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ZBA Hearing - October 11, 2023

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Oct 11, 20235h 37m

Thank you.

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okay chair we have 53 attendees and we can start as you wish thank you good morning everyone my

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name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this morning's eba hearings with me is our vice chair

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Ismail Shahid. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our board member, Thomas Holliman. Present, Mr. Chairman.

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And our board member, James Snell. Present, Mr. Chairman. Also present is Hillary Emerson,

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our attorney, and our executive director, Tanya Sunken. Here's our virtual format. Be advised,

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the proceedings are being recorded. The video will be available by contacting tanyasunken

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at phila.gov. For the benefit of our court stenography, we ask attorneys and witnesses

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to identify themselves before testifying. If you're participating by phone, you wish to testify,

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press star nine to raise your hand and star six to unmute. To enter an appearance statement, call

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267-270-5548. Leave your email and the address of the property in question. And finally,

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the question answer box on the screen. It's not for comments or testimony. All comments

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should be directed to our Executive Director, Tanya Sunke. Let's look at today's schedule.

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Number three, MI 2022-002-822-6701 Rising Sun Avenue. There's a request for continuance,

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L and L

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financial is listed

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as the owner

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who's here

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for that group

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Chair we have

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a hand name Roger

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okay

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hello

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hi good morning could you state your name please

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and spell for the court stenographer my name is norma i'm the secretary for lno

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this meeting is being recorded uh we're we're we're looking for roger santos

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he's right here he's um with a customer give me one second let me grab him for you

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hello mr santos could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer

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My name is Rogerio Santos, R-O-G-E-R-I-O, last name Santos, S-A-N-T-O-S.

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Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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Yes, sir. I do.

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Am I understanding you're requesting a continuance?

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Yes, sir.

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Okay. So back in March, you told us you were looking for an attorney. Could you tell me the problem you're having finding one?

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Well, we did have the attorney, but in the last week, he's not having to return our calls.

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so we are going to have to request a different attorney okay so here's what we're going to do

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we're going to continue this but the next time it must be tried yes mr chair this is hillary can i

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just ask um mr santos's relationship um with the property because previously the continuance

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request we received was from a julio de hugo yes well that's that's my father okay okay so

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But are you part of L&L Financial?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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What's your position?

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I'm the general manager, vice president.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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You're welcome, Mr. Chair.

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All right.

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So MI 2022-002-822-6701 Rising, Southern Avenue.

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Case is continued.

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Mark must be tried.

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Thank you.

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Number 11.

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MI-2023-001-600-3149 Jasper Street, that case is continued.

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And number 14, MI-2022-004-443-3445 Kelm Street, that case is continued.

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that case is continued are there any other requests for continuances in the audience

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Are there any other requests for continuances in the order?

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good morning mr chair this is jason hand i will be your co-host for today

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thank you i have three hands up one is okay verne anastasio how about him to speak

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Good morning, Mr. Chair.

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Good morning. Could you state your name for the record, Vern, please, and spell for the court stenographer?

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Yes, sir. Vern Anastasio, V-E-R-N. Last name is A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O.

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Do you swear, Vern, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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I do.

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What case are we talking about, Vern?

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2,600 Oakdale.

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I think it's supposed to be listed for 930, I believe.

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Vern, this is Hillary.

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I have 2400 Oakdale, and I have Joseph Consul listed as the attorney.

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My apologies.

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It's 2400 Oakdale.

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I have spoken to Mr. Consul, and he has given me permission to withdraw this appeal.

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Okay.

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He did indicate in an email to me that that was what he intended for the case, so we can go ahead and do that.

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Thank you.

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So, number 13, MI-2022-005977-2400, Oakdale, this case has been withdrawn.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Anyone else in the audience?

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Yes, Mr. Chair.

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I have Melissa Adams-Morris with a hand raised.

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I have allowed them to speak.

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Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?

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Yeah, my name is Joseph Patton. I'm on my girlfriend's computer. That's why I came up as Melissa Adams Morris. My name is Joseph Patton.

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Do me a favor. Go back, state your name, and spell for the court stenographer.

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Yes, my name is Joseph Patton. My first name is spelled J-O-S-E-P-H. My last name is Patton, P-A-T-T-O-N.

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Right. You swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

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Yes.

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What case, sir?

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Um, well, give me the location as 204 North 52nd street, Philadelphia, PA.

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That's number 10 on the list, Mr. Chair.

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Yeah.

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Please tell us where you stand with this here.

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Asking for a continuance.

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Okay.

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okay all right thank you so and I excuse me Mr. Chair sorry one quick question for Mr. Patton

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Mr. Patton have you have you retained an attorney in this matter uh yes is that corn wise yes okay

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I just wanted to make that clear because this property is owned by an LLC yes all right thank

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you go ahead mr chair mi 2022 004 440 204 north 52nd street case is continued mark must be tried

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anyone any other hands up not can i uh

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i want to say something hello yeah mr patty did you hear the your case is continued mark must be

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try yes can i just make one statement if you'll mind your honor uh sure go ahead um i was trying

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to get the uh the reason i was wanting to tell you for the continuous thank you for the continuous

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by the way but the award leader supposed to send me the zoom meeting summary for uh our our

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community meeting and we never sent that he actually sent the old one we had a new uh meeting

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and i i think i i think you're going to have to deal with the word leader we don't we don't okay

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Oh, I didn't know.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Who else?

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Do we have any more hands?

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No further hands, Mr. Chair.

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So let's see here.

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So, number 15, MI 2023, 0001291727 Ingersoll Street.

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We have no exhibits.

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This is the second listen.

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The listed owner is Edge LLC.

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on 6-28-23

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no exhibits were submitted

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no one appeared

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Mr. Chair

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this is Hillary

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I just want to clarify

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that 1733-35

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Ingersoll Street

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is the listed owner

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and EDGO LLC

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is the listed applicant

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okay

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all right

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any hands

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I do not see any hands

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Sir, I do not see any hands for this particular matter.

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for this particular matter

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okay

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Okay, so this is the second listing.

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so this

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No one appeared the first time.

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We still do not have any exhibits.

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So MI 2023, 000129, 1727 Ingersoll Street.

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I vote to dismiss.

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Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.

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James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.

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Thomas Holloman, my vote is to dismiss.

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And number 20, MI 2023, 000122, 2520 Brown Street, no exhibits, second listing.

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on 6-28-23

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this was listed no exhibits were submitted

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then and no one appeared

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Lewis Walsh

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is a listed applicant

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property is held in trust by Matthew

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and Kerry Walsh

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once again Mr. Chair

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no hands for this matter

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so this case was

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listed on 6-28

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There were no exhibits submitted. No one appeared. We still do not have exhibits. So MI-2023-000-122-2500 Brown Street, I vote to dismiss.

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Thomas Holloman, my vote is to dismiss.

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James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.

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My vote is to dismiss.

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Okay. We're going to go to our add-on list. MI 2022-001-058-332 Delancey Street. The vote on this matter is being continued for a final time until Wednesday, October 25th at 9.30 a.m.

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Number two, MI 2023-002-993-9916 Busselton Avenue, I vote yes.

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Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.

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James Snell, my vote is yes.

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Samuel Shaheed, my vote is yes.

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Okay, we're going to go to our regular list.

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We're going to start with number four.

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We have an interpreter for this case, MI2023-00001-4647 North Front Street.

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Vanell Fabio Rosario is pro se.

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We also have an interpreter on this case.

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applicant or interpreter if you're in the virtual audience please raise your virtual

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hand and wait to be sworn in right i have a caller jacobson with their hand raised i

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promoted them so they'll be coming back in shortly

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they had a hand raised but for some reason they declined we see rosario with your hand up

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Can you hear me? This is the interpreter speaking. I apologize.

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Okay, sure, sure. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court sonographer?

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Yes, sir. Karla Jacobson. Karla, K-A-R-L-A, Jacobson, J-A-C-O-B-S-O-N.

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Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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Yes, sir.

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Thank you. Do we see any other hands?

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no further hands

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Mr. Chair

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Mr. Chair

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we're looking for

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Vianel Fabian Rosario

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I believe

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the interpreter

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the interpreter please see if you can

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Vianel Fabio Rosario

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Vianel Fabian Rosario

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Vianel Fabian Rosario

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Vianel, Fabian Rosario, se encuentra presente.

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nobody's responding sir all right so all right so we're what we'll do is we'll correct we're

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Nobody's responding, sir.

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All right.

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going to continue this case so mi 2023 0001 46 47 north front street cases continued mark must be

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