BEFORE THE INVESTIGATIVE PANEI. OF TIIE FI ORIDA JUDICIAL QUAl IFICATIONS COMMISSION STATE 01 Fl.ORIDA

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1 Filing # Electronically Filed 01/13/ :40:25 PM RECEIVED, l /13/ :43:36, John A. Tomasino, Clerk, Supreme Court BEFORE THE INVESTIGATIVE PANEI. OF TIIE FI ORIDA JUDICIAL QUAl IFICATIONS COMMISSION STATE 01 Fl.ORIDA INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE 1.ALRA MARIE WATSON. NO SCl NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM OF LAWRENCE KOPELMAN, ESQUIRE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney will take the deposition of the below named person at t.s. Legal Support. Inc. 515 East Las Olas Boulevard. Suite 300. Fort I auderdale. Florida 3330 l ( ), upon oral examination before 1:.S. I egal Support. Inc.. Notary Public or officer authorized by law to take depositions in the State of Florida. Name: I awrence Kopelman. Esquire 200 S. W. 1 Avenue 2nnd Floor Fort I auderdale. FL Date: Monday, January Time: 3:00 p.m. The oral examination will continue from day to day until completed. The deposition is being taken pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. Deponent is directed to bring with him the documents outlined in Schedule "A" attached herto. **In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact ADA Coordinator-Miles A. McGrane. no later than seven days prior to the proceeding. Telephone: (305) for assistance. If hearine impaired. Telephone l for assistance or through ADA Coordinator.

2 FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION /s/ Miles'A. McGrane, III Michael Schneider, Esquire Miles A. McGrane, III, Esquire General Counsel The McGrane Law Firm Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission Specia Counsel Florida Bar No.: Florida Bar No.: Thomasville Road One Datran Center, Suite 1500 Tallahassee, Florida Sbuth Dadeland Boulevard Telephone: (850) Miami,!FL Facsimile: Telephone: (305) Service Facsimile: (305) Service caranelaw.com CERTIFICATE OF S CRVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy o f he foregoing has been furnished by electronic service, this 13th day of January, 2014 to: The Honorable Laura Marie Watson Circuit Judge, 17* Judicial Circuit 201 S.E h Street, Room 1005B Fort Lauderdale, FL jwatson@l7th.ficourts.org Itucker@l7th.ficourts.org Robert A. Sweetapple, Esquire Alexander D. Varkas, Jr., Esquire Law Offices of Sweetapple, Broeker & Varkas, P.L. 165 East Boca Raton Road Boca Raton, FL pleadings@sweetapplelaw.com Lauri Waldman Ross, Esquire Ross & Girten 9130 South Dadeland Boulevard Suite 1612 Miami, FL RossGirten@Laurilaw.com 2

3 The Honorable Kerry I. Evander Chair of the JQC Hearing Panel 300 S. Beach Street Daytona Beach, FL Henry M. Coxe, III, Esquire Counsel for The Florida Bar 101 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL Telephone: Melissa W. Nelson Counsel for The Florida Bar 50 N. Laura Street Suite 3300 Jacksonville, FL Telephone: BY: /s/ Miles A. McGrane, III Milés A. McGrane, III, Esquire 3

4 JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S SCHEDULE "A" TO SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION DEFINITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 1. "Documents" means any tangible thing, recording or reproduction in any manner, any visual or auditory data in your possession, including without limiting the generality of its meaning, correspondence, memoranda, transcripts, stenographic or handwritten notes, telegrams or telexs, letters, reports, graphs or charts, ledger, invoices, diaries or calendars, minute books, meeting minutes, computer print-outs, prospectuses, financial statements, annual, quarterly or other filings with any governmental agency or department, annual reports (including schedules thereto), statistical studies, articles appearing in publications, press releases, video or audio tapes, computer data bases, hard drives, storage tapes or disks, all data, and any papers on which words have been written, printed, typed or otherwise affixed,, and shall mean every copy of every document where such copy is not an id tical copy of an original (whether different from the original by reason of any notation made on such copy or any other reason). 2. If any of these documents cannot be produced in full, produce them to the extent possible, specifying your reasons for your inability to produce the remainder and stating whatever information, knowledge or belief you have concerning the unproduced portion. 3. As used herein, the words "pertain(s) to" o "mentions" shall mean: relates to, refers to, contains, concerns, describes, mentions, constitut, supports, corroborates, demonstrates, proves, evidence, refutes, disputes, rebuts, controverts and/or contradicts. 5. Pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.280(5), regarding claims of privilege, for each document responsive to these requests which is withheld under any claim of attorney-client privilege or work product privilege, provide a statement by a person having knowledge setting forth as to each document: 4

5 SCl (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Name and title of the author(s); The name and title of each person to whom the document was addressed; The name and title of each person to whom a copy of the document was sent; The date of the document; The number of pages; A brief description of the nature and subject matter of the document; The nature of the claimed privilege; The category or categories of this request to which the document is responsive; and (i) The exact location of the original and each copy as of the date of the receipt of this request. Pursuant to rule a "the party shall make the claim expressly and shall describe the nature of the documents, communications, or things not produced or disclosed in a manner that, without revealing information itself privileged or protected, will enable other parties to assess the applicability of the privilege or protection." Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.280(5). 5

6 DOCUMENTS REQUESTED 1. Any and all documents received or reviewed by you to reach your opinions in this matter. 6