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·2· · · ·SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
· · · · ·COUNTY OF KINGS
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· · · · ·ROBERT ZABORSKI,
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· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Plaintiff,
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· · · · ·MB LORIMER LLC and CORNERSTONE BUILDERS NY LLC,
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· · · · ·CORNERSTONE BUILDERS NY LLC,
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· · · · ·NEW YORK BUILDERS OF STAIRS, INC.,
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14· · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BEFORE TRIAL of the
· · · · ·Third-Party Defendant, NEW YORK BUILDERS OF
15· · · ·STAIRS, INC., by a witness ADAM BARAN, taken by
· · · · ·the Respective Parties, pursuant to Order, held at
16· · · ·the Office of US. Legal Support, 1 Pierrepont
· · · · ·Plaza, suite 1304, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on
17· · · ·July 11th, 2019, at 11:09 a.m., before a Notary
· · · · ·Public of the State of New York.
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·2· · · ·A P P E A R A N C E S:
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·4· · · · · · THE PLATTA LAW FIRM
· · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Plaintiff
·5· · · · · · · · ·42 Broadway, suite 1927
· · · · · · · · · ·New York, New York 10004
·6· · · · · · BY: BRIAN VANNELLA, ESQ.
· · · · · · · EMAIL: bvplattalaw.com
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10· · · · · · McMAHON, MARTINE & GALLAGHER, LLP
· · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Defendant
11· · · · · · · · ·Cornerstone Builders of NY LLC
· · · · · · · · · ·55 Washington Street
12· · · · · · · · ·Brooklyn, New York 11201
· · · · · · · BY: THOMAS BUNDOCK, ESQ.
13· · · · · · EMAIL: tbundock@mmglawyers.com
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16· · · · · · PILLINGER, MILLER & TARALLO
· · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant
17· · · · · · · · ·New York Builders of Stairs
· · · · · · · · · ·555 Taxter Road, 5th floor
18· · · · · · · · ·Elmsford, New York 10523
· · · · · · · BY: TALENE DADIAN WHITE, ESQ.
19· · · · · · FILE #: N-PLM-00135
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·8· · · · · · · ·IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
·9· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties
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12· · · · · · · ·All rights provided by the C.P.L.R.,
13· · · ·including the right to object to any question,
14· · · ·except as to form, or to move to strike any
15· · · ·testimony at this(these) examination(s), are
16· · · ·reserved, and, in addition, the failure to object
17· · · ·to any question or to move to strike any testimony
18· · · ·at this(these) examination(s) shall not be a bar
19· · · ·or waiver to make such motion at, and is reserved
20· · · ·for the trial of this action;
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22· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
23· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties
24· · · ·hereto, that this(these) examination(s) may be
25· · · ·sworn to by the witness(es) being examined, before
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·2· · · ·a Notary Public other than the Notary Public
·3· · · ·before whom this(these) examination(s) was(were)
·4· · · ·begun; but the failure to do so, or to return the
·5· · · ·original of this(these) examination(s) to counsel,
·6· · · ·shall not be deemed a waiver of the rights
·7· · · ·provided by Rules 3116 and 3117 of the C.P.L.R.,
·8· · · ·and shall be controlled thereby;
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10· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
11· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties
12· · · ·hereto, that this(these) examination(s) may be
13· · · ·utilized for all purposes as provided by the
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16· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
17· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties
18· · · ·hereto, that the filing and certification of the
19· · · ·original of this(these) examination(s) shall be
20· · · ·and the same hereby are waived;
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22· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and
23· · · ·between (among) counsel for the respective parties
24· · · ·hereto, that all rights provided by the C.P.L.R.,
25· · · ·and Part 221 of the Uniform Rules for the Conduct
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·2· · · ·of Depositions, including the right to object to
·3· · · ·any question, except as to form, or to move to
·4· · · ·strike any testimony at this examination is
·5· · · ·reserved; and in addition, the failure to object
·6· · · ·to any question or to move to strike any testimony
·7· · · ·at this examination shall not be a bar or waiver
·8· · · ·to make such motion at, and is reserved to, the
·9· · · ·trial of this action;
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12· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties
13· · · ·hereto, that a copy of the within examination(s)
14· · · ·shall be furnished to counsel representing the
15· · · ·witness(es) testifying, without charge.
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·2· · · ·A D A M· B A R A N, having been first duly sworn
·3· · · ·by Marianna Antopolsky a Notary Public of the
·4· · · ·State of New York, was examined and testified as
·5· · · ·follows:
·6· · · ·EXAMINATION BY
·7· · · ·MR. BUNDOCK:
·8· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Please state your name for the
·9· · · ·record.
10· · · · · · ·A.· · · Adam Baran.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What is your address?
12· · · · · · ·A.· · · 5405 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, New York
13· · · ·11378.
14· · · · · · · · · · ·(Whereupon a certificate of
15· · · · · · ·liability insurance was marked as
16· · · · · · ·Defendant's Exhibit A for
17· · · · · · ·identification, as of this date.)
18· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Good morning Mr. Baran.· My name is
19· · · ·Tom Bundock.· I'm an attorney.· And I represent
20· · · ·Cornerstone Builders in the action, that is the
21· · · ·third-party action in the case.· We are the
22· · · ·defendant, third-party plaintiffs in this case.
23· · · ·And it's arising out of a claim by the plaintiff
24· · · ·Mr. Zaborski, Robert Zaborski.
25· · · · · · I have some questions for you regarding your
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · ·knowledge of the incident.· And regarding your
·3· · · ·interactions with my client in the construction
·4· · · ·project that was being performed at 163 Middleton
·5· · · ·Street in Brooklyn in July of 2016.
·6· · · · · · Before I proceed I just have a few requests
·7· · · ·of you.· The first being that all your responses,
·8· · · ·to my questions, should be verbalized because the
·9· · · ·court reporter can not take down a nod of the
10· · · ·head.· And so you answer yes or no or give an
11· · · ·explanation, when and explanation is called for in
12· · · ·the question.
13· · · · · · If there is a question pending, you are not
14· · · ·to to confer with your attorney but answering the
15· · · ·question.· But you may confer with years attorney
16· · · ·at any time during the deposition otherwise.· So
17· · · ·that if at any time you need to talk to your
18· · · ·attorney, please let that be known, but please
19· · · ·answer any questions that are pending before you
20· · · ·do so.
21· · · · · · Also please wait for the question to be
22· · · ·completed, before you answer, because it's
23· · · ·important for the court reporter.· Because she
24· · · ·can't take down two people talking at the same
25· · · ·time.· And because, you know what, you may be
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · ·attempting to answer a question that is different
·3· · · ·from the one that is fully complete.
·4· · · · · · ·A.· · · Okay.
·5· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: So with that we'll
·6· · · · · · ·proceed.
·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Mr. Baran what is your educational
·8· · · ·background?
·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · My educational background is a
10· · · ·Bachelor's degree in business administration.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Where did you get your Bachelor's
12· · · ·degree?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Brooklyn College.
14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What year did you graduate Brooklyn
15· · · ·College?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · 2018.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And after Brooklyn College, before
18· · · ·Brooklyn - so that was last year?
19· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · While you were working, while you
21· · · ·were studying for your Bachelor's did you have a
22· · · ·business?
23· · · · · · ·A.· · · I worked full-time in Builders of
24· · · ·Stairs.· New York Builders of Stairs.
25· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what did you do for New York
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · ·Builders of Stairs?
·3· · · · · · ·A.· · · I was a project manager.
·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you a principal New York
·5· · · ·Builders of Stairs?
·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.
·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Who is the principal of New York
·8· · · ·Builders of Stairs?
·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · Edward Baran, same last name.
10· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And is he related to you?
11· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · He is your father?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are there any other owners, other
15· · · ·persons who owned New York Builders of Stairs?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.· There another shareholder,
17· · · ·which his name is Stanislaw M-E-A - M-E-C-H-E-L.
18· · · ·I might be wrong.· And Stanislav is
19· · · ·S-T-A-N-I-S-L-A-W.
20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Is New York Builders of Stairs
21· · · ·incorporated?
22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Incorporated.
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know when it was
24· · · ·incorporated?
25· · · · · · ·A.· · · 1993.
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how long have you worked for New
·3· · · ·York Builders of Stairs?
·4· · · · · · ·A.· · · It's gonna be eight years.
·5· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What was your first position with
·6· · · ·that company?
·7· · · · · · ·A.· · · First position would be like an
·8· · · ·intern.
·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Let me ask you the how long are you?
10· · · · · · ·A.· · · I am 26.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · So you started in about 2011; is
12· · · ·that correct?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And did you graduate from being an
15· · · ·intern to some other position?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Project manager.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, when did you become a project
18· · · ·manager?
19· · · · · · ·A.· · · After four years.· Slowly
20· · · ·transitioned.
21· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you an officer of the company?
22· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you authorizer to enter
24· · · ·contracts for the company?
25· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you familiar with a?
·3· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: Well withdrawn.
·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What does Builders of Stairs do?
·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · We make stairs.
·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you do anything else other than
·7· · · ·make stairs?
·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Just stairs.
·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does the work involve - what kind of
10· · · ·stairs are made by New York Builders of Stairs?
11· · · · · · ·A.· · · We only specialize in wooden stairs.
12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are these stairs, that you
13· · · ·specialize in, put no houses, or apartments?
14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Residential.
15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you do any commercial work?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know whether New York
18· · · ·Builders of Stairs is ever filed for bankruptcy?
19· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.
20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · It hasn't?
21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Never.
22· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: Note my objection to the
23· · · · · · ·last question please.
24· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know a man by the name Joel
25· · · ·Banda?
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
·3· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When was the first time you met Joel
·4· · · ·Banda, approximate?
·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Approximate, maybe 2013 or 2014.
·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you met him, at that time, was
·7· · · ·that in connection with work that you were
·8· · · ·performing for him?
·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
10· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Have you prior to - prior to June of
11· · · ·2016 had you entered other contracts with Mr.
12· · · ·Banda?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Were you the signatory on those
15· · · ·contracts?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Not sure.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you recall whether you were the
18· · · ·signatory on any of those contracts?
19· · · · · · ·A.· · · Not sure.
20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did you engage - did you negotiate
21· · · ·with Mr. Banda on those prior contracts?
22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What were the - what were were the
24· · · ·types of things that you negotiated with Mr. Banda
25· · · ·regarding those contracts?
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·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · It was for different scopes of
·3· · · ·work.· I mean different job beforehand.
·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how were the negotiations
·5· · · ·evolve, or what was involved in the negotiations?
·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · Can you rephrase that.
·7· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: Objection.
·8· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you - when you - on those prior
·9· · · ·occasions when you had contracts with Mr. Banda
10· · · ·did you speak to him personally face to face?
11· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.· We never spoke.· I mean.
12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Would you speak on the phone?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · What's the question referring to. I
14· · · ·mean regarding--
15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Just generally when you - when you -
16· · · ·when you would work on these other projects, with
17· · · ·Mr. Banda, how did you come to an agreement, what
18· · · ·were - how did you - how were the contracts
19· · · ·negotiated, face to face, or were they on the
20· · · ·phone, or were they sent via email, how did it
21· · · ·work?
22· · · · · · ·A.· · · In order to get a job he sends an
23· · · ·email.· I sign the contract.· He sign it.
24· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what email would he sent a
25· · · ·contract to?
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·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · His email.
·3· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, would he sent the email to
·4· · · ·you, to your email?
·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yeah.
·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what is your email, what is your
·7· · · ·email address?
·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · NYSTAIRS.
·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · NYSTAIRS?
10· · · · · · ·A.· · · At AOL.COM.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Prior to June of 2016 approximately,
12· · · ·how many projects had you worked on for Mr. Banda?
13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Two or three.
14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And did you get paid for the work
15· · · ·that you did on those prior projects?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how would you be paid?
18· · · · · · ·A.· · · By check.
19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · In June of 2016 did you enter into a
20· · · ·contract with Mr. Banda for work that was to be
21· · · ·performed at 163 Middleton Street in Brooklyn?
22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Can you repeat the question.
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · In July of 2016 did you enter a
24· · · ·contract, with Mr. Banda, regarding work that was
25· · · ·to be performed at 163 Middleton Street, Brooklyn,
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·2· · · ·New York?
·3· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · You did?
·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did you meet with Mr. Banda before
·7· · · ·you entered that contract?
·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And where did you meet him?
10· · · · · · ·A.· · · At the job site.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did Mr. Banda explain to you what he
12· · · ·needed to be - what needed to be done at the job
13· · · ·site?
14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What did he say needed to be done at
16· · · ·163 Middleton Street?
17· · · · · · ·A.· · · He needed two staircases,.· He
18· · · ·needed two staircases.
19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And where did he need those
20· · · ·staircases constructed?
21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Flight to two.· And two to second.
22· · · ·So total of two.· I mean two to third.· Sorry.
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you say one to two was that
24· · · ·from the first floor to the second floor?
25· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
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·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Can you describe for me what the -
·3· · · ·and when you say two to three you mean from the
·4· · · ·second floor to the third floor?
·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct.
·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Were these staircases in the
·7· · · ·interior of apartments at that location?
·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Can you describe for me what the
10· · · ·project, what the building at 163 Middleton Street
11· · · ·looked like when you met Mr. Banda there?
12· · · · · · ·A.· · · It was in a construction site.
13· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, what type of building was at
14· · · ·that location, can you describe that, number of
15· · · ·stories, what it looked like?
16· · · · · · ·A.· · · It had windows.· It had brick.
17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · How many stories was it?
18· · · · · · ·A.· · · Probably three.
19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Why don't I just --
20· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: Off the record.
21· · · · · · · · · · ·(Whereupon, an off the record
22· · · · · · ·discussion was held.)
23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · I am going to show you a document
24· · · ·that was previously marked at the deposition of
25· · · ·Mr. Banda, on June 14th of 2018.· It was marked
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN
·2· · · ·Plaintiff's Exhibit 4.· And ask you to look at the
·3· · · ·document.
·4· · · · · · And tell me if you recognize what's depicted
·5· · · ·in that photograph?
·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · That's the construction site.
·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does that photograph depict the
·8· · · ·building in which you were - you contracted with
·9· · · ·Mr. Banda to install the two sets of stairs?
10· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does that photograph fairly and
12· · · ·accurately depict the building as it appeared to
13· · · ·you when you met Mr. Banda at the site?
14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Sit.
15· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: The first time?
16· · · · · · ·Q.· · · The first time?
17· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.
18· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Was the building at that - at the
19· · · ·time that you met Mr. Banda was the building
20· · · ·almost completed?
21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Rephrase it.
22· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Well, how would you describe - how
23· · · ·would you describe the state of the project when
24· · · ·you arrived, was it near completion, halfway
25· · · ·completeed, was the exterior completed, what be
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FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 EXHIBIT J FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 1 ·2· · · ·SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK · · · · ·COUNTY OF KINGS ·3· · · ·-----------------------------------------------X · · · · ·ROBERT ZABORSKI, ·4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Plaintiff, ·5 · · · · · · · · · ·-against- ·6 · · · · ·MB LORIMER LLC and CORNERSTONE BUILDERS NY LLC, ·7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Defendants. ·8· · · ·-----------------------------------------------X · · · · ·CORNERSTONE BUILDERS NY LLC, ·9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Third-Party Plaintiff, 10 · · · · · · · · · ·-against- 11 · · · · ·NEW YORK BUILDERS OF STAIRS, INC., 12 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Third-Party Defendant. 13· · · ·------------------------------------------------X 14· · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION BEFORE TRIAL of the · · · · ·Third-Party Defendant, NEW YORK BUILDERS OF 15· · · ·STAIRS, INC., by a witness ADAM BARAN, taken by · · · · ·the Respective Parties, pursuant to Order, held at 16· · · ·the Office of US. Legal Support, 1 Pierrepont · · · · ·Plaza, suite 1304, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on 17· · · ·July 11th, 2019, at 11:09 a.m., before a Notary · · · · ·Public of the State of New York. 18· · · ·******************************************* 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 2 ·1 ·2· · · ·A P P E A R A N C E S: ·3 ·4· · · · · · THE PLATTA LAW FIRM · · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Plaintiff ·5· · · · · · · · ·42 Broadway, suite 1927 · · · · · · · · · ·New York, New York 10004 ·6· · · · · · BY: BRIAN VANNELLA, ESQ. · · · · · · · EMAIL: bvplattalaw.com ·7 ·8 ·9 10· · · · · · McMAHON, MARTINE & GALLAGHER, LLP · · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Defendant 11· · · · · · · · ·Cornerstone Builders of NY LLC · · · · · · · · · ·55 Washington Street 12· · · · · · · · ·Brooklyn, New York 11201 · · · · · · · BY: THOMAS BUNDOCK, ESQ. 13· · · · · · EMAIL: tbundock@mmglawyers.com 14 15 16· · · · · · PILLINGER, MILLER & TARALLO · · · · · · · · · ·Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant 17· · · · · · · · ·New York Builders of Stairs · · · · · · · · · ·555 Taxter Road, 5th floor 18· · · · · · · · ·Elmsford, New York 10523 · · · · · · · BY: TALENE DADIAN WHITE, ESQ. 19· · · · · · FILE #: N-PLM-00135 20 21 22 23 24 25 U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 3 ·1 ·2· · · · · · · · · ·STIPULATIONS ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 ·7 ·8· · · · · · · ·IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and ·9· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties 10· · · ·hereto, that: 11 12· · · · · · · ·All rights provided by the C.P.L.R., 13· · · ·including the right to object to any question, 14· · · ·except as to form, or to move to strike any 15· · · ·testimony at this(these) examination(s), are 16· · · ·reserved, and, in addition, the failure to object 17· · · ·to any question or to move to strike any testimony 18· · · ·at this(these) examination(s) shall not be a bar 19· · · ·or waiver to make such motion at, and is reserved 20· · · ·for the trial of this action; 21 22· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 23· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties 24· · · ·hereto, that this(these) examination(s) may be 25· · · ·sworn to by the witness(es) being examined, before U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 4 ·1 ·2· · · ·a Notary Public other than the Notary Public ·3· · · ·before whom this(these) examination(s) was(were) ·4· · · ·begun; but the failure to do so, or to return the ·5· · · ·original of this(these) examination(s) to counsel, ·6· · · ·shall not be deemed a waiver of the rights ·7· · · ·provided by Rules 3116 and 3117 of the C.P.L.R., ·8· · · ·and shall be controlled thereby; ·9 10· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 11· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties 12· · · ·hereto, that this(these) examination(s) may be 13· · · ·utilized for all purposes as provided by the 14· · · ·C.P.L.R.; 15 16· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 17· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties 18· · · ·hereto, that the filing and certification of the 19· · · ·original of this(these) examination(s) shall be 20· · · ·and the same hereby are waived; 21 22· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 23· · · ·between (among) counsel for the respective parties 24· · · ·hereto, that all rights provided by the C.P.L.R., 25· · · ·and Part 221 of the Uniform Rules for the Conduct U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 5 ·1 ·2· · · ·of Depositions, including the right to object to ·3· · · ·any question, except as to form, or to move to ·4· · · ·strike any testimony at this examination is ·5· · · ·reserved; and in addition, the failure to object ·6· · · ·to any question or to move to strike any testimony ·7· · · ·at this examination shall not be a bar or waiver ·8· · · ·to make such motion at, and is reserved to, the ·9· · · ·trial of this action; 10 11· · · · · · · IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 12· · · ·between(among) counsel for the respective parties 13· · · ·hereto, that a copy of the within examination(s) 14· · · ·shall be furnished to counsel representing the 15· · · ·witness(es) testifying, without charge. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 6 ·1 ·2· · · ·A D A M· B A R A N, having been first duly sworn ·3· · · ·by Marianna Antopolsky a Notary Public of the ·4· · · ·State of New York, was examined and testified as ·5· · · ·follows: ·6· · · ·EXAMINATION BY ·7· · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: ·8· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Please state your name for the ·9· · · ·record. 10· · · · · · ·A.· · · Adam Baran. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What is your address? 12· · · · · · ·A.· · · 5405 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, New York 13· · · ·11378. 14· · · · · · · · · · ·(Whereupon a certificate of 15· · · · · · ·liability insurance was marked as 16· · · · · · ·Defendant's Exhibit A for 17· · · · · · ·identification, as of this date.) 18· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Good morning Mr. Baran.· My name is 19· · · ·Tom Bundock.· I'm an attorney.· And I represent 20· · · ·Cornerstone Builders in the action, that is the 21· · · ·third-party action in the case.· We are the 22· · · ·defendant, third-party plaintiffs in this case. 23· · · ·And it's arising out of a claim by the plaintiff 24· · · ·Mr. Zaborski, Robert Zaborski. 25· · · · · · I have some questions for you regarding your U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 7 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · ·knowledge of the incident.· And regarding your ·3· · · ·interactions with my client in the construction ·4· · · ·project that was being performed at 163 Middleton ·5· · · ·Street in Brooklyn in July of 2016. ·6· · · · · · Before I proceed I just have a few requests ·7· · · ·of you.· The first being that all your responses, ·8· · · ·to my questions, should be verbalized because the ·9· · · ·court reporter can not take down a nod of the 10· · · ·head.· And so you answer yes or no or give an 11· · · ·explanation, when and explanation is called for in 12· · · ·the question. 13· · · · · · If there is a question pending, you are not 14· · · ·to to confer with your attorney but answering the 15· · · ·question.· But you may confer with years attorney 16· · · ·at any time during the deposition otherwise.· So 17· · · ·that if at any time you need to talk to your 18· · · ·attorney, please let that be known, but please 19· · · ·answer any questions that are pending before you 20· · · ·do so. 21· · · · · · Also please wait for the question to be 22· · · ·completed, before you answer, because it's 23· · · ·important for the court reporter.· Because she 24· · · ·can't take down two people talking at the same 25· · · ·time.· And because, you know what, you may be U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 8 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · ·attempting to answer a question that is different ·3· · · ·from the one that is fully complete. ·4· · · · · · ·A.· · · Okay. ·5· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: So with that we'll ·6· · · · · · ·proceed. ·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Mr. Baran what is your educational ·8· · · ·background? ·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · My educational background is a 10· · · ·Bachelor's degree in business administration. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Where did you get your Bachelor's 12· · · ·degree? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Brooklyn College. 14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What year did you graduate Brooklyn 15· · · ·College? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · 2018. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And after Brooklyn College, before 18· · · ·Brooklyn - so that was last year? 19· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. 20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · While you were working, while you 21· · · ·were studying for your Bachelor's did you have a 22· · · ·business? 23· · · · · · ·A.· · · I worked full-time in Builders of 24· · · ·Stairs.· New York Builders of Stairs. 25· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what did you do for New York U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 9 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · ·Builders of Stairs? ·3· · · · · · ·A.· · · I was a project manager. ·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you a principal New York ·5· · · ·Builders of Stairs? ·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · No. ·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Who is the principal of New York ·8· · · ·Builders of Stairs? ·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · Edward Baran, same last name. 10· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And is he related to you? 11· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · He is your father? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. 14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are there any other owners, other 15· · · ·persons who owned New York Builders of Stairs? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes.· There another shareholder, 17· · · ·which his name is Stanislaw M-E-A - M-E-C-H-E-L. 18· · · ·I might be wrong.· And Stanislav is 19· · · ·S-T-A-N-I-S-L-A-W. 20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Is New York Builders of Stairs 21· · · ·incorporated? 22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Incorporated. 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know when it was 24· · · ·incorporated? 25· · · · · · ·A.· · · 1993. U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 10 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how long have you worked for New ·3· · · ·York Builders of Stairs? ·4· · · · · · ·A.· · · It's gonna be eight years. ·5· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What was your first position with ·6· · · ·that company? ·7· · · · · · ·A.· · · First position would be like an ·8· · · ·intern. ·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Let me ask you the how long are you? 10· · · · · · ·A.· · · I am 26. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · So you started in about 2011; is 12· · · ·that correct? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. 14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And did you graduate from being an 15· · · ·intern to some other position? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Project manager. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, when did you become a project 18· · · ·manager? 19· · · · · · ·A.· · · After four years.· Slowly 20· · · ·transitioned. 21· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you an officer of the company? 22· · · · · · ·A.· · · No. 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you authorizer to enter 24· · · ·contracts for the company? 25· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 11 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are you familiar with a? ·3· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: Well withdrawn. ·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What does Builders of Stairs do? ·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · We make stairs. ·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you do anything else other than ·7· · · ·make stairs? ·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Just stairs. ·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does the work involve - what kind of 10· · · ·stairs are made by New York Builders of Stairs? 11· · · · · · ·A.· · · We only specialize in wooden stairs. 12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Are these stairs, that you 13· · · ·specialize in, put no houses, or apartments? 14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Residential. 15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you do any commercial work? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · No. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know whether New York 18· · · ·Builders of Stairs is ever filed for bankruptcy? 19· · · · · · ·A.· · · No. 20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · It hasn't? 21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Never. 22· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: Note my objection to the 23· · · · · · ·last question please. 24· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you know a man by the name Joel 25· · · ·Banda? U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 12 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. ·3· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When was the first time you met Joel ·4· · · ·Banda, approximate? ·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Approximate, maybe 2013 or 2014. ·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you met him, at that time, was ·7· · · ·that in connection with work that you were ·8· · · ·performing for him? ·9· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 10· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Have you prior to - prior to June of 11· · · ·2016 had you entered other contracts with Mr. 12· · · ·Banda? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. 14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Were you the signatory on those 15· · · ·contracts? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Not sure. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Do you recall whether you were the 18· · · ·signatory on any of those contracts? 19· · · · · · ·A.· · · Not sure. 20· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did you engage - did you negotiate 21· · · ·with Mr. Banda on those prior contracts? 22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What were the - what were were the 24· · · ·types of things that you negotiated with Mr. Banda 25· · · ·regarding those contracts? U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 13 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · It was for different scopes of ·3· · · ·work.· I mean different job beforehand. ·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how were the negotiations ·5· · · ·evolve, or what was involved in the negotiations? ·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · Can you rephrase that. ·7· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: Objection. ·8· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you - when you - on those prior ·9· · · ·occasions when you had contracts with Mr. Banda 10· · · ·did you speak to him personally face to face? 11· · · · · · ·A.· · · No.· We never spoke.· I mean. 12· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Would you speak on the phone? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · What's the question referring to. I 14· · · ·mean regarding-- 15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Just generally when you - when you - 16· · · ·when you would work on these other projects, with 17· · · ·Mr. Banda, how did you come to an agreement, what 18· · · ·were - how did you - how were the contracts 19· · · ·negotiated, face to face, or were they on the 20· · · ·phone, or were they sent via email, how did it 21· · · ·work? 22· · · · · · ·A.· · · In order to get a job he sends an 23· · · ·email.· I sign the contract.· He sign it. 24· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what email would he sent a 25· · · ·contract to? U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 14 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·A.· · · His email. ·3· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, would he sent the email to ·4· · · ·you, to your email? ·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yeah. ·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And what is your email, what is your ·7· · · ·email address? ·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · NYSTAIRS. ·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · NYSTAIRS? 10· · · · · · ·A.· · · At AOL.COM. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Prior to June of 2016 approximately, 12· · · ·how many projects had you worked on for Mr. Banda? 13· · · · · · ·A.· · · Two or three. 14· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And did you get paid for the work 15· · · ·that you did on those prior projects? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And how would you be paid? 18· · · · · · ·A.· · · By check. 19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · In June of 2016 did you enter into a 20· · · ·contract with Mr. Banda for work that was to be 21· · · ·performed at 163 Middleton Street in Brooklyn? 22· · · · · · ·A.· · · Can you repeat the question. 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · In July of 2016 did you enter a 24· · · ·contract, with Mr. Banda, regarding work that was 25· · · ·to be performed at 163 Middleton Street, Brooklyn, U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. 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BARAN ·2· · · ·New York? ·3· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. ·4· · · · · · ·Q.· · · You did? ·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. ·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did you meet with Mr. Banda before ·7· · · ·you entered that contract? ·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. ·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And where did you meet him? 10· · · · · · ·A.· · · At the job site. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Did Mr. Banda explain to you what he 12· · · ·needed to be - what needed to be done at the job 13· · · ·site? 14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. 15· · · · · · ·Q.· · · What did he say needed to be done at 16· · · ·163 Middleton Street? 17· · · · · · ·A.· · · He needed two staircases,.· He 18· · · ·needed two staircases. 19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · And where did he need those 20· · · ·staircases constructed? 21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Flight to two.· And two to second. 22· · · ·So total of two.· I mean two to third.· Sorry. 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · When you say one to two was that 24· · · ·from the first floor to the second floor? 25· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 16 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Can you describe for me what the - ·3· · · ·and when you say two to three you mean from the ·4· · · ·second floor to the third floor? ·5· · · · · · ·A.· · · Correct. ·6· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Were these staircases in the ·7· · · ·interior of apartments at that location? ·8· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. ·9· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Can you describe for me what the 10· · · ·project, what the building at 163 Middleton Street 11· · · ·looked like when you met Mr. Banda there? 12· · · · · · ·A.· · · It was in a construction site. 13· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Okay, what type of building was at 14· · · ·that location, can you describe that, number of 15· · · ·stories, what it looked like? 16· · · · · · ·A.· · · It had windows.· It had brick. 17· · · · · · ·Q.· · · How many stories was it? 18· · · · · · ·A.· · · Probably three. 19· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Why don't I just -- 20· · · · · · · · · · ·MR. BUNDOCK: Off the record. 21· · · · · · · · · · ·(Whereupon, an off the record 22· · · · · · ·discussion was held.) 23· · · · · · ·Q.· · · I am going to show you a document 24· · · ·that was previously marked at the deposition of 25· · · ·Mr. Banda, on June 14th of 2018.· It was marked U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT (877) 479-2484 YVer1f FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 05/19/2022 05:12 PM INDEX NO. 504273/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 104 Adam Baran RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/19/2022 July 11, 2019 17 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · A. BARAN ·2· · · ·Plaintiff's Exhibit 4.· And ask you to look at the ·3· · · ·document. ·4· · · · · · And tell me if you recognize what's depicted ·5· · · ·in that photograph? ·6· · · · · · ·A.· · · That's the construction site. ·7· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does that photograph depict the ·8· · · ·building in which you were - you contracted with ·9· · · ·Mr. Banda to install the two sets of stairs? 10· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 11· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Does that photograph fairly and 12· · · ·accurately depict the building as it appeared to 13· · · ·you when you met Mr. Banda at the site? 14· · · · · · ·A.· · · Sit. 15· · · · · · · · · · ·MS. WHITE: The first time? 16· · · · · · ·Q.· · · The first time? 17· · · · · · ·A.· · · Yes. 18· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Was the building at that - at the 19· · · ·time that you met Mr. Banda was the building 20· · · ·almost completed? 21· · · · · · ·A.· · · Rephrase it. 22· · · · · · ·Q.· · · Well, how would you describe - how 23· · · ·would you describe the state of the project when 24· · · ·you arrived, was it near completion, halfway 25· · · ·completeed, was the exterior completed, what be