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  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
  • Michael Knopf, Norma Knopf v. Frank M. Esposito, Dorsey & Whitney, Llp, Nathaniel H. Akerman, Edward S. Feldman Torts - Other (Fraud;Judiciary L. 487) document preview
						
                                

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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 08/27/2019 08:01 AM INDEX NO. 150315/2019 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/27/2019 EXHIBIT 14 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 08/27/2019 08:01 AM INDEX NO. 150315/2019 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/27/2019 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK: PART 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x MICHAEL I. KNOPF, NORMA KNOPF, and DELPHI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Index No. Plaintiff, 113227/09 -against- Justice Lebovits MICHAEL HAYDEN SANFORD, PURSUIT HOLDINGS, LLC, SANFORD PARTNERS, L.P. MH SANFORD & CO., LLC and WYNDCLYFFE, LLC, Defendants. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x 745 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, New York June 14, 2018 12:25 p.m. DEPOSITION OF JAMES M. McGUIRE herein, held at the above-noted time and place, before Debra Gumpel, a Notary Public within and for the State of New York. CINDY AFANADOR COURT REPORTING, INC. 1-877-DEPO-YOU FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 08/27/2019 08:01 AM INDEX NO. 150315/2019 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/27/2019 120 1 JAMES M. McGUIRE 2 of the case. I would be very surprised. 3 Q Has anyone informed you that 4 discovery from JP Morgan has shown that 5 Mr. Esposito received a total of $169,000 from 6 Mr. Sanford in February of 2016? 7 MR. MENNITT: We saw those 8 exhibits earlier. 9 MR. BERRY: Not all of 10 them. 11 A I know nothing about that. 12 Q Were you ever aware of the amount 13 of Mr. Esposito's compensation from 14 Mr. Sanford? 15 THE WITNESS: Am I allowed 16 to answer that question? 17 MR. MENNITT: Were you ever 18 aware of it? I think you can 19 answer whether or not you were 20 aware, but not the substance of 21 what you were aware of. 22 THE WITNESS: Yes. 23 Q You were aware how much he got 24 paid by Mr. Sanford? 25 A No. That's a different matter. CINDY AFANADOR COURT REPORTING, INC. 1-877-DEPO-YOU FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 08/27/2019 08:01 AM INDEX NO. 150315/2019 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/27/2019 121 1 JAMES M. McGUIRE 2 Q You're aware of the fact that he 3 was compensated? 4 A Yes. 5 Q Do you have any information about 6 the extent of the compensation? 7 A I had information about it, yes. 8 Q Did you have any information about 9 the extent of the compensation when you first 10 learned that Ms. Ringel had been the court 11 attorney who he was mentioned on the Akerman 12 Feldman memorandum? 13 A I don't know. 14 MR. BERRY: I don't think I 15 have any further questions. 16 THE WITNESS: I need a 17 moment. 18 MR. MENNITT: The witness 19 wants to clarify one thing. 20 A You asked me about ex parte 21 conversations with anybody at the court and 22 somebody saying to me not to call him about 23 it. 24 Q Yes. 25 A The only thing that comes anywhere CINDY AFANADOR COURT REPORTING, INC. 1-877-DEPO-YOU