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Filing # 138789943 E-Filed 11/18/2021 11:26:58 AM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF THE
15" JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 50-2121-CA-001896-XXXX-MB
DIVISION: AK
MARC HARRIS and NADIA JOSEPH-HARRIS,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ALAN DENSEN
Defendant,
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITION
PLAINTIFFS, MARC HARRIS and NADIA JOSEPH-HARRIS, by and through the
undersigned counsel, hereby file this motion to compel depositions and as grounds states as follows:
1. Plaintiffs are seeking, and Defendant is refusing to provide dates for, the depositions of
Mr. Alan Densen.
2. Defendant’s Deposition was initially scheduled for June 21, 2021, via Zoom Link
meeting.
3. On or about June 17, 2021, Defendant’s counsel reached out to our office advising that
Mr. Densen “does not know how to do a video conference and there is no one home to assist him
with this” and requested the deposition to take place via phone. See Exhibit “A”.
4. Our office did not agree with Defendant’s request to appear via telephone at his
deposition and decided to cancel the deposition to avoid late cancelation fee. See Exhibit “B”
5. Plaintiffs requested dates for the depositions via separate emails sent on June 21, 2021,
September 16, 2021, September 20, 2021, September 22, 2021, October 26, 2021. To date, Defendant
has not provided any dates. See Composite Exhibit “C”
'** FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO, CLERK. 11/18/2021 11:26:58 AM ***6. Plaintiffs are prejudiced by Defendant’s failure to provide dates for the deposition as
it prevents Plaintiffs from conducting discovery and efficiently preparing the case for trial.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court enter an order compelling the
deposition of Defendant, Alan Densen, and any other relief this Court deems just and proper.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the was filed electronically
and was sent by E-Mail from the Florida’s Court’s E-Filing Portal system, unless other noted below,
on all counsel or parties of record listed below, this 18" day of November 2021. The foregoing
document has also been sent from the undersigned counsel by E-Mail to all counsel or parties of
record listed below.
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. SMITI
Attn: Tamar K. Solarin, Esq.
4443 Lyons Road, Suite 206
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Telephone: (954) 334-3050
Toll Free: (877) 250-9958
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Respectfully submitted,
SCHULER, HALVORSON, WEISSER,
ZOELLER & OVERBECK, P.A.
1615 Forum Place, Suite 4D
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone: (561) 689-8180
Facsimile: (888) 969-0199
Attomeys for Plaintiff
hjoss@shw-law.com; darriaga@shw-law.com:
wzoeller@shw-law.com; tcoffey@shw-law.com
By:_/s/Harrison A. Joss, Esquire
William D. Zoeller, Esq.
Florida Bar No: 155233
Harrison A. Joss, Esq.
Florida Bar No.: 118289Exhibit A
From: Romero, Kelly J.
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 11:14 AM
To: Amanda Coates ; Eric C. Hayden
Subject: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1 - WE NEED THE ZOOM DETAILS FOR DEPO SET WITH OUR CLIENT ON
MONDAY JUNE 21ST AT 2PM PLEASE
Importance: High
Good Morning,
Zoom Depo of Alan Densen is set June 21* at 2pm we will need the zoom details before the end of day tomorrow so |
can relate that to our client, we are off on Friday in honor of Juneteenth, thank you.
Kelly J. Romero
Legal Admin/Scheduler for Angelina Capece & Chuck Obianagu
Law Offices of Robert J. Smith, P.A.
Staff Counsel for Allstate
110 S.E. 6th. Street, Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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attention and patience.
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but kindly email or fax if possible. Thank you.Exhibit B
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From: Eric C. Hayden
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 5:26 PM
To: Romero, Kelly J,
Cc: Solarin, Tamar ; Amanda Coates
Subject: RE: Harris et al vs, Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING ZOOM DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN
Kelly,
We are cancelling this deposition to avoid incurring a late cancellation charge from the court reporter as we have not
received a response from your office as to how your client was going to appear for Monday's deposition. The Notice of
Cancellation will be filed shortly, and my office will be in touch to re-schedule the deposition.
Sincerely,
Eric C. Hayden, Esq.
Civil Trial Lawyer
Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser, Zoeller, Overbeck, & Baxter P.A.
1615 Forum Place 4D
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 689-8180
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From: Amanda Coates
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 2:51 PM
To: Romero, Kelly J. ; Eric C. Hayden
Ce: Solarin, Tamar
Subject: RE: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING ZOOM DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN
Good morning,
Mr. Hayden is not in agreement to allow the Defendant to appear for his deposition by call in, he may appear in person
at our Court Reporter's office or will need to appear by video conferencing through zoom. Please advise as to how this
issue may be resolved.
Does he have the option of appearing in your office and appearing via video conference from there so he may be
assisted on June 21, 2021?
Kind Regards,
Amanda. Coatey
Litigation Paralegal for Eric C. Hayden, Esq.
Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser, Zoeller, Overbeck, & Baxter P.A.
1615 Forum Place 4D
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 689-8180
(561) 684-9683
SCHULER
HALVORSON
WEISSERComposite Exhibit 'C
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From: Diana Arriaga
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:21 PM
To: Romero, Kelly J.
Subject: RE: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1
Good afternoon,
Can you please advise as to the status of your client's deposition dates?
Diana M. Arriaga, FRP
to Michael D. Dickenson, Esq. & Harrison A. Jos
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From: Romero, Kelly J.
Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:35 AM
To: Diana Arriaga Subject: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1
Importance: High
Good Morning,
| have not been able to confirm dates to set the deposition of Alan Densen, October 12" will not work for Tamar. | will
gather date/times with our client and let you know before the end of the week, thank you.
Kelly J. Romero
Legal Admin/Scheduler for Angelina Capece & Chuck Obianagu
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From: Diana Arriaga
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 9:42 AM
To: "KELLY.ROMERO@Allstate.com’; 'Solarin, Tamar’
Ce: Harrison A. Joss
Subject: RE: Initial Request or reset Defendant's deposition - RE: Harris et al vs.
Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING ZOOM DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN 2nd Request
Good morning,
Following up on this. Please advise. If we don’t hear from by Friday, September 24, 2021, we will schedule the
deposition for October 5".
Thank you,
Diana M. Arriaga, FRP
to Michael D. Dickenson, Esq.
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shall, in and of itself, create an attorney-client relationship with the sender.From: Diana Arriaga
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 1:12 PM
To: KELLY. ROMERO @AlIstate.com; Solarin, Tamar
Cc: Harrison A. Joss
Subject: RE: Initial Request or reset Defendant's deposition - RE: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING
ZOOM DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN 2nd Request
Good afternoon,
| wanted to follow up on this. Please advise if 10/5; 10/6/; 10/7 all at 10am will work for your client.
Thank you,
Diana M. Arriaga, FRP
to Michael D. Dickenson, Esq.
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From: Diana Arriaga
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:57 AM
To: KELLY.ROMERO@Allstate.com; Solarin, Tamar
Cc: Harrison A. Joss
Subject: RE: Initial Request or reset Defendant's deposition - RE: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING
2ZOOM DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN
Importance: High
Good morning,
Mr. Harrison Joss will be the new attorney for the Plaintiffs. Please direct all future correspondence to our attention.
That being said, we would like to re-schedule the Deposition of the Defendant. To avoid any issues, and to make it
easier for the Defendant, we will set this Deposition at a Court Reporter’s office.
Mr. Joss is available on any of the following dates:
10/5; 10/6/; 10/7 at 10am.
Thank you and | look forward to hearing from you.
Diana M. Arriaga, FRP
to Michael D. Dickenson, Esq.
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From: Amanda Coates
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 1:16 PM
To: Romero, Kelly J. Cc: Solarin, Tamar ; Eric C. Hayden
Subject: Initial Request or reset Defendant's deposition - RE: Harris et al vs. Densen-0569004542.1 - REGARDING ZOOM
DEPO OF ALAN DENSEN
Importance: High
Good afternoon,
Please provide your client’s availability for his deposition as soon as possible. We have not heard back from your office
and as you know his deposition was supposed to be occurring today at 2:00 p.m. Since your client is unable to attend by
video conferencing we can conduct his deposition in person. Please advise.
| look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Amanda. Coutey
Litigation Paralegal for Eric C. Hayden, Esq.
Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser, Zoeller, Overbeck, & Baxter P.A.
1615 Forum Place 4D
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 689-8180
(561) 684-9683
Trial Attorneys with offices in West Palm Beach and Delray Beach. For more
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