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TheJS 44 civil cover sheetand the information contained herein neither
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filing and serviceofpleadingsorother pallers as required by law, except as provided
"J . terDber 1974, is reqUited fortbe use ofthe Clerk ofCollrt for the purpose ofmitiating
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
DEBORAH ABEEL, et al.
(b) . County ofResidence ofFirst Listed Plaintiff
(EXCEPT IN U,s. PLAINTIFF CASES)
(c) Attorney. {FIrm Mdless, apd , .:\ I\J
LaW-Office or NichOlas M. MOCCIa, t-'.C., Nlcnolas M. J

BANK OF AMERiCA, NA, et at
Coopty of ofFirst Listed Defendant
(IN Us. PI.AlNTlPF C.ASES ONLY)
MLAND CONDEMNAnON CASES, USE THE LOCAnON OF
THE TRACT Of LAN1l INVOLVEl).
(lfKnown) "
ave LLP, Christine Cesare and Scott Kaiser, 1290 Avenue of
the Americas, New York. New York 10104. (212) 541-2000 Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10309. (718) 501-5772 .
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Cl 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 o 625 Drug Related Seizure o 375 False Claims o 110 lnsuranee PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL .INJURY
of Properly 21 USC SIll o 3to Airpl.me Cl 365 Personal Injwy o 400 Stare ReappGltionment o 120MaritI.:
0690 Other o 130 Miller Act Cl 31S Airplane Product Product Llabiflty o 410 Alltitrust 2SUSC 1''1
Llability o 367 Health Carel o 140 Instrument o 430 Banks and 3anking
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o 15!l Rec&vety i1fOverpaym.nt o 320 Assault, Lilld &, o 450 Commerce
&, ElIfon:ementi1fJudgment o 826 Copyrights Slander Pe<sooai'l!'jw:y o 460 Deportatioo
a 330 FederaJ Employm' Product Liability o 830 PatCllt o 470 RacI:eI_ Influem:ed and o 15l Medi=Act
Liability o 368 Asbestos Personal o 152 Reeovet}' of Defaulted CJ 840 TllldeIIJallc Cotrupt Organizatioos
o 340 Marine InjllJ)'>P.rodu.:t . Student Loans CJ 480 COIlSlllllet Credit
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,,, 0 490 Cable/Sat TV (Ex .. !. Veterans) Ll 345 Marine Product
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Liability PERSONALPROPERTV o 710 Fair Labor Standards o 153 Recovery ofOverpayment o 861 HlA{139Sfi) o &SO SecuritiesfCommoditiesi
of V_'s Benefus o 350 MOW!: Vehicle o 370 Otl>er FJilud Act o 8fi2 Black LIIlI8 (923) Exchange
o 12{) LaborIMgmt. Relations o 355 MQtor Vebicle . Cl 371 Truth o 863 DIWCIDIWW (405(g , o 890 Other Statulllry Actioos o 11 Stocld!old.eIs' SuilS
Product Liabilily o 3S0Other 0140 Railway Labor o 864 SSlD Title XVI o ! 90 Otl>er Contract o 391 AgriwltunU AllIS
C'J 865 liS) (40S(g)} o 195 Contract Product Liabilily o 360 Other Persottal Proper1;yDimlag!: o 7S1 family and Medical o 393 Environmental Mallen;
InjUl)' o 3.8S Propertypamage LtaveAC! (3 895 Freedom oflnf<lnlllltioll o 196 Ftanchille
CJ 362l'etsonallnjwy. Product Liability o 790 Other Labor Litigation Act
Mel!. o 791 Empl. Ret. Inc. (3 &96 Arbitration
,,':,FEDERAliTAXstJffS . I':'>:' '. Sec:nrily Act o 899 Administmtive Procedure
.0 440 Other Civil Rights o 510 MotiOllsto Vacate o 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiif Act!Review Of Appeal of o 210 Land Condemnation
0.441 Voting Sentence . o 220 Foreclosure or Defemlant) Agency Dl!<:isWn
230 Rent Lease &, Ejectment o 442 Employment HabeM Corpns: o 811 IRS-Third l'lltty CJ 950 Constitutionality of
o 443 Housing! o S30Genmi 26 USC 1609 40 Torts 1n Land Stare Statutes
;!) ,"',,;"IMMIGRATION..... ,,',j;:!.. 5 Tort P!1XIuet LiabJlily Accomnwdalions o 535 Oeallt Penalty
o 44S Amer. wlDisabilities o 340 Mandamits &, Other AU Otber Real Property o 462 NatutalizatiOll Applieation
o 55!l Civil Rights Employment o 463 Habeas Corpus
o 446 Amer. wJD.isahili!ies g 555 Prison Condition Alien Detainee
o 560 Civil OC!llinee (Pri_Petition) Other
C'J 448 Educatioll COIIditions of o 465 Othe;r 1mmigration
CoIlfinement Actions
V, ORIGIN (place 1111 "rin Olle Box Only)
01 Original l2f 2 Removed from CJ 3 Remanded from' D 4 Reinstated or D 5 CJ 6 Multidistrict
ProCee<ling Slate Coun Appellate Court Reopened another dLStnct Litigation
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute IInder which you are filing (DD not clujurisdktioMI GttJttI1es lllffaa divI!rsiIy):
28 U.S.C. Section 1332 d .
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION BriefdescriptiQnofcause:
Com faint seeks to void m aces
VII. REQUESTED IN CJ CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMANDS CHECK YES only ifdemanded in complaint
COMPLAINT:
UNDER F.R.C.P. 23
JURY DEMAND: CJ Yes "'No
VIII. lIELA TED CASE(S)
(Su IMI11Ictions):
IF ANY
APPLYlNG IFF
DOCKETNUMBER 11-05913
DATE
08/2412012
FOR OFFICE llSE ONLY
RECEIPT'll AMOUNT MAG. JUDGE -U_
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II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an 'X" In One Box Omy)
Cl I U.S. Government 0:3 Federal Question
Plaintiff (U.s. NOl a Party)
o 2 u.s. Government t8: 4 Diversily
Defendant (lndical. Cirizc""hip rifParties in /I">m JII)
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III. CITIZENSH!p OF PRINCIPAL ill (.me B<>xj"rPlalnlijf)
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EDNY Revision 12/2011 .
CERTIFICATION OF ARBITRATION ELIGmILITY
LtJcal Arbitration Rule &3.10 provides that ",ith certain exceptions, actions seeking money damages only in an anwunt not in excess of$150,01)0,
exclusive of interest and costs, are eligible for compulsory arbitration. The amount ofdamages is presumed to be below the threshold amount unless a
certification to the contrary is filed.
I, Christine B. Cesare counsel for Bank of America Corporation , do hereby certify that the above captioned civil action is
ineligible for compulsory arbitration for the following reason(s):
l&l monetary damages sought are in excess 0[$150,000, exclusive of interest and
o the complaint seeks injunctive relief,
o the matter is otherwise ineligible for the following reason
DISCLOSURE STATEMEI\'T - FEDERAL RULES CIVIL PROCEDURE 7.1
Identify any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns I0% or more or its stocks:
None
RELATED CASE STATEMENT (Section VIII on the Front ofthis Fonnl
Please Ust all cases that are arguably related pursuant to Division QfBusiness Rule 50.3.1 in Section VIII on the front ofthis form. Rule 50.3.1 (a)
provides that "A civil case is "related" to another civil case for pmposes of this gnideline when, because ofthe similarity of facts and legal issues or
because the cases arise from the same transactions or events, a substantial saving ofjudicial resources is likely to result from assigning both c::;ses tothe
same judge and magistrate judge." Rule 50.3.1 (b) provides that" A civil case shall not be deemed "related" to another civil case met-ely becanse the civil
case: (A) involves identical legal issues, or (B) involves the same parties." Rule 50.3.1 (c) further provides that "Presumptively, and subject to the power
ofa judge to detennine otherwise pursuant to paragraph (d), civil cases shall not be deemed to be "related" unless hotb cases are still pending before the
court."
NY-E DIVISION OF BUSINESS RULE 50.t(d)(2)
1.) Is the civil action being filed in the Eastern District removed from a New York State Court located in Nassau Or Suffolk
County: No .
2.) . Ifyau answered "no" above:
a) Did the events or omissions giving rise to the claim or claims, or a substantial part thereof, occur in Nassau or Suffolk
COunty?_N_O__________________
b) Did the events ofomissions giving rise to the claim or claims, or a substantial part thereof, occur in the Eastern
District?_N_o____________
If your answer to question 2 (b) is "No,'" does the defendant (or a majority ofthe defendants, ifthere is more than one) reside in Nassau or
Suffolk County. or, in an interpleader action, does the claimant (or a majority of the claimants" ifthere is more than one) reside in Nassau
or Suffolk County? No .
(Note: A c<lrporation shall be oonsidered a resident ofthe County in which it has the most significant contacts).
BAR ADMISSION
I am currently admitted in the Eastern District ofNew York and currently a member in good standing ofllie bar ofthis court.
12l Yes 0 No
Are you currently the subject of any disciplinary action (8) in this or any other state or federal court?
o Yes (Ifyes, pleaSe explain) I'8l No .