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LOUIS J. ZAYDON, JR. and
R, BARRY UBER, Individually,
and ZAYDON/UBER PARTNERSHIP,
Pldntifrs
v.
AMOCO CORPORATION, AMOCO on.
COMPANY, SUN orL COMPANY,
SUN COMPANY, INC., ARCO PIPE
LINE COMPANY, EXXON
CORPORATION, 'rilE A'1'LAN'l'IC
REFINING COMPANV. 'rift!: AMERICAN
OIL COMPANY, AMERICAN OIL
COMPANY, SINCI~IR OIL
CORPORATION, LAUREL PIPE LINE
COMPANV, A1'l.AN'1'IC PIPELINE
CORP., MOlnt OIl. CORPOIWI'ION,
MOBn. PIPE LINE CORPORA'rION,
aU1JF OIL CORPORA'l'ION, and GULF
OIL LIMITED PAR'l'NERSllI P,
ATLANTIC REFINING AND
MARKE1'ING ~ORPORA'l'r.ON,
Defandl1nta
Wlen,
IN 'l'If/!) COURT Of' COMMON PLIll.\S
CUMBERLAND OOUNTY, PENNA
NO, 96-43B~ CIVIL rERH
OIVIL AcrrON . LAW
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JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
TO THE PROTIIONO'rARYI
PleaBe add Atlantio Refining and Marketing Corporation as A
DefQndant to tho Writ of Summons whioh WAS filed to the above-
oaptioned matter and serve them at the address listed on the
attaohed sheet.
Respeotfully su mitted,
SCHMIOT(O
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James onoa
Att ney for Plaintiff
ID . 2',:>631
209 Statu Struet
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-6300
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SERVED AND MADE KNOWN TO _/1/:l0tIL._,___,.u..__.,_.._'''.'n____ ~endont Comp1my
by hand/tU6rue and o~sted capy 01 the Wllh~ Summons/Compl;!jllt, Imed In the above captioned molter
on 15-- --.- , 19 tL..,__- ,ot .'f!.[.f".a'clack, -J- M" E,S,1'.ID,S,T,
at LELlLil11hUdlm_J( _~ .. l.11\,j'/.!!r),ll.,,_ ,____,_, , In the County of Phlladelphlo,
State of Pennsylvania, to _.._.J.L}Jfj~, ...n JJ 1-lIlg,- _ . .. . .,_.. ____.."n____. __
o (I) the aforesaid dofendant, persolJlJlly;
o (2) an adult membar of Ule family of laid defendant, wilh whom laid defendant resides, who stated that
h1a/her relationship to laid defendant Is that of __..____
o (3) on adult persall In charge of defendant's rl8ldence; the said adult person havln\! relu8ld, upon reo
qUlllt, 10 give his/her nome and relallolllhlp to laid def"ndllnt;
o (4) 1he monager/clork allhe ploce of ladgillg In which sold defendant resldl8;
ri agent or person for 1he time belll\l In chorge of defendant' I of lice or usual place of bualneu,
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Plaintitfs
IN 'L'HI COURT 01" COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PBNNA
NO. i6-43B& CIVIL TERM
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CIVIL ACTION - LAW
AMOCO CORPORATION, et Al.,
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AND NOW, this J/r::::1;'C1:lhV::1
R. Ranoa, ~squire, attorney tor thu Plaintiff,
, 1996, I, Jalll..
hereby eertity
that 1 have, this day, surved PLAINTIFP'S INTERROGATORIES and
REQUEST FOR PROOUCrl'ION OF OOcUMEN'rS OlHEC'I.'ED '1'0 DEf'ENDAN'r AMOCO
OIL COMPANY by depositing a oopy ot the some in the United States
Mail, postage prepaid, at lIarrisblJrg, Pennsylvania, addressed tal
Gary A. Hurwit2, Esquire
MARCH, HURWI'1'Z, DEMARCO & MI'rcHELL
17 West Third Street
P.O. Box 108
Media, PA 19063
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would 8eelll Ihal Ole IIlalllllrl' 8hlluld be aware Ill' Ihe Ilrllllerl)' which 18 Ole 8uhJeCI lIIalwr Ill' Ihe
1I1111alllln for which the hl8talllllcllon hUH been med, The Inl'ormllllolllnqulred Inlo Inlnwrrollalllr)'
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lll8chlsure Ill' Inforlllatllln which 15 IIlherwlse conl'ldentllllllnd unrelllled III Ihe subJectlllatWr IIf Ille
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2, hlterrollalor)' 2 Is ohJected 10 Inllsmuch 118 II inqulre8 IlIto any dlatloll8 18sued by the
Ellvlrllumental Protection Allenc)', Deparunelllol' Envlrolllnelllulltesources for 11115 spills, leuks or
leukulles which occurred Inlhe CUlllberllln,J COUIII)', Pennsylvulllu urea which presullluhl)' upply to
Ihe Defendalll, IInd IIny of Its suhsldlllrles, The Inl'orlnlltlon Noughl In IhlN hllerroglllllr)' Is \lVerly
broud IIl1d hurdensome, II 15 NOUllhll1l blld I'lIlth, und flllls 10 spedfy IIny pllrlleulllr SItUN, pl'llperly,
generul vicinity or locllllonl'or which such ellllllons Illay IIpply, Ills believed and therefore averred
Ihat Ihe Inl'orlllllllon soughl In Ihls InlerrollalOry 15 dOlle In bad faith willI Ihe atWlllpt llf
emharrusslnll, or l)therwlse cuuslnll such hurdens upon the Del'endulIl as ure ullnecessary und
ullrelawd to Ille subject IllBtwr 01' Ihe cuuse of the case, Evell IhoUllh IIlalllllfl' has Inltluwd
discovery prior to flllllg u COlllpluhll ulld AlIswer, It Is IlIcollcclvuhle Ihat he 15 ullaware 01' Ille
IllCatlonl'or which he allcges Illtlt gasoline spills or leakages llCcurred, or Ille lime alld place UpOIl
which said leakages occurred, The Inquiry as constltuled III paragraph 2 of Ille Plalllllff's
IlIwrrollalorles Is evldellce 1l1ul Plallllll'f Is on u Oshhlll expedlllllll III UII altelllpt III gumer
1III'0nllatlon ahoUl1I Defelldalll for which any IIppllcable St.1IUle of IImltllllons has 101l1l slllce pust.
Ills overl)' broad ulld burdensollle 10 require a cOlllpallY 10 Inquire 11110 lis records Illlrty six years
lifter un evelll, The infonnutlon which may he oblalned Illroullh such a search would have no
relevunce or applicability 10 the 1I1111alloll currelltly before Ille Court.
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3, IllIurrullalory 3 Is ohJucled lolnu8much us II Illljulrus Inlo Imy cllullons Issued hy Ille
Envlronlllellllll IIrulecllun Agency, Dellurllnenlllf EnvlrlllllnenlllllteslIurces for glls splll8, leuks or
luukalle8 which occurred Inlhe Cumberland CIIUIllY, Pennsylvunla IIrea which prusulllubly Ullply to
Ihe lJel'endalll, and allY of 118 suhsldlarles. Thl! 1III'0rlllallon sllughl In Ihl8 hllerrogalory Is overly
broud anll hurdensollle, It Is sOUllhtln bnd fallh, und falls III specify Imy purllculur sllus, properly,
llelleral vlclnlly or lucUlloll for which such CllUlllllls Illay 1I1l1l1y, Ills helleved alld Iherefure avmed
Ihut Ihe 1Ill'0rmlllluII tJUughl 111 Ihls Irnel'rollulUry Is dIme In hlld 1'II1lh willI lhe Illlempl Ill'
emhllrrllsslrlll, Ilr lllherwlsl! cuuslllg such hurdells UpOIl Ihe lJefelldlllll us ure ullllecessllry IIIllI
ullrehlled III Ihe SUhJCCI mUller Ill' Ille clluse Ill' Ihe ClIse, Even IhuUllh Pllllnllff hus Initialed
dlscuvery prior III OIlrlll II Cllmplllllllllllll Allswer, II Is IlIcllllcelvllhlu Ihat he IN Ullllware Ill' Ihe
hlClllloll for which hc IIl1egcs Illulgllsullllc spills ur leaklllles lll:curred, llr Ihe lhlll! ulld plllCll upon
which said leakllllcs uccurred. The Illqulry 115 cullslllUled Itl pllrllllrallh 3 of Ille Plaintiff's
Illwrroglllorll!s 15 evidence lhlll I'lulnllff 15 on II Ihhlng expcdltlull In 1111 aHumpl Il) gurner
Infortlllltlull ahout a Dcfendulll for which ullY IIppllcuhle Mulute of Ilrllltlllluns has IOllll slllce pust.
Ills overly broad and burdensome tu rCljulrl! 1\ cumpany 10 IlIqulre Inlll lis recllrds 1l11rl)' six )'eurs
ufter nn l!vcnt. The Illformutloll winch mllY he oblalned Ihruugh such a sl!lIrch wuuld huve Illl
rclevancl! or applicability 10 Ihe Illlglllloll currcntly before Ihl! Court.
4, Illterrollatory 4 Is objected 10 illllsmuch as Ills hrolld, vugue, and fulls to spl!clfy II
Ilmc pel'lod allllough precedlllg Interrogaturles have Incorporuted Inquiries regardlllg prupl!rlles up
to Ihlrty six before Ole propound hIll of Ille IrllerrolllllOrles, Ills ullreusollllbll! 10 rl!quesllllfortllutloll
from a Defendant wherl!ln Illere 15 no c1uhn made relullve 10 Ille Infol'lllutloll which Is behlll sought
and for which IIny sUbJl!ctlllulter would be beyond 1l1l! IIppllcable stnlU!J: of IIlllluulollS,
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Tho CIIIl of ttiOIl \I. KlpbillUlrf. >40 0, &. C. 2nd 142, 811 Mont, 302, 1D67 llddrolllllS tholuuollnd
precluded dlllCovory be)'olld II IOn y;,-, period II bolna ulIlMy bUrdon.omo,
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dru.I, Ind other data compilationl form which information Cln be
obtained.
"Xd.lltify" or "Xdentity" me"n. when u.ed in referenoe tOI
(1) a Ilatural perlon, hi. or her,
(I) full name, and
(b) present or last known residenoe and
employment address (including Itr..t na.. and
number, oity or town, and Itate Dr country),
(a) a !looWDent I
(a) its description (e.g" letter, momor.ndu~,
report, etc,), title, and date,
(b) its subject matter,
(e) its author's identity,
(d) its addressee's identity,
(e) its present location, and
(f) its custodian's identity,
(3) all oral' oo"ullio.tioDI
(e) its date,
(b) the place where it occurred,
(e) its substance,
(d) the identity of the person who made the
communication,
(e) the identity of each person to whom lueh
communication was mads, and
(f) the identity of each person who wel pre.ent
when such communication was made,
(4) a oorporate entitYI
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(a) it. tull oorporate nam./
(b) its dGte and place ot inoorporation, it
known/ and
(e) its pr....nt add reGS and tel.phone nUlllber.
(5) Il"Y ol:ber conl:extl a desoription with lIutUcient
particularity that the thing may thereatter b.
.pecitied and recogniz.d, including r.levant date.
and plao.s, and the identitication or. r.levant
p.ople, .ntiti.s, and documents.
"ln0148,,1:" r.r.rs to an underground guoline spill which WaB
diloover.d on or about 1969 in Mechanoisburg, cumb.rland county,
,ennsylvania, Art.r this tim., th. Department or Environmontel
Regulation monitored the area and several ot the Det.ndants in
the above-captioned matter participated in the clean up. The
pr~perty is looated near simpson Ferry and Trindle Road in
Meohanicsburg, cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
",.r.on" means a natural person/ p",rtnership, assooiation,
corporation, or government agency.
INSTRUOTIONS
(1) Duty to Answer.
The Interrogatories are to be answered in writing, veriri.d,
and serv.d upon the undersigned within 30 days or their service
on you. objeotions must be signed by the attorney making them.
I your answers, you must turn ish such intormation a. is
available to you, your employees, representatives, ag.nts, and
attorneys. Your answ.rs must be supplemented and amended as
r.quir.d by the Pennsylvania Rules ot civil proo.dure.
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MARCil, IIUftWITZ, IJeMAltCO " MITCHI!l.I., P.C.
IlY: ClARY A, IIlJRWITZ, r.SQUIRI!
A'rt'ORNI!Y l.ll, NO, 2mH
17 WEST Tflum STIll!'!'!'
1',0. llOX 10H
MEDIA, l'ENNSYI.VANIA 11)06]
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IN 'I'II"~ COURT OF COMMON rl.F.AS Olr CUMDRRL,\ND CO()NTV, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVil. ACTION-LAW
LOUIS ZA YI)()~ JR. Dud
R, IlAnRY Ulmn, IndlvlduDIl)', Dud
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Nil, 96-4385 ClvllTerlll
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Junv TRIAL DEMANDED
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AMOCO COIU'" AMOCO OIL
COM1'ANY, SUN OIL COMI'ANY, SUN
COMI'ANY, INC.. ARCO I'II'E UNE
COMI'ANY, EXXON COIU'" TilE
ATLANTIC RJ.:l'INING COMI'ANY, TilE
AMI~RICAN 011. COMI'ANY, AMERICAN 011.
COMPANY, SINCLAIR OIL CORI'., LAUlmL
I'IPE L1NJo~ COM1'ANY, ATLANTIC l'II'I~L1NE
CORI'" MOIUl. OIL CORP" MOUlL PII'E UNE
CORI'" GULF OIL CORI', Ilnd GULF 011.
UMITED I'ARTNERSIIII'
l>crendllnls
C;ERTIJIICATE OF SERVICE
I. Gary A. Ilurwltz. Esquire do hereby certify lhalll copy of Illl! foregllll111 DEFENDANT
AMOCO OIL COMPANY'S OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S INTERROGATORIES AND
I~EQUEST FOR I'RODUCTlON OF DOCUMENTS was servcd on Plaintiff c/o attorney JUllIes
P. Ronca, Esquire. SCHMIDT AND RONCA. P,C., 209 SIUle Slreel. , mlsburg, Pennsylvanlu
17101 \'Ia First Cluss Mail with postllge tillly pllid.-
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GARY ,II RW TZ. ESQUIRE
Altorney for lhe DefendulII
AllIllCO 011 COIllPUIIY
MARCH, HURWITZ, DeMARCO & MITCHELL
ATTORNllYS AT LAW. 17 WEST TIIIRlJ STIIEET . 1'.0, BOX 11IK. MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19063
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R. BARRY UBER, Individually,
and ZAYDO~/UBER PART~ERSIlIP,
plaintittl
I~ TilE COURT or COHMOH PLBAS
CUMBERLA~D COUHTY, PB"HA
~O, 96-43sa CIVXL TBRM
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CIVlL ACTIO~ - LAW
AMOCO CORPORATIOH, It al"
altendants
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thirJ. ~ ' day of tHI ~ \' i.U (
, 1996, X, Jam..
R. Ronca, Esquire, attorney for the Plaintiff, herlby clrtify
that I have, this day, served PLAIt/TIFF'S I~TERROOATORIES and
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUME~TS DIREGTED TO DEFE~DANT
AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, by depositing a copy of the same in thl
United States Mail, postage prepaid, st Ilardllbur'il, Pennsylvania,
addre8lled tOI
Atlantic Refining and Msrketin'il corporation
4a01 Trindle Read
Camp Hill, VA 17011
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IN TilE COURT OF COHMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA
NO, 96M4385 OIVIL TERM
v.
CIVIL ACTION M LAW
AMOOO CORPORATION, et al"
Dafendants
AND NOW, thi~~:_'~K',a~r~~
R. Ranoa, Esquire, attorney for the Plaintitf,
, 1996, I, Jame.
hereby oertify
that I have, this day, served PLAIN'l'Il"lr's IN'rERROGATORIBS and
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANT
ATLANTIC PIPELINE CORPORATION by depositing a oopy ot the same in
the United States Mail, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, addressed tot
The Atlantio Refining company
260 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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IN THE COURT OF COHMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA
NO. 86-4385 CIVIL T~RM
v.
CIVIL AC'rION - LAW
AMOCO CORPORATION, et al.,
Derendants
PLAINTI"S' MOTIQI ~9R aOURT ORDI,
ALLOWING DIICOVIRY Iat Al.Q.. 0' PRIPARIlfll A
OOMPLAIH1-lUJIUlHT TO PA.R.a.p. 4DD11al
AND NOW, oome the Plaintiffs, LOUIS J. ZAVDON, JR., and R.
BARRY UBER, Individually, and ZAYDON/USER PARTNP-RSHIP, by and
through their attorneys, SCHMIDT AND RONCA, P,C., and
respeotfully sets forth as followSI
1. On or about August 2, 1996, the Plaintiffs filed a Writ
of Summons in the above-oaptioned action in This Honorable Court.
2. The Writ of Summons waB filed in order to preserve the
statute of limitations in the above mattwr. (see Writ attached
hereto IlB Exhibit "A".)
3. The above-oaptioned matter ooncerns an underground
gasoline and tank spill which ooourred in or around 1970 at a
gasoline pipeline and tank facility located between Trindle Road
and Simpson Ferry Road in cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
4. On or about December 3, 1996, Defendant Amoco issued a
Rule upon the Plaintiff to file a Complaint within twenty (20)
days of servioe, (Bee Praecipe to RUle to File complaint:
attaohed hereto as Exhibit "B".)
5. Th. praeoipe to iaaue the RUle wa. a.rved upon the
Plaintiffa' oounael on or about December 9, 1996. (See letter of
Deoember 9, 1996, attaohed a. Exhibit "c".)
6. On or obout Deoember 3 , 1996, Plaintiff. .erved upon
Defendants Interrogatories and Reque.t tor Produotion of
Dooum~nts aeekin9 intormation relevant to the oil spill. The
disoovery will enable the Plaintitts to isolate the oorreot
Detendan~s snd allow them to dismi.. any Detendant. who have be.n
inoorreotly named in the Praeoipe and determine tho taot.
surrounding the oase, (See Request tor Produotion ot Doouments
and Interrogatories attaohed a. Exhibit "0",)
7. Detendant Amooo'. ooun.el states that he will not agr.ee
to an extension on the Rule until Plaintitt.' oounsel identifies
the area in whioh tho also ooourred, (See Exhibit "c".)
8, on or about Oecember 12, 1996, Plaintift.' oounsel
identified tne looation ot the spill. (See letter attaohsd
Exhibit "E".)
9. To date, Amoco's ooun.el haG not agreed to an extension
ot the Rule.
10. The Plaintitfs dosire to oonduot di.covery over the
next ninety (90) days in order to properly identity the oorreQt
Detendants in the above-oaptioned matter and other. intormation
.urrounding the spill whioh was not oontuined in the Department
of Environmental Resources file which had been destroyed over
time or cannot be located,
11. The information reque.tad in the plaintiff.' diecov.ry
requ..t. i. ....ntial in en~blinq and aidinq the Plaintiff. in
preparinq ft complaint in thi. matter,
1~, The Plaintifts' olaims will be severely pr.judic.d if
This Honorable court does not allow tor di.oovery in aid ot
preparing a Complaint booau~e the Plaintiff. m~y not bu able to
plead with speoifioity the facts whioh support their alleqatione.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs, LOUIS J, ZAYDON, JR" and R,
BARRY UBEll, Individually, and ZAYDON/UBER PAR'rNERBIIIP, hereby
respoctfully request that this HonorBble court issue an Order
pursuant to Pa,R.C,P, 4001(0) allowing for ninety (90) days from
tho date of the order in which the Plaintiff. shBll conduot
disoovery in the above-oaptioned matter in aid of preparinq a
Complaint and if all information is di.closed in a timely fashion
the PlaintiffN will prepare and file a Com~laint within one
hundred twenty (1~O) day. from the date of the Court'. ~rder,
Respeotfully submitted,
SCHMIDT AijD
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James B..' R oa
Attop6ey or plaintitf
IDIl~56
209 Sta.e Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-6300
LOUIS J. ZAYDON, JR" and
R. BARRY UBIR, Individually,
and ZA'iDON/UBBR PARTNERlSIIIP,
plaintl.fh
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AMOCO CORPORATION, AMOCO OIL
COMPANY, SUN OU, COMPANY,
SUN COMPANY, INC., ARCO PIPE
LINE COMPANY, EXXON
CORPORATION, THE ATLANTIC
REFINING COMPANY, TH2 AMERICAN
OIL COMPANY, AMERICAN OIL
COMPANY, SIllCLAIR OIL
CORPORATION, LAUREL PIPE LINE
COMPANY, ATLANTIC PIPELINE
CORP., MOBIL OIL CORPORATION,
MOBIL PIPE LINE CORPORATION,
GULF OIL CORPORATION, and GULF
OIL LIMITED PARTNERSIHP,
Defendants
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PINNA
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CIVIL ACTION ~ LAW .
JIJRY TRIAL DEMANDED
TO ~PROTHONOTARYI
Writ or Summons shall be issued and rorwardad to
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James R, Ronca, Esauire
SCHMIDT AND RONCA..-f&
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Name./Addrees/Telephone
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TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S)I
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED PLAINTIFF(S) HAS/HAVE
COMMENCED AN ACTION AGAINST YOU,
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"ld.nUfY" cr "Identity" Inoans whon Ullllld in reterltnOD tOI
(1) a natural p.~.on, hie or herl
(a) tull nama, and
(b) preBont or laBt known reBidence and
employment addreBs (inoluding .tr..t nama and
number, oity or town, and Btate or oountry),
(2) a dOGu..ntl
(a) itB doscription (e.q., letter, memorandum,
report, eta,), title, and date,
(b) its subject matter,
(0) its author'B identity,
(d) its addreBBee'B identity,
(0) its preBent looet ion, and
(t) itB custodian'B identity,
(3) an o~.l GOllmunioatlobl
(a) its date,
(b) the place where it occurred,
(e) itB SUbstance,
(d) the identity ot the perBon who made the
communication,
(e) the identity ot each person to whom suoh
communication waB made, and
(t) the identity ot each perBon who Was pr.s.nt
when such communication waB made,
(4) a corporat. entitYl
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(b) it. date And plAoe ot incorporation, it
kllown/ And
(a) ita pUJlent addr... and talephona numbar.
(15) any othar Dontaxl; I A d..cl:'iption with eutt ichnt
pArticularity that the thinq may thereatter be
.peciried and reccgnized, including I:'elevant date.
and place~, and the identitication ot relevant
people, entities, and documents.
"Xno1deht" refers to an underground gosoline spill which was
discovered on or about 1969 in Mechancisbul:'g, Cumberland county,
Penn.ylvania. Arter this time, the Department ot Environmental
RegUlation m~nitored the area and several ot the Defendants 1.n
the above-captioned motter participated in the clean up, The
property is located near simpson Forry and Trindle Road in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
"'enoh" means a natural perlllon, pal:'tnership, association,
corporation, or government agency.
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(1) Duty to lnaver,
The Interroqatories are to be answered in writing, verified,
and served upon the undersigned within 30 days or their service
on you. Objections must be signed by the attorney making them,
I your answers, you must furnish euch intormation as is
available to you, your employees, representatives, agents, and
attorneys. Your answers must be suppLemented and amended A8
required by the Pennsylvania RUles or civil Procedure.
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Mil) NOW, t:hl~~r' ~ay at JCUfC )~I h,lL, , 1996, I, Jam..
R. 'nna~, E.qui~e, attorney tor the Plaintitf, hereby ce~tity
that! hav., thie day, lIOrvod tho toregoing by depo8itinq a copy
lJt thu IIIme in the Unitod statos Mail, postage prepaid, at
Harrisburg, Pennoylvania, ~ddrossed tot
Georgo M. Paulson, Jr" Esquire
~~o East South Temple
P.O. BOll 30825
Salt Lake city, UT B4130-0B~5
Gary A. lIurwit:z, Esquire
HARCH, IlURWI'rZ, DEMARCO & MITCHELL
17 WIDt Third Streot
p,O, BOll 100
Media, PA 19063
Richard A. Niooletti, Esquire
MOFENSON & NICOLETTI
Three Newton Exeoutive Park
Newton, MA 02162
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I. D. No, 25631
209 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-6300
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IN TilE COURT ()Ii' COMMON lIU:AS
CUMIlI~ltLANn COUNTY. I'ENNA
NO, 96.438~ CIVIL nltM
CIVIL ACTION. LAW
U.ED:lSJJ.ANIJiillU:UJ\JJ'AN1'...J.Ni:..'.IL11S:iWEHS TO
l~AJJS'nn].',Jr.-J..TEJmO!.iAJOHU~AlSll
IlliQUEiTIDR.J'HO U!Jt,,;IIUr.UJI~U!)..c!J.M.r:;lS.l'ti
Pere"dllnl Sun Cllmpuny, JIlC" Imprllpcrly IHlIllCd by PllIlllliffs 115 "Sun 011 COlllplll\Y,"
herelnllt'ter referred III liS "Sun", hy IInd Ihrllul!h Its undersigned cOlItl~el hereby answcn
II1alnllrr8' ItllerrOI!Ulorles, ah fllllllw~:
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1, At any time ainoe 1960, have you, or any .ubsidiary,
ownld or oplratsd a 9a. tank tarm in cumberLand county,
PlnhsyLvania? It yes, pLease state the years you owned thl land
and what aonnlotion you have to the ga~ tank tarm. ALso, Inalo..
oopi.. ot any deeds relatJ.ng to owner~h ip or merger aIJr.ementa
with a SUbsidiary who may have owned the land.
Atlnntic RuHnillK h H'H~eting COrll, , n subsidiury of tlun (:oml1l1n)', Inc. Ilulllntly
0\11111 n petroleum storllKc fnclllty 1n He~hnni~sbllrll, CIlmhnrlllnd County, Penneylvllnill,
morn IIpocificnlly dOllcribed ill tho uttllched Indunturn, dllt~d the 6th of SePtember 1985,
Atlllntic Refining h "nrkntLnll Corp, be~lImu II Buhsidillry of Sun Compllny, Inc. in II
stock pllrchllBo whLch occurred on Nllvomhnr I, 1988,
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eV.~ b..n oharqad with al'y violation /;ly Ilithn the Environmental
prohction Aqency or Oepa~tment of l!:"vi~onm.ntal Ilesourr,\ell tor
quo line IIpiUII or leakages whioh may have ooourred in cumberlalld
County, Pennllylvania, It BO, pleallo ~tate the year, IIpeoity tho
oha~ge or viol^tion oited and attach copi.1I ot any agre.ment.,
any .ettlement., any lawsuits, or any othe~ information in your
possesaion relating to that oharge or violation,
Atlantic l\efinil18 (, MllrkotlnK Corp, ill not alolllro of ever bainIJ ohar".d with
any violation by any atate or tedural 4gonoy conollrninll 4ny 1l4solino sl>llh or
leakallos 4t our faollity in Meoh8nionburg, Pennsylvania,
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BETWEEN ATLANTIC RICIIFIBLP COMPANY, II Delaware oorporal:lon,
luooellor, In Inl:eresl: by reason of merger of Al:1anl:io Rlohflold
Com any, a Pennsylvania oorporatlon (fermor1y known as The AI:1anl:lo
Itef n, c;.qplj?8ny) Into I:ht'! aforesal,d 1\I:1antlo Rl,ohtleld Company, 0
~Clorpor8t1on, of 515 Soul:h Flo'lIer Sl:roet,..Los ~ngelell.l'
California 90071 (hereinafter oalled "Grantor")' '"
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ATLANTIC R~rI~ING & MA~~~TING CORP., ,II Delaware corporation, having
on offioe at 3144 West pas~yunk Aven~e,:Philadelphla, P.~nsylvanla
19145 ' , " ('.Ierlllnafter' COlllld "Gralil:ee"')., '.,.\.';" ,~,:'...
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WITl'/ESGE1rn,' 'l'hat' i:hll 'sa'ld'd'r03111:0r' In; conBi~eral:ion of $'2BO,'616 'J
pal'd' to the ',Grantor 'by the'Orah\:'llo,' re'celpt', ofwhioh ,III' ~ereby: i "
'aoknowled<;Jod'i' does' 9r.aht'/"'bo'r9~l'n," 'dol'l nnd'cCJ!lvoy to I:he sill"""
Grantee Its BUCCllssors and ASBIgns' ALL 'that 'certain (8):o'ol (s)' of'
land, with, the",bulldln~,and Improvoments thereon, SITUATE In,
'l'owluhlp of Ilampdlln , County of Cumberland ,
Commonwearth of Ponnsy1vanla, dOBcrlblld In Schedule 'A'attaohed"
hllreto sncl"madll 0 pHt hereof, '
UNDER AND SUBJECT to partllls In pousllssion pursuant to leases and
agreements betwllon Grantor and third parties, which agreemenl:s and
l~aslls aFe concur!ent1y being assigned to Granl:ell/ llase~enI:B,
rest): lctions.' and llxceptlons of rllcord, local 20n Ing laws and- any
oondltlon which on accurate and oomplete lsnd survey would dls~lose.
Together with the uppurtona,noos I, To lIavo and To lIo1d the samll to and
for the use of the sold Granteo, Its BucceSBoru and aBsIgns forever,
and the Grantor, {or Its SUCCllssorll and assigns, IllHllby coVenants and
Agreos that It will WARRANT SPECIALLY the property herllby oonveyed,
Noticu under PA, STAT. ANN. S bOl~.405 ie in SchedUle ^ heroto,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Grantor has caused its common and
corporate Beal to bo affixed to tho~o presllnts by the hand of Its
;\U1stnllt Vice President, anll tho same to be duly atte~ted by Its
Afislsl;ant Secretary, this &. ;-~ day of.s ~.d''''Cl.'~, !7 K... , 1985.
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AND NOW, thi" ; I day oft f II , 1\ ! ' 1996, I, Jam,.
R. Ronca, Esquir., attorney fer the Plaintiff., h.reby certifY
that I have, this day, sorved the RULE RETURNABLE DATED DECEMBER
24, 1996, by depositing a ccpy of the same in the United State.
Mail, po.tage prepaid, at Harrisburg, Vennsylvania, addr....d tOI
Gary A. Hurwitz, Esquire
MARCH, HURWITZ, DEMARCO & MITCHELL
17 West Third street
P.O. 1I0x 108
Media, PA 19063
Richard A. NicolGtti, Esquire
MOFENSON & NICOLETTI
Three Newton Executive Park
Newton, MA 02162
Gecrge M. PaUlson, Jr" Esquire
corporate Counsel
Sinclair oil company
&&0 East south Temple
P.O. 1I0x 30825
Salt Lake city, UT 84130-082&
SCHMIDT ~D RO~,
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Attorney for Plaintiff
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209 State street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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I nUHBmRLAND COUNTY, PBNNA
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. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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LOUIS J. ZAVDaN, JR., and
R. BARRV UBER, Individually,
and ZAVDON/UBER PARTNERSHIP,
Plaint.itt.
AMOCO CORPORATION, et. al.,
Detendant.e
PLunI".' II.lIOlf81 '1'0 D"llfD~. AMOCO
OIL COUPAlfY'8 Hg'1'IOlf Tn 8'1'1111
AND NOW, came t.he Plaint.itts, LOUIS J. ZAVDON, JR., and R.
BARRY UBER, Individually, and ZAYDON/UBER PARTNERSHIP, by and
t.hrough t.heir at.torney., SCHMIDT AND RONCA, P.C., end
re.pectfully re.ponds t.o Amoco oil company'. Hot.ion to st.rike, ..
tallow..
1. Admit.t.ed.
2. Paraqraph 2 of Detendant.'. Hot.ion to st.rike i. a
conclusion of law t.o Which no respon.ive pleading i. required.
By way of turt.her answer, it re.ponsive pleading is deemed
required, t.he averments in Paragraph 2 ot Detendant., Amcco'.,
Mot.ion to st.rike i. denied. On t.he cont.rary, Plaint.itts are
wit.hout. sufficient. intormat.ion or knowledge t.o torm a beliet as
t.o which Rules ot civil Procedure Amoco oil company is reterring
t.o and demands strict proot t.hereot.
3. Paragraph 3 ot Detendant., Amoco's Hotion t.o st.rike
is an conclusion ot l~w to whioh no responsive pleading i.
required. By way ot turther answer, it responsive pleading is
deemed required, the Plaintitt denies the allegat.ion in Paragraph
3. on the oontrary, PennSYlvania RUle ot civil Procedure 206 was
rescinded, ettective January 1, 1996. Theretore, Detendant'.
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3, In Addition tll Ole fllrellolnll, the Pellthlller hU8 I'ulll!d III provide verlllcofllln or
affidavit AS required hy fIll! PflllII~ylvanlu Itule Ill' Civil Procedure 2()~, whleh prllvlde~ Ihal eVl!ry
pelltlllU And answer cOlllalnlng IIIl nllelllllhlll uf I'uct which does nlll uppellr Ill' record Hhnll hI!
vl!rllled ,
4, The Pelhlon 118 sel I'llrlh hy lhe 1'11I1nlll.,. conllllns vnrlou~ III1L'llalloll~ 01' fUCI 1101
previously of record IlIlhl~ case, InllslIlllch liS Ihe 1:1I5e WIIS Inlllllled hy Wrll of SU1ll1ll11ll8.
~, AN II result. lhereul', fhe Pelhlon should hl! 51rlcken,
WIIEJU:FOIW, rhe I{esplllldelll pl'lIYS IhUllhl! Petlllonlll' Plullllll'I' 10 8111Y Ihe IIroeclJlc for
Rule 10 File a Cllll1plulnlllnd hI Ill'llvlde dlscllvcry ill. IIld 01' prepllrlltlon of Ihl! ComlllBlIll bc &Irlclwn
In IIccordunce willI Pennsylvunlll l{ule 01' Civil Procedure 20 ,
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LOUIS J. Z^YDON, JR. and
R. B~Y UBIR, IndividuallY,
and Z^YDON/UBER PARTNERSHtP,
Plaintttte
IN THE COURT OF COMMON P~lAS
CUHBIRLAND COUNTY, PINN^
NO. 96-4385 CIVIL Tft~
v.
CIVI~ ^CTION - L~W
AMOCO CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendante
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AND NOW, this
ie hereby ORDERED and
, 1996, it
day of
DECREED that the Plaintifts' Motion for
Thie Honorable court to allow dieuovery in aid of preparinq a
Complaint is 9ranted. Plaintiffs shall be allowed to oonduot
disoovery trom ninety (90) days trom the date of this Court'.
Order. Onoe ~ll disoovery has been produoed, an.swered, and
oompleted, Plaintiffs shall file a complaint within one hundred
twenty (120) days from the date of this Court's Order.
This order is .ubjeot to amendment if di.oovery i. not
produced by the above-named Defendants in a timely fashion.
BY THB COURT I
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[,OUla J. ZAYOON, Jl\., and
R, BARRY UBER, Individually,
and ZAYMN/UBER PAn1'NERSIIIP,
Plaintlrta
v.
I IN TIIB COUR'I' or COMMON PLEAS
I CUMBERLAND COUN'l'Y, PENNA
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I NO. 9G-43B~ CIVIL TERM
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AHOCO CORPORATION, et al.,
Derendant.
PLAINTIr,.' KaTIOH rOR OOURT DRDIR
ALLaWIHd DIIOaVIRY 1M AID Dr PRIPaRIHd A
gQHfLAIHT PURIUANT TO PA.R.o.P. 4001lal
AND NOW, ccme the Plaintitt., LOUIa J, ZAYDON, JR., end R.
BARRY UBER, Individually, and ZAYDON/UBER PARTNERIlHIP, by and
through their attorneys, SCIIMIDT AND RONCA, P,C" and
respeottully sets rorth as tolloWSI
1. On or about August 2, 1996, the Plaintiffs riled a Writ
or summon. in the ab~ve-capticned action in This Honorable COUrt.
2. The Writ ot summons was riled in order to preserve the
statute of limitations in the above matter. (See writ attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".)
3. The above-captioned matter concerns an underground
qasol1ne and tank spill Which occurred in or around 1970 at a
q8s01ine pipeline and tank taoility located between Trindle Road
and Simpson Ferry Road in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
4. On or about Deoember 3, 1996, Defendant Amoco issued a
Rule upon the Plaintiff to rila a Complaint within twenty (20)
daYII or service. (See Praecipe to RUle to File complaint
attached hereto as Exhibit "B".)
6, The Praeoipe to issue the RuLe wae served upon the
Pldntiffe' oounsel on or about Deoember 9, 1996, (Bee letter of
Oeoemblllr 9, 1991l, attaohed IUI !Ellhibit "C".)
15, On or about Deoember 3, 1996, plaintitt. ..rved upon
Oefondants Interrogatories and Request for Produotion of
Doouments seeking information relevant to the oil spill, The
discovery will enable the Plaintiffs to isolate the oorreot
Defendants and allow them to dismiss any Defendants who have been
inoorreotly named in the Praecipe and determine the facts
surrounding the oase, (See Request for Prcduotion of Doouments
and Interrcgatories attaohed au l~xhil:lit "0",)
7. Defendan~ Amcoo's ocunsel states that he will ,not 8qrqe
to an extension on the Rule until Plaintiffs' oounsel identifies
the area in whioh the also occurred. (Bee Exhibit "C",)
8, On or about December 12, 1996, Plaintiffs' oounsel
identified the location of the spill. (Bee letter attaohed
Exhibit liE",)
9. 'ro date, Amoco's counsel has not;. agreed to an extellsion
of the Rule,
10. The Plaintiffs desire to conduot discovery over the
11ext ninety (90) days in or.der to properly identify the correct
Defendants in the above-oaptioned matter and other informaticn
surrounding the spill which was not contained in the Department
of Environmental Resources file which had beon destroyed over
time or oannot be located,
11. Th. lntormatlon requ.sted in the PlaLntift., di.cov.ry
~equo.t. L. ....ntLal In anablLnq and aldinq the Plalntltt. in
preparinq a complaint in this matter,
12. The Plaintitt.' olaim. will b. s.v.r.ly prejudiaed it
This Honorable Court doe. not allow for cUtaovery in aid of
preparinq a Complaint baa,ute the Plaintltfs may not be able to
plead with speciticity the fact. whioh .upport their all.qation.,
WHEREFORE, the PlaintLffs, LoUIS J. ZAYDON, JR., and R.
BARRY UBER, Individually, and ZAYDON/UBER PARTNERSHIP, h.reby
respeotfully reque.t that this Honorable Court issue an Order
pursuant to Pa.R,C.P. 4001(0) allowinq tor ninety (90) day. from
the date of thG Order in whioh the Plaintiffs .hall conduct
discovery in the above-oaptioned matter in aid of preparinq a
Complaint and if all information is disclosed in a timely fashLon
the Plaintiff. will prepare and file a complaint within one
hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the Court's order.
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SCHHIDTC'RONC , P.C.
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Jam.. JJ. .' oa
Attolffl!lY'- or plaintiff
IDI (t"66
209 sta e street
HarrLsburq, PA 17101
(717) 232-6300
d~u.., end othe~ data uompiLetLons to~m which intormation oen be
obteined.
IIldenl:Uyll or "Xd.nUty" m."nll wtUHl used in referenoe tOI
(11 a Dal:u~al pe~l~n, hi. or h.~1
(el tulL neme, end
(bl present or last known residenoe end
employment eddr... (inoluding .tr.et na.. and
number, oity or town, llnd state or oountry),
(2) a dooUllenl:1
(al its desoription (e,9" letter, memorandum,
report, eto.I, title, end date,
(bl its lubj.ot matter,
(0) its euthor's identity,
(d) its addrellBee's identitYI
(el its present looation, and
(t) its oustodian's identity,
(3) an o~al oomaunioatioDI
(al its dBtel
(b) the plaoe where it oocurred,
(c) its substance,
(dl the identity of the person who made the
eommunicationl
(.) the identity ot each person to whom .uoh
communioetion was made, llnd
(t) the identity ot each person who wa. pre..nt
whon such communication was made,
(4) . oo~po~.t. entitYI
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its date and place
kllCllOll I and
(e) Lt. present address and telephone number.
(15) any other Ol')ntBlItl <l dldsorl.plLon with sutrloillnt
particul8rl.t:y thl1t tllo.l 1:lIin') ml1Y there8tte~ lJe
speoified 8nll recognized, inoluding relevant dat..
and p llll':llll, lllld tllll idllnt i noat ion ot re lovant
people, entities, and documents.
"Inoiden\:" reters to all underground gasolino spill whioh wae
disoovered on or alJout lY69 in Mechanolsburq, Cumberland county,
Pennlylvania. Attar this time, the Oepartment ot Envi~onmental
RegUlation monitored the aran and Bavaral at the Detondants in
tho above-oaptioned matter partioipated in the olean up. The
proporty is located noar Simpaon Forry and Trindle Road in
Hechanioaburg, cumbarlnnd county, Pennsylvania.
">>erlon" meana a natural person, partnership, 8ssociation,
corporation, or government dgency.
(a)
(b)
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ot inoorporation, it
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INI3TRUCTIONS
(1) Duty to Answer.
The Interrogatorios are to be l1nswered in writing, verified,
and eerved upon tho undersigned within 30 days ot their servioe
on you. objection~ must be signed by the attorney making them.
I your answers, you must furnish such information as is
availalJlo to you, your employees, representatives, aq~ntB, and
attorneys. Vour ancwcrs must be supplemented and amended as
required by the Pennsylvania Rules ot civil Procedure.
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OVI OARV A, IIURWITZ, I!SQUIRl!
A'ITORNllV I,P, NO, 2J22H
17 WEST TlfIRP S'rIlIll!T
P,O, 110)( 108
MIlPJA,I'I!NNSVI.VANIA 19063
(610) ~6'.39~O
IJIi UtE rmJRT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLANtJ COUNTY, PKNNI!lYLVANJA
CIVIL AC1'ION-LAW
LOIJIS ZA \'OON JR. IIl1d
R, DARRY UDER, IlIdlvldUlllly, "lid
ZA YIlON/UnER I>AIt1'NEllSUII>
No. 116....385 Civil Teml
l'hllllllrrN
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
v.
AMOCO CaRl>., AMOCO OIL
COMI>ANY, SUN OIL COMI>ANY, SUN
COMPANY, INC., ARCO I'IPE LINE
COMI>ANY, I<:XXON CaRl>., TilE
ATI,ANTIC REl<lNING COMI>ANY, TilE
AMERICAN Ol~ COMI>ANY, AMERICAN OIL
COMPANY, SINCLAIR all. CORP., LAUREL
PIPE LINE COMI>ANY, A1'LANTIC PIPELINE
CORP" MOIJIL 011, CaRl>., MOIJIL I>U'E UNE
CORP., GULF all. CORP. IIl1d GULl<' OIL
LIMITED PARTNEllSHU>
l>efl!lIdllllls
CERTU'ICATIU)J<' SERYKE.
I, Gary A. Burwitz, Esquire do hereby ceniry Ihat a copy of the foregoing DEFENDANT
AMOCO all COMPANY'S MOTION TO STRIKE was served on Plaillliff c/o allorney James
P. Ronca, Esquire. SCIIMIDT AND RONCA, P.C" 209 SllIte/S Barr burg, Pennsylvanill
17101 via First Clas6 Mail with postage fully paid.
of
, IT . ESQUIRE
/ Allorney 1'0 Defendalll
Amoco Oil Company
MARCH, HURWITZ, DeMARCO & MITCHELL
ATTORNEVS AT LAW. 17 WEST THIRD STREET. P,O, BOX 108 . MEDIA, l'ENNSYLVANtA 19063
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~MRelf. JlURWIT:l, I>cM^RCO ok MITCIfI!U.., I',e.
IIYI O^RY ^, HUI\WITZ, l!sQuml!
^'I"ORNI!Y !.D, NO, 2322"
17 W I!Sf 'W JIll> STlUJllT
1',0. nox lOR
Ml!I>I^, I'l!NNSYLV^NI^ 11J003
(010) ~M.311~O
IN TilE COURT OF COMMON Pl.EAS OF CUMDERL,(Nb COUNTY, l"ElIiNJ!iYLV ANIA
CIVil. AC1'ION-LAW
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LOUIS 7.AVIlON JR, PlId
R, IIAnRV lJlUm, IlIdlyldulIlly, IIl1d
ZAVJ)ONIUIIElt l'Alt'I'NERNIIW
No. 911-4385 Clyll Tenn
1'llIllIllffs
JURV TRIAL DEMANDED
Y.
AMOCO CORI'., AMOCO on.
COMI'ANV, SUN 011. COI\II'ANY, SUN
COMI'ANV, INC.. ARCO 1'11'1<: UNE
COMI'ANY, EXXON COIU'" TilE
A1'UNTIC ImlilNINe; COMI'ANY, TilE
AMltRICAN OIL COJ\II'ANY, AMElUCAN 011.
COMI'ANY, SINCI.AIR 011. COltl'" I.AUlmL
PlfIE UNE COMI'ANY, ATLANTIC I'II'EUNE
CORl'., MODIL OIL CORI',. 1\1011I1. I'WE LINE
CORI'., GULF 011. CORP. IIl1d GULF OIL
1.II\II1'EI> l'ARTNEltSIUI'
J)efelldlllll~
ORDER
AND NOW. 10 wll, I.hls
dllyof
. 1997 upon conslderllllon
of IIle Motion of IIle Pllllmlff (or 1I111l Honorable CourI 10 nllow discovery In IIld of prepllrinll n
compllllnt. IIle prllyer of IIle Plnhlllff Is denied nnd IIle Pllllnllff shllll file II complllint In 1111: IIbove
captioned Illlltter willlln \Wenl)' (20) dllYs of 1I1e dllle of 1I1is Order,
J,
MARCH. HURWITZ. DeMARCO & MITCHELL
ATTORNllYS AT LAW. 17 WI!ST TIlUlIJ STRlmT. 1'.0. nox lOR. MllOlA, I'l!NNSYi.VANIA 19063
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MARCH, HURWITZ, I>~MARC:O & MITCIH!l.J.., P,C,
IIYI GARY A, IIUltWIT7., I!SQllllll!
A'rroRNI!Y t.O, NO. 23m
17 WI!ST T11l1m S'I'ItI!J!T
1',0, 110)( 109
Ml!DlA,I'l!NNSYI.VANIA 190^:1
I^IO) ~^~.l')3l)
IN '!'1m cOlTRT OF COMMON I'LEAS OF CU'MOERLi\NO COUNTY, PENNSVLVANJA
CIVIL AC'I'ION.LI\W
LOlliS ZA YUON JR. and
R. IIARItY umm, Individually, anr!
ZA YUON/UIII~1t I'AIt'J'NI~IUillll'
No. 96.438!! Civil 'I'crlll
1'lallltlrrN
JURV TRIAL DEMANDED
v.
AMOCO COIU'., AMOCO OIL
COMI'ANY, SUN OIL COMI'ANY, SUN
COMI'ANY, INC" AllCO I'WE LINE
COMPANY, EXXON COIU'., TilE
ATLANTIC IlElllNING COMI'ANY, TilE
AMI~RICAN OIL COMI'ANY, AMElUCAN OIL
COMI'ANY, SINCI.AlIl OIL COR1'., LAUllEL
I'WE LlNI~ COMI'ANY, ATLANTIC 1'lPELlNE
CORP., MOIJI.. 011. COIlI'., MOIIIL I'WE UNE
CaRl'., GUUI OIL COIU'. nud GUI.'" 011.
UMI1'EI) l'AR1'NlmSIIII'
l>erClIdnnlN
J>EFENDANT. AMOCO OIL COMI'Am'~~LAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR
COURT ORI>EIl.ALLQWING mSCOVERY IN Am 011 PItEPARING A COMPLt\.INf.
l'URSUANl' TO I'A, It.C.I'. 4O!U...W
I. Admlllcd.
2. Dcnlcd. Thc Rnswerlnllf)cfcndant Is wllhoutln(orllHlllonof Ihe circumsulI1ces under
which Ihc Plalml(f filed R Complaint In tllc above caplloncd mllller. llllscd llnlhc dlscllvery which
was lodged Inlhls malter. II is believed tllllllhe slatute of IimltallonN of any claim would have lonll
since expired.
MARCH, HURWITZ, DeMARCO & MITCIIELL
ArTORNEYS AT lAW. 17 WEST TIIum STIIEET. 1',0. UOX I,lS. MElJJA. 1'I'.NNSYLVANIA 190^l
3. Ocnll/d, '111c Ilvermenla contained In paragrllph 3 arc 110 whcre cOllllllned In IIIU
Writ, dl~ov.ry, or oilIer malllrlols of record Inlllls ClIlIC,
4. Adllllllcd.
5, Admllted,
6. Admllled In pari. Dcnled In pllrl, II Is lIdmltted IIlat Ihe discovery IInd
Inlllmll!alOrles which were 1I1leged III parllgraph 6 were served upon dlc I>cfendalll, The
Informatlun, however. docs 1101 relaLe 10 111I 011 spill al dlc date IInd lime IndlCllled. bUI rlllller
requc51 allY alld alllllforlllatlonln dIe Defcndal1l'S 1'0sscslloII rcgardlng spills, leaks or odler aCllons
which havc occurred since 1960,
7, Defense coullliel OIed objections l1J InlJ:rrogllhlrles III Ihe ahove call1loned mlllter.
nothll! dIal II was Impossible l1J Idenllfy allliwers 10 InlJ:rrogalorles as previously posed, Since Ihat
dale, It now apJICars dIal dIe events dlDtlhe Plalnllff seeks Informallon regarding mil)' have occurred
as early as 1960. which Is well beyond uny applicable S\IIlUle of IilllllJllllll\s. and creoles an
unrellsollable burden upon dIe Defendal1lln IInswering Ihe inlerrogllhlrles aforesaid.
8, Denied. Afler rellsonable Invesllgatlon dIe allswerlng Defendanl has 110 Informallon
what Plalnllfrs counsel may have learned, By way of furdler answer. 1115 averrcd dIal dIe aCllolI
was Initiated. and dIe discovery propounded. wldlOUI any kllowledgc on the part of IIle I'lall1llffs
as l1J dIe locallon or dates of dIe spill In quesllon.
9. Adlllllted.
10, Denied. It Is apparent from dIe foregoing allegallons In IIle pleadings allached herehl
d,at IIlc Plalnliff Is on a fishing expcditlonlo Iry 10 determine whal If allY causes of IIclloll may exist
belWccn the Defcndants and dlc Plaintiffs based 011 ownership of properly In Cumberland
County. Oy,Il'.'r~hlp of any such property would be a manlier of record. Allegallons of paragraph
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a. lAlaV VI.., IndiYidUally,
od ..VooII/U... .UTIf....n,
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AMOCO CO.toUTlOII, .t al.,
Def.ndant:.
JUImID.O nuCI.. 1'01 0X800nlllDUOll
'1'0 ID ~IIO'I'U'f I
>>1.... di.oontinu. tb. abOY. oaption.d aation an b.b.l'
of tb. 'laintiff., LOUIS iI. BAYDOIf, ilR., and R. D"'Y v...,
IndiYidUally, and BAYDOIf/UDII >>AITIfIRlHI>>, witb prejudia..
...peatfull, .ubaitte4,
ICIDlID'I' JUID lID.ca, p.a.
1'1 ~"^' // ;t.,../v.!J'(
.... a. IloDaa
attana., at Law
10. state street
Barri.burq,.a 17101
(717) III-nOo
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LOUI' J. IAYDOI, JR. .nd
R. BAJaY UBIR, IndividuallY,
and tAYDOI/UBII >>UTMIURI',
>>lsintiu.
v.
AMOCO CORPaIATIOI, .t .1.,
Defendant:.
O'.~I'ICA~' 0' .IIYIC,
,., III I
UDIO.thh j.() day of 1\1"1'1"1 ,1"7, I, J......
Ronoa, I.quir., hereby o.rtify that I bav. this day ..rv.d tbe
".nded >>raeoip. for Di.continuanoe, by depo.itinq a oOPY of the
.... in the unit.d I3tat.s Hail, PQ~L~?I prepaid, at Harri.burq,
>>enn.ylvania, addreso.4 tOI
Oary A. Hurwitl, I.quire
KARCH, HUR'ITZ, DIMARCO
, KITOHILL
17 .e.t Third str..t
>>.0. Box 108
Kedia, PA 1.063
Riohard A. Nicoletti, Esquir.
KO'INSOH , NICOLBTTI
Three Newton Bxecutive Park
Newton, MA 02162
O.orqe N. >>aulaon, Jr., Isquir.
Corp~~ate Cc~n.el
sinolair Oil company
550 la.t Soutb T.mple
>>.0. Box 30825
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0825
By.
Naro A. Rollo, Ilquire
AROHIR , ORlIII.
On. cen\:.hnial Squ.re
P.O. Box 3000
Haddonfield, HJ 08033
Neil J. 'letober, ..quire
Ch.vr~n >>roduo\:1 Oompany
2300 .indy Ridq. >>arkway
Suite 800
Atlanta, OA 3033'-5'73
Rllp.otfully aubmitt.d,
SCHMIDT AND RONOA, >>.C.
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Attorney at Law
20. State Street
Hlrri.burq, >>A 17101
Attorn.y I.D. '25.31
(717) 232-1300
Attorn.y for tb. >>laintiff
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