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Debbie Gaetano DepositionTRANSCRIPT
EXHIBIT R
to the
DECLARATION OF THOMAS CURLEY IN SUPPORT OF
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR AN ORDER FINDING PLAINTIFF TO BE A PUBLIC FIGURE
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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4 LAURIE J. FINE,
5 Plaintiff,
6 -vs- 5:12-CV-0836 (LEK/DEP)
7 ESPN, INC., a Subsidiary of Walt
Disney, Inc., MARK SCHWARZ, in his
8 individual capacity and as an employee
of ESPN; and ARTHUR BERKO, in his
9 individual capacity and as an employee
of ESPN,
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Defendants.
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13 Deposition of DEBORAH A. GAETANO,
14 Non-Party Witness, held at the offices of
15 ACTION REPORTING SERVICE, LLC, Syracuse,
16 New York, on 12/09/2014, 10:51 a.m., before
17 PAMELA PALOMEQUE, RPR, CRR, and Notary Public
18 in and for the State of New York.
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1 APPEARANCES:2
For the Plaintiff: (TELEPHONICALLY)3 COHEN & WILLWERTH
Attorneys at Law4 301 Grant Street
Suite 43005 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
BY: LAWRENCE H. FISHER, ESQ.6 412.894.8741
[email protected] For the Defendants:
LEVINE, SULLIVAN, KOCH & SCHULZ, LLP9 Attorneys at Law
321 West 44th Street10 Suite 100
New York, New York 1003611 BY: RACHEL F. STROM, ESQ.
212.850.610212 [email protected]
For the Witness:14 SUGARMAN LAW FIRM
Attorneys at Law15 211 West Jefferson Street
Syracuse, New York 1320216 BY: DONALD L. SCHOENWALD, ESQ.171819202122232425
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1 the opinions of people who don't know Laurie?
2 MS. STROM: Objection.
3 Q. Don't know Laurie?
4 A. No.
5 Q. "No," you don't know or "no," I'm not right?
6 A. Ask me the question again.
7 Q. Do you have any idea of how the tape -- the
8 publication of that tape would have affected the
9 opinions of people who did not know Laurie?
10 MS. STROM: Objection.
11 A. No, I don't know how it would have affected
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13 Q. Because everyone you've spoken to knows
14 Laurie Fine, right?
15 A. Well, in this community, yes. She made a
16 point of getting herself known so she was out there.
17 Everybody knew her.
18 Q. I understand that. I'm just talking about
19 the people that you've spoken to. The people that
20 you've spoken to about this tape know Laurie Fine,
21 right?
22 A. Yeah, most of the people, yeah.
23 Q. Okay.
24 MR. FISHER: That's all I have.
25 MS. STROM: Okay, great. Off the
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1 REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE
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3 I, PAMELA PALOMEQUE, RPR, CRR, and
4 Notary Public, certify:
5 That the foregoing proceedings were taken before me at
6 the time and place therein set forth, at which time the
7 witness was put under oath by me;
8 That the testimony of the witness and all objections made
9 at the time of the examination were recorded
10 stenographically by me and were thereafter transcribed;
11 That the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of my
12 shorthand notes so taken;
13 I further certify that I am not a relative or employee of
14 any attorney or of any of the parties nor financially
15 interested in the action.
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PAMELA PALOMEQUE, RPR, CRR
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