Petitioners Notice Of Filing Original Transcript Ocr¶

FILED 11/29/2023 10:30 AM CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

JONATHAN SWEATMAN, Petitioner, v.

SARAH ZEEMAN,

Respondent / Counterclaim Petitioner. Vv.

JONATHAN SWEATMAN, Counterclaim Respondent.

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CIVIL ACTION

FILE NO. 21CV9795

PETITIONER/COUNTERCLAIM RESPONDENT JONATHAN SWEATMAN’S NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL DISCOVERY

COMES NOW Jonathan Sweatman, Petitioner/Counterclaim Respondent in the abovestyled action, and hereby files the following original documents: 1.

Transcript of Respondent/Counterclaim Petitioner Sarah Zeeman’s Deposition.

Respectfully submitted, this 29th day of November, 2023. CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ,

SANCHEZ, GASTON & ZIMET, LLP

TIMOTHY L. MITCHELL

Georgia Bar No. 460744 CHELSEA T. COOKE Georgia Bar No. 209502 Meridian II, Suite 2000

Attorneys for Counterclaim Defendant

275 Scientific Drive

Jonathan Sweatman

Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (404) 881-2622 tmitchell(@cmlawfirm.com

ccooke@cmlawfirm.com

{SECURE Firm/271/02766/MOTIONS/04339056.DOCX }

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

JONATHAN SWEATMAN,

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Petitioner,

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V.

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SARAH ZEEMAN,

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CIVIL ACTION

Respondent / Counterclaim

§

FILE NO. 21CV9795

Petitioner.

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V.

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JONATHAN SWEATMAN,

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Counterclaim Respondent.

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§ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day, I electronically filed PETITIONER/COUNTERCLAIM RESPONDENT JONATHAN SWEATMAN’S

NOTICE OF FILING ORIGINAL DISCOVERY with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF

system, which will automatically send e-mail notification of such filing to the following attorneys of record: JeffBanks, Esq.

Lisa K. Rose, Esq,

Rose Litigation, LLC

Banks & Riedel, PC

4880 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 165-522

970 Walnut Street

Marietta, GA 30068

Macon, GA 31201

Lisa@roselitigation. lawyer

jeffsbanks@hotmail.com banksnriedel@hotmail.com

Brett Ledermeier, Esq. 11625 Rainwater Drive, Suite

Connely Doize, Esq. 125

David M. Atkinson, Esq.

Alpharetta, GA 30009

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP

bledermeier@mmatllaw.com

1355 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30309

connely.doize@swiftcurrie.com david.atkinson@swiftcurrie.com

{SECURE Firm/271/02766/MOTIONS/04339056.DOCX }

Respectfully submitted, this 29th day of November, 2023. CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ, SANCHEZ, GASTON & ZIMET, LLP

TIMOTHY L. MITCHELL

Georgia Bar No. 460744 CHELSEA T. COOKE Georgia Bar No. 209502 Meridian II, Suite 2000

Attorneys for Counterclaim Defendant

275 Scientific Drive

Jonathan Sweatman

Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (404) 881-2622 tmitchell@cmlawfirm.com

ccooke@cmlawfirm.com

{SECURE Firm/271/02766/MOTIONS/04339056.DOCX }

IN

THE

SUPERIOR

COURT

STATE

CIVIL

JONATHAN

OF

ACTION

OF

DEKALB

COUNTY

GEHORGIA

FILE

NO:

21CV9795

SWEATMAN,

Plaintiff, Vv.

SARAH

ZEEMAN,

Respondent /Counterclaim Petitioner, V.

JONATHAN

SWEATMAN,

Counterclaim

Deposition

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on

behalf

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Page

07/11/2023 APPEARANCES

Appearing

remotely

on

behalf

of

Jonathan

Sweatman: TIMOTHY

LL.

MITCHELL,

CHELSEA

T.

COOKE,

ESQUIRE

Cruser,

Mitchell,

Novitz,

Meridian

275

II,

Suite

Scientific

Peachtree

ESQUIRE

Sanchez

&

Zimet,

LLP

2000

Drive

Corners,

Georgia

30092

404.881.2622 tmitchell@cmlawfirm.com

ccooke@cmlawfirm.com

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on

behalf

of

Sarah

Zeeman:

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BANKS,

Banks

&

Walnut

Macon,

ESQUIRE

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PC

Street

Georgia

31201

478.254.3230

13

banksnriedel@gmail.com

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remotely

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Sarah

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bledermeier@mmatllaw.com

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30009

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CALDWELL,

Swift, 1355

Currie,

Peachtree

ESQUIRE

McGhee Street,

Georgia

&

Hiers, NE,

LLP

Suite

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Atlanta,

22

noah.caldwell@swiftcurrie.com

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07/11/2023

INDEX

OF

EXAMINATIONS

Page

SARAH

JULIA

ZEEMAN

Examination

By

Ms.

Cooke

Examination

By

Mr.

Mitchell

7 108

10 11

12 13 14

15

16 17

18 19 20 21 22

23 24

25

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JONATHAN

SARAH

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SWEATMAN

JULIA

v

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name

MS.

COOKE:

Hi,

is

Chelsea

Cooke

taking

your

This taken

by

Ms.

will

be

Zeeman.

and

deposition the

I'll

pursuant

to

notice,

all

under

uses

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the

including

purpose

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13

talked

14

want

15

all

16

go

to

17

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this

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form then

discussed

and

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think

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19

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counsel

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11

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deposition

of

proper

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today.

agreement

cross-examinations

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you-all

that

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signature?

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BANKS:

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21

MS.

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Okay.

22

MR.

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But

20

Page

sworn.)

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18

ZEEMAN

07/11/2023

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we

want

to

Sign.

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25

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07/11/2023

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to

COOKE:

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ZEEMAN

Page

07/11/2023

JULIA

ZEEMAN,

produced

and

first

duly

testified

as

follows:

sworn,

BR XAMINATION BY

MS.

COOKE:

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And then

Jonathan

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have

you

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under

I'm going

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today.

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on behalf

understand that you

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jury

today?

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