Free Declaration - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

Diane Mann, et al.
V.
GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C., et al.
CIV 02-02099 PHX RCB
Declaration of Joseph G. Adams
Exhibit 14
Excerpts of Joe Nolan Deposition Transcript
1750052.1
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. 4 DIANE MANN, as Trustee )
for the Estate of ` )
I 5 LeapSource, Inc. ; ) ‘
CHRISTINE V. KIRK, et al., )
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GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, )
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I 10 Defendants. )
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I 11. MICHAEL MAKINGS, )
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I I 12 Counterclaimant, )
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I 14 LEAP SOURCE, INC., et al., )
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I 15 Counterdefendants . )
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I 17 Videotaped deposition of JOSEPH PATRICK
I 18 NOLAN, Volume I, called as a witness by the
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20 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to
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1 situation, as well.
I 2 Q What did Mr. Adelman do?
3 A Il think he was, you know, a sounding board and a
" 4 participant with both us and Eaton on various
I 5 decisions that were being made at the company.
A 6 Q Did you ask whether Mr. Eaton could identify a
- 7 single company that he had ever successfully
. 8 guided through a crisis like this except in his
A 9 role as a bankruptcy counsel?
- 10 A I —— I don't remember if we asked that of him or
11 of their —- you know, we may have —- we probably
12 asked that of their firm. I'm not sure we asked
13 that of him.
14 Q What did you know about Mr. Eaton's relationship
L 15 with Kirkland & Ellis in February, 2001?
16 A I don't believe at the time I knew he was
»- 17 of-counsel to Kirkland & Ellis.
18 Q Do you remember that he was referred to by
L 19 Mr. Yih in a telephone conversation about one
. 20 week 5-- con —- conference -- about one week
21 before the February 27 board meeting, where
I 22 Mr. Yih referred to him as a K & E kind of guy?
I 23 MR. FOSTER: Object to the form.
I 24 A I don't remember that specifically, no.
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