Deposition of Scott Rothstein re - Trustee Services

1 Q. I'm sorry, who was that?
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2 A. Mel Thaler.
3 Q. Could you spell that last name?
4 A. Mel T-h something. I don't remember his
5 last name exactly. It's something like Taylor. It
6 was Barry's partner, one of Barry's partners.
7 Q. It sounds like Taylor but it's actually
8 Thaler; is that correct?
9 A. Yes, it's not Taylor, I think it's Thaler or
10 something like that.
11 Q. T-h-a-l-e-r maybe?
12 A. I'd be guessing.
13 Q. Primarily to help the court reporter.
14 Strike that question.
15 Who is Mr. Thaler?
16 A. A business man who was partners with
17 Mr. Lifshitz -- excuse me, with Mr. Lipsitz in Flash
18 Dancers.
19 Q. And did you know Mr. Thaler?
20 A. I had met him on a number of occasions.
21 Q. Through Mr. Lipsitz?
22 A. Yes, sir.
23 Q. Did you know whether he had any business
24 interests other than Flash Dancers?
25 A. I believe that he did, but I don't know what