Motion-Secondary: Pamela Goldstein, Ellyn Berk, Tony Berk, Paul Benjamin v. Houlihan/Lawrence Inc.

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                                FILED:         WESTCHESTER              COUNTY         CLERK       06/03/2022             04:54        PM            INDEX    NO.   60767/2018
   NYSCEF     DOC.   NO.   1350                                                                               RECEIVED      NYSCEF:     06/03/2022

                                                                                                         Motion Seq. No. 009


                  SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
                  COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER

                                                                                  Index No. 60767/2018
                   PAMELA GOLDSTEIN,
                   ELLYN & TONY BERK as Administrators                            Hon. Linda S. Jamieson
                   of the Estate of Winifred Berk, and PAUL
                   BENJAMIN, on behalf of themselves and                          DECLARATION OF JEREMY
                   all others similarly situated,                                 VEST IN SUPPORT OF CLASS
                                              Plaintiffs,                         PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
                                                                                  CONFIRM THE FIFTEENTH
                            v.                                                    REPORT AND
                   HOULIHAN/LAWRENCE INC.,                                        RECOMMENDATION
                                              Defendant.


                  STATE OF NEW YORK                                     )
                                                                        )  SS:
                  COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER                                 )

                           JEREMY VEST, an attorney admitted to practice in the Courts of the State

                  of New York, declares and states as follows:

                           1.       I am a member in the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky,

                  and Popeo, P.C. (“Mintz”) and Co-Class Counsel to Class Plaintiffs in Pamela

                  Goldstein, Dr. Ellyn and Tony Berk, as administrators of the Estate of Winifred

                  Berk, and Paul Benjamin v. Houlihan/Lawrence Inc., Index No. 60767/2018.                                    I

                  make this declaration in support of Class Plaintiffs’ Motion to Confirm the Fifteenth

                  Report and Recommendation.                 I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in

                  this declaration and, if called to testify about those facts, could and would do so

                  competently under oath.

                           2.       Attached as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of a letter from Robert

                  MacGill to William P. Harrington, dated April 20, 2022, plus exhibits A and C.




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                           3.       Attached as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of a letter from Robert

                  MacGill to William P. Harrington, dated May 2, 2022, plus exhibits.

                           4.       Attached as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of a letter from

                  Jeremy Vest to William P. Harrington, dated May 6, 2022, plus exhibits.


                  Dated:     June 3, 2022
                             New York, New York


                                                                                            /s/ Jeremy Vest
                                                                                            JEREMY VEST




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                                                           Certificate of Counsel
                                            Pursuant to Commercial Division Rule 17

                           I, Jeremy Vest, counsel for Plaintiffs, hereby certify, pursuant to Commercial
                  Division Rule 17, that the word count for the foregoing document, excluding
                  thcaption, table of contents, table of authorities, and signature block, is 200 words.
                  This document therefore complies with the rule, which limits briefs, memoranda,
                  affirmations, and affidavits to 7,000 words.                 I certify that the word count Microsoft
                  Word generated for this document is 200.

                  Dated:     June 3, 2022
                             New York, New York

                                                                                            /s/ Jeremy Vest
                                                                                            JEREMY VEST




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