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  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
  • BIBERSTEIN, HARRY vs. KIRCHBERGER, GABRIEL Other - Matters not falling within the Other civil Subcategories document preview
						
                                

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Filing # 110069567 E-Filed 07/10/2020 01:10:05 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA HARRY BIEBERSTEIN, Plaintiff, Vv CASE NO.: 17-CA-917 GABRIEL KIRCHBERGER, CAROL DEVILLE, SOUTHERN SHORES ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and MOONSTONE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Defendants, niin ts te ce . DEFENDANT GOLDEN KEY PROPERTIES, LLC’S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION TO PLAINTIFF Defendant, Golden Key Properties, LLC, pursuant to Rule 1.350, Fla. R. Civ. P., requests Plaintiff, Harry Bieberstein, to produce the following documents and/or tangible items described herein within 30 days of the service of this Request for the purpose of inspection and/or copying and/or photographing, the following items. This Request and the related production of documents and/or tangible items are subject to the below definitions and instructions. DEFINITIONS 1 “Plaintiff” refers to Plaintiff, Harry Bieberstein, and any employees, contractors, agents, and attorneys for Plaintiff, Harry Bieberstein, and any other persons acting for or on behalf of Plaintiff or under Plaintiffs authority or control. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 2 “Gabriel” refers to Defendant, Gabriel Kirchberger, and any employees, contractors, agents and attorneys for Gabriel, and any other persons acting for or on behalf of Gabriel or under Gabriel’s authority or control. 3 “Andreas” refers to Defendant, Andreas Kirchberger, and any employees, contractors, agents and attorneys for Andreas, or any other persons acting for or on behalf of Andreas or under Andreas’ authority or control. 4 “Golden” refers to Defendant, Golden Key Properties, LLC and any employees, contractors, agents and attorneys for Golden, or any other persons acting for or on behalf of Golden or under Golden’s authority or control. 5 “Parties” refers to any party in this case and any employees, contractors, agents and attorneys for any Parties, and any other persons acting for or on behalf of any Parties or under any Parties’ authority or control. 6 “Canadian Case” refers to the lawsuit filed in Ontario, Canada by Plaintiff against Gabriel as described in Paragraph 29 of Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint. 7. “Plaintiff's Former Attorneys” refers to any licensed lawyers who formerly represented Plaintiff, Harry Bieberstein, in this case or in the Canadian Case, or in any matters relating to (as defined herein) this case or relating to the Canadian Case, and any employees, insurers, insurance carriers, insurance agents, contractors, agents and attorneys for Plaintiff's Former Attorneys, and any other persons acting for or on behalf of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys or under Plaintiff's Former Attorneys’ authority or control. 8 “Malpractice” refers to any actual or alleged negligence or failure of Plaintiff's Former Attomeys to exercise due care in handling any of Plaintiff Harry Bieberstein’s actual or possible claims against Gabriel, Golden and Andreas, or any of them, and any actual or alleged failure of Plaintiffs Former Attorneys to practice law in connection with the Florida Rules of CASE NO. 17-CA-917 Professional Conduct. “Malpractice” includes, without limitation, any actual or alleged mistakes concerning any statutes of limitation relating to (as defined herein) any of Plaintiff Harry Bieberstein’s actual, possible or alleged claims against Golden and Andreas, or against either of them. 9 “Berlin Hypo Bank” refers to Berlin-Hannoversche Hypothekenbank and any employees, contractors, agents or attorneys for Berlin Hypo Bank, or any other persons acting for or on behalf of Berlin Hypo Bank or under Berlin Hypo Bank’s authority or control. (Berlin Hypo Bank is the bank named in Exhibits 6-A, 6-D, 6-E and 6-G of Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint filed in this case.) 10. “Berliner Bank” refers to Berliner Bank Aktiengesellschaft and any employees, contractors, agents or attorneys for Berliner Bank, or any other persons acting for or on behalf of Berliner Bank or under Berliner Bank’s authority or control. (Berliner Bank is the bank named in Exhibits 6-B, 6-D and 6-F of Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint filed in this case.) il. “Debt Acknowledgements” refers to the seven “Debt Acknowledgements” described in Paragraph 27 of Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint. 12. Relating to” means bearing upon, concerning, addressing, respecting, regarding, discussing, mentioning, describing, reflecting, responding to, identifying, constituting, pertaining to, having to do with, criticizing, contradicting, evaluating, analyzing, or being in any way relevant to the given subject. 13. “Evidencing” means having a tendency to show, prove or disprove. (emphasis added) 14. “Document or Documents” refer to and will include, without limitation, all memoranda (including written memoranda of telephone conversations, other oral communications, discussions, agreements, acts and activities), letters, post cards, telegrams, intra CASE NO. 17-CA-917 and interoffice communications, correspondence, handwritten or typewritten notes, pamphlets, diaries, records of every kind, e-mails, attachments to e-mails, sound recordings, transcripts of sound recordings, contracts, agreements, books, letters, reports, catalogs, price lists, financial statements, books of account, journals, ledgers, purchase order, invoices, indices, data processing cards, other data processing materials, data sheets, tapes, photographs, photostats, microfilm, video tapes, maps, directives, bulletins, circulars, notices, messages, reports, tabulations, notes, economic or statistical studies, surveys, polls, minutes, instructions, requests, cancelled checks, calendars, computer records, reports and printouts, desk pads, appointment books, scrapbooks, notebooks, specifications, drawings, diagrams, sketches, and writings of every kind and character, including preliminary drafts and other copies of the foregoing, however produced or reproduced, whether manually, digitally, electronically or otherwise. 15. The terms “and” and “or” have both conjunctive and disjunctive meanings. 16. The terms “any” and “all” mean “each” and “every.” INSTRUCTIONS 17. If Plaintiff considers any document or information within the scope of this discovery request to be privileged or protected from discovery, Golden requests that within thirty (30) days from this date Plaintiff files and serve a written list of documents withheld from production identifying each document as follows: date; author’s name, title and address; the name and address of each person to whom a copy of the document was sent or shown; the general character of the document; and the basis upon which the document is considered to be privileged or protected from discovery. 18. If it is maintained that any document which is requested has been destroyed, set forth the contents of the document, the date of such destruction and the name of the person who authorized or directed such destruction. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 19. Any of the documents that cannot be produced in full should be produced to the extent possible, specifying the reasons for the inability to produce the remainder. TIME AND PLACE OF PRODUCTION 20. You are requested to produce the documents at the offices of Baur & Klein, P.A., 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 1200, Miami, Florida 33131 within the time required by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, or at some other time and place as the parties may agree to. DOCUMENTS REQUESTED All Examinations for Discovery (depositions) of Gabriel taken in the Canadian Case. All Examinations for Discovery (depositions) of Plaintiff taken in the Canadian Case. All sworn statements and affidavits of Gabriel in the Canadian Case. All sworn statements and affidavits of Plaintiff taken in the Canadian Case. All documents in the Canadian Case relating to any Florida real estate owned or controlled by Gabriel. All documents in the Canadian Case relating to any Florida real estate owned or controlled by Golden. All documents evidencing that Gabriel executed any Debt Assignment in his individual capacity. All documents evidencing that Gabriel personally guaranteed any Debt Acknowledgement. All documents evidencing that Gabriel executed any Debt Acknowledgement in any company, corporate or partnership capacity. 10. All assignments to Plaintiff of any Debt Acknowledgements. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 11 All assignments to Berlin Hypo Bank of any Debt Acknowledgements. 12 All documents relating to the assignment of any Debt Acknowledgement from Berliner Bank to Berlin Hypo Bank. 13 All documents relating to the assignment of any Debt Acknowledgement to Plaintiff. 14 All documents evidencing the loan history of any Debt Acknowledgements. 15. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence between Plaintiff and Berlin Hypo Bank relating to the assignment of “the civil debt owed by Gabriel to Berlin Hypo Bank and all choses in action with respect to the actionable wrongs committed by Gabriel against Berlin Hypo Bank” as alleged in Paragraph 28 of the Third Amended Complaint. 16. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence between Plaintiff and Berlin Hypo Bank relating to any actual or contemplated agreements between Plaintiff and Berlin Hypo Bank relating to any of the Debt Acknowledgements. 17. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence between Plaintiff and anyone else relating to any actual or contemplated agreements involving Plaintiff and any of the Debt Acknowledgements. 18 All contracts and agreements between Plaintiff and Berlin Hypo Bank relating to “the civil debt owed by Gabriel to Berlin Hypo Bank and all choses in action with respect to the actionable wrongs committed by Gabriel against Berlin Hypo Bank” as alleged in Paragraph 28 of the Third Amended Complaint. 19. All contracts and agreements between Plaintiff and anyone relating to the debt owed by Gabriel under the Debt Acknowledgements. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 20. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence from Plaintiff to any of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys relating to any Malpractice committed by any of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 21 All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence from any of Plaintiffs Former Attorneys to Plaintiff relating to any Malpractice committed by any of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 22. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence from Plaintiff to any attomey or agent representing Plaintiff's Former Attorneys relating to any Malpractice committed by any of Plaintiff’s Former Attorneys. 23. All letters, faxes, emails and other correspondence from any attorney or agent representing Plaintiffs Former Attorneys to Plaintiff relating to any Malpractice committed by any of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 24. All documents provided by Plaintiff to Plaintiff's Former Attorneys respecting any damages claimed by Plaintiff against Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 25. All documents provided by Plaintiff to any agents or attorneys of Plaintiff's Former Attorneys respecting any damages claimed by Plaintiff against Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 26. All emails, letters, faxes and other correspondence to Plaintiff from anyone besides his then current lawyer relating to any Malpractice by Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. 27 All emails, letters, faxes and other correspondence from Plaintiff to anyone besides his then current lawyer relating to any Malpractice by Plaintiff's Former Attorneys. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 28 All documents evidencing that “Gabriel, individually, did business under the name Golden Key Real Estate Trust” as alleged in Paragraph 21 of the Third Amended Complaint. 29. All documents evidencing that “on or about March 31, 2013, Gabriel transferred the assets and his ownership of those assets to Golden Key and Andreas” as alleged in Paragraph 22 of the Third Amended Complaint. 30. All documents evidencing that in “February 2013, Gabriel and Andreas entered into an agreement pursuant to which Andreas holds Gabriel’s ownership interest in Golden Key in trust” as alleged in Paragraph 23 of the Third Amended Complaint. 31 All documents evidencing that “‘Gabriel’s ownership interest of Golden Key has been disguised in annual reports filed with Florida’s Secretary of State listing others as members in order to disguise its true ownership” as alleged in Paragraph 24 of the Third Amended Complaint. 32 All documents evidencing that Plaintiff was prevented “from discovering the transfer from Gabriel to Andreas and Golden Key” as alleged in Paragraph 24 of the Third Amended Complaint. 33 All documents evidencing when Plaintiff first discovered any “transfer from Gabriel to Andreas and Golden Key” as alleged in Paragraph 24 of the Third Amended Complaint. 34. All documents evidencing when Plaintiff first discovered that Gabriel directly or indirectly owned or controlled any real estate in Florida. 35 All documents evidencing when Plaintiff first discovered that “While the Plaintiff's action in Ontario, Canada was pending, Gabriel began transferring CASE NO. 17-CA-917 Florida assets to DeVille, Southern, and Moonstone” as alleged in Paragraph 30 of the Third Amended Complaint. 36. All documents evidencing the “original amount of the debt owed by Gabriel to Berlin Hypo Bank” as alleged in Paragraph 37 of the Third Amended Complaint. 37. All documents evidencing that “Under German law, Berlin Hypo Bank and Plaintiff, as holder of the Notarized Debt Acknowledgement of Kirchberger, is permitted to seize all of Kirchberger’s real and personal property on demand without further recourse” as alleged in Paragraph 38 of the Third Amended Complaint. 38. All documents evidencing or itemizing the amount of principal, interest and costs owed on each separate Debt Acknowledgement. 39. All documents evidencing any present rights of Berlin Hypo Bank to seize any of Gabriel’s assets. 40. All documents evidencing any present rights of Berlin Hypo Bank to receive any money from any sums collected by Plaintiff under any of the Debt Acknowledgements. Al All documents evidencing that “Prior to March 1, 2013, Gabriel owned 100% of Golden, the funds, and the business opportunities that he contributed to Golden” as alleged in Paragraph 88 of the Third Amended Complaint. 42. All documents evidencing that “On or about March 1, 2013, Gabriel transferred 80% of the membership interest in Golden to Andreas” as alleged in Paragraph 89 of the Third Amended Complaint. CASE NO. 17-CA-917 43 All documents evidencing that “Plaintiff could not have reasonably discovered the transfer more than one year prior to the filing of this action” as alleged in Paragraph 90 of the Third Amended Complaint. All documents evidencing that the “March 2013 transfer of 80% of the membership interest in Golden from Gabriel to Andreas...was made with actual intent to hinder, delay and defraud Plaintiff's efforts to collect the amounts owed under the Debt Acknowledgements” as alleged in Paragraph 91 of the Third Amended Complaint. 45, All documents evidencing that “there was no contemporaneous value received in exchange for the transfer’ and “any value received was not reasonably equivalent” as alleged in Paragraph 91 of the Third Amended Complaint. 46, All documents evidencing that Plaintiff “also owns real property in Collier County, Florida” as alleged in Paragraph 4 of the Third Amended Complaint. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion for Protective Order has been sent via Florida Courts E-Filing Portal to counsel of record this 10th day of July, 2020. BAUR & KLEIN, P.A. Attorneys for Golden Key Properties, LLC and Andreas Kirchberger New World Tower, Suite 2100 100 North Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33132 Phone: (305) 377-3561 / Fax: (305) 371-4380 By: (fh CHRISTOPHER J. KLEIN Fila. Bar. Ni 311855 a 10