Free Statement - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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W _ IN THE UNITED STATES DI_STRICT COURT
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Q GREG HANCOCK, an individual; RICK ) ’ _
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g 1 testimony? -
$1 2 A. Yes.
E 3 Q. And you have called the number at Rick Hancock
§ 4 Homes?
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E 5 A. Yes, I have.
i 6 Q. Why did you call? I
g 7 A. I got a message to call Greg and so the number l ~
} 8 I called was the Rick Hancock Homes number and asked, I .
V { 9 talked to the person that answered the phone was Debi
10 Mendonza, and I asked to speak to Greg and she said hang
11 on, he's, I'll connect you to him.
12 Q. Was the reason for your call in any way related
13 to this lawsuit?
14 A. No.
15 Q. Was it regarding BLMI issues? 1
16 A. I believe it was BL, LLC, Buckeye Land, LLC,
17 not Buckeye Land Management, two completely different
Q 18 entities.
{ 19 Q. Have you called the number at Rick Hancock
i 20 Homes and ever received a voice message?
E 21 A. No. —
S 22 Q. Have you, when you call, when you called back
1 23 for Greg, did Greg answer the phone? A
j 24 A. I talked to him. Debi Mendonza answered the
Q 25 phone and connected me to Greg.
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g 1 Q. Who's Debi -— go ahead.
E 2 A. An employee of Rick Hancock, a former employee I
` 3 at Meritage, so I know Debi.
é 4 Q. Do you know if she answers the phone for Rick
i 5 Hancock Homes? _
g 5 A. She did that day. She answered the main phone é
i 7 number, if that was the main phone number, I took it to be &
g 8 the main phone number. i
g 9 Q. Do you remember how she answered the phone?` I i
Q 10 A. Rick Hancock Homes. V
1; 11 Q. Did she include any disclaimer along with
§ 12 saying Rick Hancock Homes?
g 13 A. No. 1
g 14 Q. Do you know what I mean by a disclaimer? @
E 15 A. Yes. . g
g 16 Q. What, tell me what a disclaimer is? §
3 17 A. Well, I'll tell you this much. There was no é
i 18 disclaimer. I mean, I understand the concept of a i
i 19 disclaimer but she didn't say anything like, anything like
E 20 doing business as or anything like that or, you know, there
g 21 was nothing, she answered the phone Rick Hancock Homes,
2 22 that was it. p
; 23 Q. If you wanted to reach Greg today during
§ 24 business hours, where would you call him?
5 25 A. I'd call him on his mobile phone.
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