Filing # 191755593 E-Filed 02/12/2024 01:30:21 PM

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2022 CA 1128 SC
JOSEPH PETITO and NICHOLE
SCHMIDT,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
CHRISTOPHER LAUNDRIE, ROBERTA
LAUNDRIE, and STEVEN BERTOLINO,
Defendants.
/
DEFENDANT STEVEN BERTOLINO’S NOTICE OF
FILING DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF JOSEPH PETITO
COMES NOW, this Defendant, STEVEN BERTOLINO, through counsel, pursuant to the
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, and hereby gives notice of filing the transcript of the August 16,
2023 deposition of Plaintiff JOSEPH PETITO in support of Defendant Steven Bertolino’s Motion for
Summary Judgment, filed on February 12, 2024. This Notice is given in accordance with Florida
Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510(c). The transcript is also filed for use at trial and any other purposes
as provided for by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on February 12, 2024, the foregoing was electronically filed
with the Court, which will give electronic notice to: Patrick J. Reilly, Esquire at e-
service@snyderandreilly.com, pat@snyderandreilly.com, valerie@snyderandreilly.com [counsel for
Plaintiffs]; and Ryan L. Gilbert, Esquire at ryan@ryangilbertlaw.com, office@ryangilbertlaw.com
[counsel for Christopher and Roberta Laundrie].
/s/ Laura M. Kelly
CHARLES J. MELTZ, ESQUIRE
Florida Bar No. 985491
LAURA M. KELLY, ESQUIRE
Florida Bar No. 106436
TELAN, MELTZ, WALLACE & EIDE, P.A.
901 N. Lake Destiny Road, Ste 450, Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 423-9545 | Fax: (407) 425-7104
enotice@triallawfla.com
Counsel for Defendant Steven Bertolino
14606/3347

Filed 02/12/2024 03:44 PM - Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Sarasota County, FL
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