did the DNA have to be taken secretly? 8 Q. If we could put up, take a look at 174-H. If
9 A. It didn't have to be. We couldn't expect him 9 you could put that up, page 16.
10 to do it voluntarily. 10 When I took your deposition, you said you
11 Q. Why not? Why didn't you ask? 11 refused to answer the question as to why it was done
12 A. Why hasn't he done it since then? 12 secretly saying it went to your strategy. What strategy
13 Q. Why didn't you ask? 13 was that?
14 A. Because we know the answer. 14 A. You reading something different than I am?
15 Q. Why? You mean, you assumed that they would 15 Q. Well, take a moment to read it.
16 say no. 16 A. Goes to my thought process. And later it says
17 A. That's correct. Witness the fact he took his 17 goes to my strategy, which was my thought process and
18 bottle with him. He's nothing going to give anything 18 goes to conversations with my client.
19 up. 19 Q. And what was the conversation with the client
20 Q. So that means you knew they wouldn't consent? 20 that you declined to tell us about at the deposition?
21 A. Correct. 21 A. I don't know that we discussed why it had to
22 Q. And you despite the fact you knew they 22 be done secretly, we just assumed that rather than
23 wouldn't consent to DNA, the collection of their DNA, 23 having some hue and cry coming from the witness, we had
24 and the testing of their DNA, you went ahead and did it 24 a right to do this.
25 secretly, right? 25 Q. You said you declined to testify, that this
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1 A. Yes. The same as if I take surveillance. You 1 was privileged in some way?
2 don't ask people, can I take film of you leaving the 2 A. Okay.
3 deposition, you do it secretly. 3 Q. It goes to my strategy, it goes to
4 Q. Yeah, but they don't have rules about that 4 conversations with my client. So there must have been
5 where you have to have a judge make a decision before 5 some basis for you to invoke this privilege?
6 you can take substances from a person and test them? 6 A. I think I've just explained all that there
7 MR. BACHI: Objection, argumentative and 7 was.
8 mischaracterizes the rules. 8 Q. Now, the Perlmutters couldn't change their
9 THE COURT: All right. Sustained. 9 DNA, right?
10 BY MR. BLACK: 10 A. I assume not.
11 Q. So other than the fact they wouldn't agree, 11 Q. Right. Their genome is going to remain the
12 what was the strategy about doing this secretly? 12 same for the rest of their life?
13 A. So we could take samples from discarded 13 A. Yes.
14 materials without there being any fuss about it. We 14 Q. So, I mean, it's not like there was any need
15 were able to control it, I assume through this 15 to grab it right away?
16 technician, and he could take it and do the process that 16 A. If I expected it to be of any use to me
17 they are accustomed to doing. 17 whatsoever, as it turned out not to be, we couldn't go
18 Q. And this technician was an employee of 18 through some lengthy process, whatever that was. And I
19 Speckin, correct? 19 didn't research what the other process, what the court
20 A. I assume so, yes. 20 process would be.
21 Q. They told you-- Mr. Peerenboom told you that 21 Q. Oh, good. What use was it going to be to you?
22 Speckin was sending the technician? 22 A. Because I don't know that he-- I don't know
23 A. Yes, but I never knew the guy. Couldn't give 23 that -- He filed his suit somewhere in the same time
24 you his name if you asked me right now. But, yeah, I 24 frame. And that's really when we're off of any
25 knew they were-- I knew through Reesor, who I didn't 25 expectation of cooperation at that point because of the
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Re: Kay-Dee Sportswear, Inc. v. Matheson

Our File Number: 30116524
Date of Loss: I 0/01/20 l l
Claims Reference#: 014512003466
DEPOSITION REPORT
Dear Tracy:
The following is a summary report on the depositions.of Mr. and Mrs. Perlmutter.
Name of Deponent: Ike Perlmutter

Relationship to Parties: Witness
EVALUATION OF WITNESS: Mr. Perlmutter is one of the wealthiest men in the country and
• testified with a sense of self confidence.
He was born in Israel and became a citizen 38 years ago. He moved here 42 years ago. He
graduated from high school in Israel but has retained a strong accent.
He lives at Sloan's Curve, his permanent residence, and has had a place in NY for 35 years. He
also has a summer place in New Jersey. ·
He is CEO of Marvel Entertainment. He has not been a board member of a HOA but has served
on private company boards. His role was to please the shareholders and to make sure the
company follows the law.
KEY TESTIMONY REGARDING LIABILITY: He knows Matheson but is not a friend.

There is no particular issue that causes him not to associate with them. The deposition was the
first time he met Peerenboom, and he has no reason to dislike him.
He plays. tennis ·every other day; at one time he played every day. He sees Karen once in a
while--perhaps once a week. He paid her for a few lessons 15 years ago. He plays with outside
BSKS DOUBERLEY_ 000234

people-guests, who are better than him. They are not compensated, but Karen helped recruit
them.
He was at l or 2 SCHA meetings. Someone made some allegations that they should check what
she was making, to see when the contract expired, and see if can bring in someone else for less
money who is better. To him the money is not the issue; Karen knows how they play.
He is a very close friend of Karen's. He came to listen to get a better idea of what was happening.
Bornstein came to him and showed him a sheet, and asked if he knew anything about it. He asked .
can you help so we can resolve this. He shared' it with the president of SCHA (2000 Condo Assn),
Ira Hollenberg when he saw him at the swimming pool. Perlmutter asked; "Why do we have to
have this conflict?" He does not know how Bornstein got the document. He looked at it quickly
but was not offended by anything in it. He did not like Karen less as a result. Hollenberg shared it
with Davidow, the president of SCHA. He recalls seeing something else after the "facts" letter
but does not know who created it.
He discussed filing a suit with Karen. He was introduced to the attorney by Steve Rafael, a social
acquaintance. They both were upset about what was happening to Karen.
He said it was normal that there was jealously because of competition in real estate sales with
Monique Matheson, but no one has said that. Nothing was said by Monique herself. Karen said
she asked her to work for her, and he considered that to be a clever effort to control the Sloan's.
Curve market through Karen, who has the relationships. He knew that they had been friends but
did not know that Monique encouraged her to get her RE license. He said, "There is something
between Monique and Karen."
I:Ie said he was not sure about any of the allegations. His goal was to keep her on as tennis
director, and he believes that they still have problems. Matheson is the problem, not Peerenboom.
He ~eard comments from others, not from either qefendant or from Karen.
He and Steve said that they would back h_er and pay for her litigation. He does not know how
•
much he has paid. Rafael does not have a vendetta against or dislike for either defendant.
He does not beli~ve that people should have a right to give theitopinions without being sued. He
did agree that a ;board meeting is the proper forum for voicing concerns about tennis operations.
That does not represent defamation or slander.
He considers it to be greed and stupidity to disrupt this family but agreed that a suit is not the way
to achieve peace. He said that as long as the Mathesons stay in the community they will have
problems. He hired the best former administrator to go after Karen for zoning violations. He _
believes this occurred when Karen got_ a RE license.
KEY TESTIMONY REGARDING DAMAGES: He acknowledged that Karen never lost her
contract, but she had a health problem. After this incident the tennis shop was closed, Karen
could not give lessons, and they interviewed others for her job. He does not know why it was
closed but did not know if it was related to code violations or people coming from outside but
assumed it was because of some violation. She was losing money, having health problems, was a
single rri:other with 2 children, and had operated for 20 years without complaint, and now
everything had changed. He acknowledged that Karen closed for a few weeks in the smmner and
knew nothing about her actual income.
Name of Deponent : Laura Perlmutter

Relationship to Parties: Witness
EV ALVA TION OF WITNESS: She makes a good impression as a witness but had little to
offer. She was born in the Bronx. They bought their first home in Florida at Sloan's Curve in 87
or 88 ..
KEY TESTIMONY REGARDING LIABILITY:She knows Karen as a wonderful person,

mother, in her 50's, and has a dispute with a group that has an agenda . H plays tennis and has
enjoyed her services and cares deeply for her. She does not understand why they have
spearheaded a group to get rid of her.
There was a major meeting of SCHA with 150 there to support of Karen, and it was discussed.
She only has heard hearsay from people there: Matheson wanted the program to be let for bids to
at
someone else.She was not present the meeting in March or April 2011 and has not heard either
question the tennis program directly. It is all anyone talked about at the time. She cannot recall
who she has heard this from, Her husband was at the meeting. She spoke with him about it
briefly.
They occasio_nally have dinner with Karen and spoke about her problems: loss of revenue, upset.
She was told that everyone is supporting her and it will work itself out.
They did not discuss the defendants specifically. She did not encourage the lawsuit. (The
attorney said that he represents her for purposes of the deposition.) Her husband did not
encourage the suit, and her husband is paying her fees . She was not a part of that decision, but he
asked her to write the check. The attorney did not permit her to testify as to the amount paid. She
does not know how the attorney was selected and has not met with before her preparation for the
deposition. Karen did not discuss the suit with her,in advance of the suit being filed, nor did she
discuss the "facts"'Jetter. It was generally known that the defendants were spearheading the issues
with Karen.
She doesn't play tennis, but her husband plays 3 times per week. He plays with people who are
not members ofSCHA. Her checks are tc)Sloan's Curve Tennis, not to Kay-Dee or to I<.aren
directly. She had never heard of Kay-Dee before the day of the deposition. She has not seen the
tennis contract. She is aware that some people ~anted the contract to be put out to bids, but not
the defendants specifically. She was not aware that anyone said she would get the contract
anyway and was not aware with the requirements of the law. She disagreed with putting it out for
· bid, because the tennis program is one of the smooth thipgs that helps make the property valuable.
She did not think it was wrong for someone else to want it to be put out for bid. She did not
disagree with voicing opinions at a board meeting, including a desire to put the contract out for
bid. She saw the "facts" letter when shown to her by her husband. It was not at a dinner with the
Bornsteins, who are friends of theirs. He threw it at her and said, "Look at this." She does not
know who drafted it and has not discussed it with Karen. He got it from Bornstein, who,
according to Bornstein, thought he could help settle things, although he never was on the board.
She met Matheson within a year or 2 after they moved. They were friendly but not now-they
went their separate ways . She does not wish to be friendly with them. It is not related to Karen;
she has not seen them socially for years.
KEY TESTIMONY REGARDING DAMAGES: She knows Mrs. Matheson is a realtor and
knows that Karen is a realtor, as well. She does not recall Karen saying that Matheson was trying
to affect her real estate business. At the time the issue arose, she stopped giving lessons,
presumably because she was told not to. She does not know any details of the tennis arrangement

but knows that Karen still has the contract.
EFFECT ON LIABILITY EXPOSURE: They provided no testimony against Peerenboom and,

instead, endorsed the qualified privilege. Distribution of the "facts" letter was to the association
president and no one else.
EFFECT ON DAMAGES EXPOSURE: They assumed that she reduced her business because
of this controversy but were not aware of the real facts.
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I
STRATEGY, PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS: This concludes the evidence needed _to
support our motion for summary judgment.
DNA and fingerprint evidence was collected by a technician at the deposition, but it is doubtful
that he is directly involved in the letter-writing campaign against Peerenboom. He denied any
knowledge of the terms used in the letters or any person who used those words in normal
• conversation. He spyculated that he was being falsely implicated by the authors by including
Yiddish or Hebrew words. Perhaps to divert the attention away from himself, he offered a large
reward in addition to the reward offered by Peerenboom.
Cordially,
William M. Douberley
cc: Harold Peerenboom

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What was Laura Perlmutter's testimony regarding Karen and the tennis contract?

What was Laura Perlmutter's testimony regarding Karen and the tennis contract?

What is the effect of Laura Perlmutter's testimony on the liability and damages exposure?

What is the effect of Laura Perlmutter's testimony on the liability and damages exposure?

There has been no discussion with Perlmutter regarding the suit other than to say that there is a

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BSKS DOUBERLEY 000168

CASE NO. 502013CA015257XXXXAI

HEARING HELD BEFORE THE HONORABLE JUDGE SASSER

PALM BEACH COUNTY COURTHOUSE

2 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF:

3 ROY BLACK, ESQUIRE

5 WITNESS: HAROLD PEERENBOOM

1 Q. They had to sit in a specific chair in front

3 A. Yes. At a table yes, at a chair, no.

4 Q. That was all part of your plan, wasn't it?

6 Q. The plan was to get them in that chair,

7 sitting in front of that table, so you could take their

10 Q. Now you have had quite a bit of litigation in

11 your time, haven't you?

13 Q. You know how courts operate?

15 Q. You know that documents, when they are used in

16 court, are marked as exhibits?

18 Q. Now, the papers used by Mr. Sinke and Mr.

19 Douberley at this deposition, were not marked as

20 exhibits, were they?

21 A. I don't recall go.

22 MR. BLACK: Please put up Defendant's Exhibit

24 MR. BOWEN: Can I interrupt for a second, just

25 in terms of orderly process, I would like to see

1 involved in any conversations with him to the best of my

2 knowledge with Mr. Douberley, that I could recall.

3 Q. But you spoke to Mr. Sinke before the

4 deposition, didn't you?

5 A. No, I said hello to him, there's no specifics.

6 Q. Now, Speckin Forensics, it is run by a man

7 named "Eric Speckin," correct?

9 Q. You had spoken to him before this?

11 Q. He's the one that sent Sinke to the

14 Q. In order to get the DNA?

16 Q. The intent was once you get the DNA, was to

17 analyze it and have it tested?

19 Q. Let me show you an excerpt from Mr.

20 Perlmutter's deposition, Exhibit 13.

21 MR. BOWEN: Your Honor, I have an objection to

22 the use of this excerpt.

23 THE COURT: What is the legal basis?

24 MR. BOWEN: Judge, I believe Judge Cox, who

25 was residing over this Kay-Dee action, signed an

1 A. I remember it was a very difficult situation

2 where they tried to extort money from me, but I don't

3 remember what happened other than my wife and my mother-

4 in-law asked me not to pursue civil after they perjured

5 themselves in court, that is all I recall, sir.

6 Q. Are you saying that you don't recall filing

7 this civil suit?

8 A. I'm saying "I don't recall."

9 Q. Let's go back to the bottom of the response,

10 and the second one. Isn't it a fact that just asking