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FILED: FRANKLIN COUNTY CLERK 09/16/2022 09:44 AM INDEX NO. E2020-663
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 29 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/16/2022
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN STATE OF NEW YORK
DISCOVER BANK,
Plaintiff, Index No. E2020-663
vs.
AFFIRMATION OF MILITARY
JAMES M SIDOR, INVESTIGATION
Defendant(s).
THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby affirms the following to be true under penalties of
perjury, pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:
1. I am an attorney at law, licensed to practice in the State of New York.
2. I am over the age of 18 and I reside in the State of New York. I am an
employee of the law firm of Zwicker & Associates, P.C., 100 Corporate Woods,
Suite 230, Rochester, NY 14623, attorneys for the Plaintiff.
3. I believe that Defendant, JAMES M SIDOR, is not currently in the military
service, based on the results of a query to the Department of Defense Manpower
Data Center, by the Rochester, NY office of Zwicker & Associates, P.C., using
Defendant's name and date of birth or social security number as reflected in
Plaintiff's records. A copy of the results of that query is attached hereto. believe
Dated: September Ó, 2022
[ ] J N P. VERHAGEN, ESQ.
]JOSEPH JAKAS, ESQ.
ELIZABETH CLARKE, ESQ.
[ ] STEPHANIE MAIDA, ESQ.
ZWICKER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
100 Corporate Woods
Suite 230
Rochester, NY 14623
(585)427-0482
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Resultsasof : Sep-15-2022
01:15:02PM
Department
NYSCEF DOC. of
NO. Defense
29 Manpower Data Center RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/16/2022
SCRA535
Status Report
Pursuant to Servicemembem Civil Relief Act
SSN: XXX-
Birth Date:
Last Name: SIDOR
First Name: JAMES
Middle Name:
Status As Of: Sep-15-2022
Certificate ID: 2VPFZJ78BHOWQT7
. OnActive ty OnActiveDuty
tuDate
iye Duty StartDate ActiveDutyEndDate Status Servicecompo ent
~
NA NA . No NA
Thisresponsere ÉÊ,sthe individuals'activedutystatusbasedontheActiveD ty StdtusDate
LeftActiveDutyWithin367 D ysofActiveDutyStatusDate
ActiveDuty StartDate ActiveDutyEndDate Status . ServiceComponent
NA NA No NA
Thisresponsereflectswher t1
InélNidual
leftactiveduty statuswithin367dayspreced
theActive uty StatusDate
TheMemberor His/HerUrutWasNo of a FutureCall-1
ActiveDutyon Active,E ty StatusDate
C derNotificationStartDate OrderNotificationEndI Status ServiceComp dent
NA NA No NA
ThisresponsereflectswhethertheindivÃŽduI or h
er unithasrecely
earlynotificationto reportforactiveduty
Upon searching the databanks of the Departmentof DefenseManpower DatECenter, based on theinformationthat you the above
provided, is the status
of
theindividualon theactivedutystatusdate asto all
branches ofthe Uniformed Services(Army,Navy, Marine Corps,AirForce, NOAA, PublicHealth,and
Coast Guard). This statusincludesinformationon a Servicemember unit
or his/her receivingnotification
of future
ordersto report
for Active
Duty.
Michael V. Sorrento,Director
Department of Defense- Manpower Data Center
400 GiglingRd.
Seaside, CA 93955
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The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is an organization
of theDepartment of Defense(DoD) thatmaintainstheDefense Enrollment and Eligibility
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 29 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/16/2022
ReportingSystem (DEERS) databasewhich isthe source
official of dataon for
eligibility medical
military care and other systems.
eligibility
The DoD supports
strongly theenforcement of the ServicemembersCivil Act
Relief (50 USC App. § 3901 et seq,
as amended) (SCRA) (formerlyknown as
Soldiers' Sailors'
the and CivilRelief
Act DMDC
of 1940). has issuedhundreds of thousandsof "doesnot possessany information that
indicating the
duty"
is currently
individual on active responses,and has experiencedonlya smallerrorrate.In the event
theindividual
referencedabove, or any family
member, or
friend, representativeassertsin anymanner thatthe individual
was on active
duty fortheactivedutystatusdate,oris otherwise to the
entitled
protections
of theSCRA, you are strongly
encouraged to obtain verification
further of the
person'sstatusby contactingthatperson'sService.Servicecontact
can be found
information on theSCRA website'sFAQ page (Q35)viathisURL: you
https://scra.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/faqs.
If have evidencethe person
was on activedutyfor the active
duty and you fail to obtain
stattTs date this additional
Service punitive
verification, provisionsof theSCRA may be invoked
againstyou. See 50 USC App. § 3921(c).
Thisresponse reflectsthe following
information:(1) Theindividuars
Active Dutystatuson the ActiveDutyStatus Date(2) Whetherthe individual
left Active
Duty statuswithin367 days preceding theActiveDuty StatusDate (3)Whether theindividual
or his/her
unitreceivedearlynotification
to report
foractive
dutyon the ActiveDuty StatusDate.
Status"
More information on "Active Duty
Activeduty statusas reportedin this certificate
is defined
in accordancewith10 USC § 101(d)(1).Priorto 2010onlysome of the active
duty periodsless
than 30 consecutivedays in length
were available.In the case
of a member of theNationalGuard,thisincludesserviceundera call to active
service
authorized by thePresidentor theSecretaryof Defense under32 USC for
§ 502(f) purposesof respondingto a national
emergency declaredby the
Presidentand supported by Federalfunds. All Active
Guard Reserve (AGR) members must be assignedagainstan authorizedmobilization
positionin the
unit they
support. Thisincludes and Administration
Navy Training of the
Reserves (TARs), Marine CorpsActive Reserve (ARs)and Coast Guard Reserve
Program Administrator(RPAs). Active Dutystatusalsoappliesto a UniformedServicemember who is an active
duty commissioned officer
of theU.S.
PublicHealthService or the National
Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration(NOAA Commissioned Corps).
Coverage Under the SCRA is Broader in Some Cases
Coverage under theSCRA is broader
in some cases and includes
some categories
of personson activedutyfor purposesof the SCRA who would not be
reportedas on ActiveDuty under this certificate.
SCRA protections
are for Title
10 and Title
14 activedutyrecordsfor all the Uniformed
Servicesperiods.
Title
32 periodsof ActiveDuty arenot coveredby SCRA, as definedin accordancewith10 USC § 101(d)(1).
Many times ordersare amended to extendtheperiodof active
duty,which would extend SCRA protections.
Persons seekingto rely on this website
should
certification check to make sure the orders
on which SCRA protections
are based have not beenamended to extendthe inclusive
datesof service.
Furthermore,some of the SCRA
protections may extend to personswho have receivedordersto report
for active
duty or to be inducted,
but whohave not
actuallybegun activeduty reported
or actually forinduction.The Last Dateon ActiveDuty entryis important
because a number of the SCRA
of protections
extend beyond thelastdates of active
duty.
Those who couldrelyon this certificate
are urgedto seekqualified
legalcounsel to ensurethatall rights
guaranteedto Servicemembers underthe SCRA
are protected
WARNING: Thiscertificate
was provided based on a last name,
SSN/date of birth,
and active
duty date
status providedby the requester.
Providing
erroneous informationwill cause
an erroneous to be provided.
certificate
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Resultsasof : Sep-15-2022
01:15:02PM
Department
NYSCEF DOC. of
NO. Defense
29 Manpower Data Center RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/16/2022
SCRA5.15
Status Report
Pursuant to Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
SSN: XXX-XX
Birth Date:
Last Name: SIDOR
First Name: JAMES M
Middle Name:
Status As Of: Sep-15-2022
Certificate ID: ZP521KD5K50QK3R
. OnÃŽAbtiveDutyOnActiv
ety StaDate
c ve D ty StartDate cilve DutyEndDate Sta s erviceComponent
NA N No NA
Thisresponser heindividua activedutystatust asedon theActive
ty StatusDate
I ActiveDutyWithin367-Daysof ActiveD eyStatusDate
Activebuty StartDate ActiveDutyEndDate Status ServiceComponeÃŽ
NA NA No NA
ThisresponsereflectswheretheIndi dualleftactived°ly stétuswithin367daysprecedingthe
t e DutyStatusDate
TheMemt r His/HerUnitWasNotifiedof a FutureCall-Upto ActiveDutyonAc%ve
DutyStatusNate
or r NotificationSt rt Date Ô er NotificationÈndDa Status Ser iceComponent
NA NA N NA
Thisresponsereflectswhethertheindividu or h
berunithasrecel
d earlynotÃŒIc bonto reportfor activeduty
Upon searchingthe databanks of the Departmentof DefenseManpower Data Center, ased on the information
that youprovided,the aboveis the status
of
on the
the individual activedutystatusdate as to all branches
of theUniformedServices (Army,Navy, Marine Corps,AirForce, NOAA, PublicHealth,and
Coast Guard). This statusincludesinformation
on a Servicemember or his/her
unitreceivingnotification
of future
ordersto report
for Active
Duty.
Michael V. Sorrento,Director
Department of Defense - Manpower Data Center
400 GiglingRd.
Seaside, CA 93955
4 of 7
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The
NYSCEFDefense Manpower
DOC. NO. Data
29 Center (DMDC) of the Department
is an organization of Defense (DoD)thatmaintainsthe Defense
RECEIVED Enrollment
NYSCEF: and Eligibility
09/16/2022
ReportingSystem (DEERS) database which is the official
source of data
on eligibility
for medical
military careand other systems.
eligibility
The DoD supports
strongly theenforcement of the ServicemembersCivilReliefAct(50 USC App. § 3901 et seq,
as amended) (SCRA) (formerlyknown as
Soldiers' Sailors'
the and CivilRelief
Act of 1940).
DMDC has issuedhundreds of thousandsof "doesnot possessany information that
indicating the
duty"
is currently
individual on active responses,and has experiencedonly a small
errorrate.In the event
the individual
referencedabove, or any family
member, or representative
friend, assertsin anymanner that the individual
was on activedutyfor the active
duty statusdate,or is otherwise to the
entitled
protections
of the SCRA, you arestronglyencouraged to obtain verification
further of the person's
statusby contactingthatperson'sService.Servicecontact
information
can be found on theSCRA website'sFAQ page (Q35)via this
URL: If you
https://scra.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/faqs. haveevidence theperson
was on activedutyfor the active
duty s iptus date
and you fail to obtain
this additional
Service punitive
verification, provisionsof the SCRA may be invoked
againstyou. See 50 USC App.§ 3921(c).
Thisresponse reflectsthe following
information:
(1) Theindividual's
ActiveDutystatuson the ActiveDutyStatus Date(2) Whetherthe individual
left Active
Duty statuswithin367 days preceding the Active
Duty StatusDate (3) Whethertheindividual
or his/her
unit received
earlynotification
to report
for active
dutyon the ActiveDuty StatusDate.
Status"
More information on "Active Duty
Activeduty statusas reportedin this certificate
is defined
in accordancewith10 USC § 101(d)(1).Priorto 2010onlysome of the active
duty periodsless
than 30 consecutivedays were
in length available.In the
case of a member of theNationalGuard,thisincludesserviceunder acalltoactiveservice
authorizedby thePresidentor theSecretaryof Defense under32 USC for
§ 502(f) purposes of respondingto a national
emergency declaredby the
Presidentand supported by Federalfunds.AllActiveGuard Reserve (AGR) members must be assignedagainstan authorizedmobilization
positionin the
unit they
support. This includes and Administration
Navy Training of the
Reserves (TARs), Marine Corps ActiveReserve (ARs)and Coast Guard Reserve
Program Administrator(RPAs). Active Dutystatusalsoappliesto aUniformed Servicemember who isanactiveduty commissioned officer
ofthe U.S.
PublicHealth Serviceor the National
Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration(NOAA Commissioned Corps).
Coverage Under the SCRA is Broader in Some Cases
Coverage under theSCRA is broader
in some cases and includes
some categories
of personson activeduty for purposes
of theSCRA who would not be
reportedas on ActiveDuty under this certificate.
SCRA protections
are for Title
10 and Title
14 activedutyrecordsfor all the
Uniformed Servicesperiods.
Title
32 periods of Active
Duty are not coveredby SCRA, as definedin accordancewith10 USC § 101(d)(1).
Many times ordersare amended to extendthe period
of active
duty,which would extend SCRA protections.
Persons seekingto rely on this website
should
certification check to make sure the orders
on which SCRA are
protections based have not beenamended to extendthe inclusive
datesof service.
Furthermore,some protectionsof the SCRA may extendto personswho have receivedordersto report
for active
dutyor to be inducted,
but who have not
actuallybegun activedutyor actually
reportedfor induction.
The LastDate on ActiveDuty entryis important
because a number of protections
of the SCRA
extend beyond the last
dates of active
duty.
Those who couldrelyon this certificate
areurged to seekqualified
legalcounselto ensurethatall rights
guaranteed to Servicemembers underthe SCRA
are protected
WARNING: Thiscertificate
was provided based on a last name,
SSN/date of birth,
and activeduty statusdateprovidedby the requester.
Providing
erroneous information an erroneous
will cause certificate
to be provided.
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Resultsas of : Sep-06-2022
11:14:18AM
Department
NYSCEF DOC. of
NO. Defense
29 Manpower Data Center RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/16/2022
SCRA5.14
Phh Sweememh HReHeh
SSN: XXX-XX
Birth Date:
Last Name: SIDOR
First Name: JAMES M
Middle Name:
Status As Of: Sep-06-2022
Certificate ID: Z811NZ8DW3PQH28
OnAc ve DutyOnAct e DutyStatusDate
ActiveDutyStartDate Act‚e DutyEndDate Stat s Servce Component
NA NA N NA
Thisresponserefkictetheindividuals'activedutystatusbasedon theActiveDtit StatusDate
Le ctiveDutyWithlI 367DaysofAct e DutyStatusDate
ActÑe ty StartDate ActiveD ÈndDate Status ServiceComponent1
NA No NA
Thisresponsereflectswheret%eindividualleftactive úfy statuswithin367daysprecedingthe
uty StatusDate
TheMërnberprHis/HerUnitWasNotifiedof a FutureCall-UptoActiveDutyonActiveDutyStatusDate
OrderNotificatinn
StartDate OrberNotificationÈndDate Status ServiceComponent
NA NA NA
Thisresponsereflectswhethertheindividu
his/herunithasreceivedeariyhotifica6I to reportfor activeduty
Upon searching the databanks of the
Department of Defense Manpower Data Center,based on the information
that youprovided,the aboveis the status
of
the individual
on the active
duty statusdateas toallbranches oftheUniformed Services (Army,Navy, MarineCorps, AirForce,NOAA, PublicHealth,and
Coast Guard).Thisstatus includesinformation
on a Servicemember or his/her
unit of future
notification
receiving orders to report
for Active
Duty.
MichaelV. Sorrento,Director
Department - Manpower
of Defense. Data Center
400 GiglingRd.
Seaside,CA 93955
6 of 7
FILED: FRANKLIN COUNTY CLERK 09/16/2022 09:44 AM INDEX NO. E2020-663
The
NYSCEFDefense Manpower
DOC. NO. Data
29 Center (DMDC) is an organization
of theDepartment of Defense(DoD) thatmaintainstheDefense
RECEIVED Enrollment
NYSCEF:and Eligibility
09/16/2022
ReportingSystem (DEERS) database which isthe source
official of dataon for
eligibility medical
military care and other systems.
eligibility
The DoD supports
strongly theenforcement of the ServicemembersCivilRelief
Act (50 USC App. § 3901 et seq,
as amended) (SCRA) known
(formerly as
Soldiers' Sailors'
the and Relief
Civil Act of1940).DMDC has issuedhundreds ofthousands of"does notpossess any information that the
indicating
duty"
is currently
individual on active responses, and has experiencedonlya smallerrorrate.In the event
the individual
referencedabove, or any family
member, or representative
friend, assertsin anymanner thatthe individual
was on activedutyfor the active
dutystatusdate,or is otherwise
entitled
to the
protections
of theSCRA, you are encouraged
strongly to obtain
further
verification
of the
person'sstatusby contactingthat
person's Service.
Service contact
information
can be foundon the SCRA website'sFAQ page (Q35)via this
URL: If you
https://scra.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/faqs. have evidence the person
was on activedutyfor theactivedutystatusdateand you fail to obtain Service
this additionai punitive
verification, provisionsof the SCRA may be invoked
againstyou. See 50 USC App. § 3921(c).
Thisresponse reflects
the following
information:(1) Theindividual's
Active Dutystatuson the Active
Duty StatusDate (2) Whetherthe left Active
individual
Duty statuswithin367 days precedingthe ActiveDuty StatusDate (3) Whethertheindividual
or his/her
unit received
earlynotification
to report
for active
dutyon the ActiveDuty StatusDate.
Status"
More information on "Active Duty
Activeduty statusas reportedin this certificate
is defined
in accordancewith10 USC § 101(d)(1).Prior to 2010
onlysome of the active
dutyperiods less
than 30 consecutivedays were
in length available.In the case
of a member of the
NationalGuard, thisincludesserviceundera call to active
service
authorizedby thePresidentor theSecretaryof Defense under32 USC for
§ 502(f) purposes of respondingto a national
emergency declaredby the
Presidentand supported by Federalfunds.AllActiveGuard Reserve (AGR) members must be assignedagainstan authorizedmobilization
positionin the
unit they
support. ThisincludesNavy Trainingand Administration
of theReserves (TARs), MarineCorps ActiveReserve (ARs) and Coast Guard Reserve
Program Administrator(RPAs). ActiveDuty statusalsoappliestoa Uniformed Servicemember who isan activedutycommissioned officer
oftheU.S.
PublicHealthService or theNationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration(NOAA Commissioned Corps).
Coverage Under the SCRA is Broader in Some Cases
Coverage under theSCRA is broaderin some casesand includessome categories
of personson activeduty for purposes
of the SCRA who would not be
reportedas on ActiveDuty underthis certificate.
SCRA protections
are for Title
10 and Title
14 activedutyrecordsfor all the Uniformed