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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
CAMILLE MELONAKIS-KURZ,
etc., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
HEARTLAND HOME FINANCE,
(C (Q ~y
Case No. 03-CV-2485
INC. ,
Defendant.
THE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF ERIC JEROLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005
The videotaped deposi tion of ERIC JEROLD, cal led by the Plainti ffs for examination pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, taken before me, the undersigned, Barbara J. Sedlak, Registered Professional Reporter and Notary Public within and for the State of Ohio, taken at the offices of Cady Reporting Services, 55 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio, commencing at 3:00 p.m., the day and date above set forth.
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just didn't work overtime?
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Yes.
Okay.
Which loan officers do you believe may
have worked overtime?
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I'm sorry, I can't answer that.
off the top of my head.
I don't know
I don't remember.
It
was something I had never kept track of.
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I know you said you don't remember.
I know you
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haven't worked there for qui te some time.
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you remember any certain individuals that stand
out in your mind who worked overtime hours?
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No.
What about -- you're friends with Ryan Kuzino;
is that right?
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Yes.
Okay.
He's claimed that he worked overtime
hours in this case.
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Do you have any reason to
believe that he's making that up, that he worked overtime hours when he worked for you at
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Heartland?
Yes.
You don't believe he worked any overtime hours?
Tha t 's correct.
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Hello?
Yes.
Can you hear me?
I said, "That's
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hours.
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Did they ever say what to do if the loan
officers worked more than 40 hours?
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No.
I just assumed that it was volunteer.
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was told 40 hours, no more than that.
Did Bob Janda tell you don't allow your loan
officers to work over 40 hours?
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No.
Did you have the understanding that your loan
officers should work over 40 hours?
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No.
The job can get done in less than 40
hour s .
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Okay.
Did you have a problem -- if any of your
loan officers worked more than 40 hours, would
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you have had a probl em with that?
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No.
Okay.
So you never restricted your loan
officers from working overtime, you are just
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not aware of them doing it?
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Yes, that's correct.
Okay.
So it was your understanding, based on
what Bob Janda told you, that they could only
record 40 hours on their time sheets and
anything beyond tha t would be vol un tary?
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That's correct.
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Okay.
Did you -- what about Don Flynn, what
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did he tell you about how many hours the loan
officers could record on their time sheets?
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I vaguely remember having any conversations
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wi th Don about that.
It was mostly Bob Janda
regarding time sheets.
Okay.
Did you have any conversations with Don
Flynn about hours or pay for loan officers?
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Besides the standard 40 hours full-time, that's
abou tit.
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Wha t do you mean by "the standard hours, 40?"
What do you mean?
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Full-time, 40 hours a week.
I'm sorry. You cut out.
Full-time, 40 hours a week.
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Don Flynn would just say full-time, 40 hours
per week?
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Yes.
What did you understand that to mean?
To mean tha t they were not to work over 40
hours in a week.
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You understood it to mean they were not to work
over 40 hours a week?
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No.
Tha t 40 hours was supposed to be wha t they
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worked during the week and that's what was to
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Yes.
Yes, those were typical problems as far as your
own personal knowledge?
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Yes.
Okay.
You mentioned that you received contacts
from Michele Fisher's law firm, Nichols,
Kaster, Anderson.
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At any point did they
represent you? Were they legal counsel?
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No.
Approximately how many times did they contact
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you?
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Two or three by mai l, maybe five by phone.
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Two or three by mail and five times by phone?
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Yes.
So seven or eight times.
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Could it have been
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more than that?
No. That's about right.
Okay. When you and I tal ked on the phone,
which you mentioned on direct examination, do
you remember saying to me it was as many as 15
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times?
You know, after so many calls and me saying no,
I just stopped paying attention.
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Honestly, I
never thought it would lead to this, so I would have counted them if i would have known I would
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