Garcia v. Scientology: Mike Rinder Deposition

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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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 TAMPA DIVISION
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 Case No. 8:13-cv-220-T27 TBM
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LUIS A. GARCIA SAZ, and wife,MARIA DEL ROCIO BURGOS GARCIA,
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 Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY RELIGIOUS
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TRUST, et al.,
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 Defendants.
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 VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF MICHAEL J. RINDER
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 Taken on Behalf of the Defendants
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 DATE TAKEN: JANUARY 6, 2015
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 TIME: 9:08 A.M. - 1:31 P.M.
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 PLACE: ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER, LLP 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD
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 SUITE 1200 TAMPA, FLORIDA
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 Examination of the witness taken before:
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 Susan D. Wasilewski
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 Registered Professional Reporter Certified Realtime Reporter
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 Certified CART Provider Certified Manager of Reporting Services
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 Florida Professional Reporter ~ Realtime Systems Administrator ~
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 APPEARANCES
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Counsel for Plaintiffs:
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 THEODORE BABBITT, ESQUIRE Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & LeClainche, P.A.
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 1641 Worthington Road, Suite 100 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
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 (561) 684-2500
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Counsel for Defendants:
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 BERT H. DEIXLER, ESQUIRE Kendall Brill & Klieger LLP
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 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1725 Los Angeles, California 90067
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 (310) 556-2700
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 ERIC M. LIEBERMAN, ESQUIRE Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard,
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 Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C. 45 Broadway, Suite 1700
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 New York, New York 10006 (212) 254-1111
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 F. WALLACE POPE, JR., ESQUIRE
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 Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP 911 Chestnut Street
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 Clearwater, Florida 33757 (727) 461-1818
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 APPEARANCES VIA STREAM
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Counsel for Defendants:
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 KENDRICK MOXON, ESQUIRE
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 Moxon & Kobrin 3500 West Olive Avenue, Suite 300
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 Burbank, California 91505 (818) 827-7104
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ALSO PRESENT:
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 GARY MARKMAN, CLVS, Videographer
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 SARAH HELLER BEN SHAW
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 ALLAN CARTWRIGHT GARY SOTOR (Via Stream)
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 I N D E X
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WITNESS PAGE
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Called by the Defendants:
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 MICHAEL J. RINDER
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 DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. DEIXLER.............. 5
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 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER OATH...................... 141
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 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER........................... 142
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 WITNESS READ & SIGN LETTER........................ 143
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 ERRATA SHEET...................................... 144
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 E X H I B I T S
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 (Attached to transcript)
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 RINDER DEPOSITION EXHIBITS PAGE
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Exhibit 1 State of Florida Application to Marry Application Number 2010 ML 1690357 6
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Exhibit 2 Handwritten Letter Dated 21 August '03
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 Re: My Honesty 98
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Exhibit 3 Declaration of Michael Rinder Executed April 11, 1994 125
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