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ucllon ImlltUllld ngAlnsl Sullgll1l1n, Flicdll1l1n bt COll1pnny Is "untlmcly, VCllllllous IInd
Innpproprhttc," us thosc limns IIrc undcl'stood hy PllIhlllfr. By wuy of fUI.ther I'esponsc,
Pluhlllff Comlllercc Hunk Incorpol'lltl!s by I'efel'encc us If fully set forth hcreln Its rcsponse
to Purugrnph 28 ubove.
30. L1enlcd us slllted. It Is IIdl11lued only thllt on ot. IIhout SepLembcl' 1l. 1996,
counscl for Sellgnlltn, Fliedmun & Com pliny IInd counscl for Commercc Bunk dlscusscd the
scopc of the documents requl!sLed from Sellgmun, Frledmun & Compuny, It Is speclflcully
und unequlvocully denied thuLlIny concrete IIRreement wus rellched with respect to
production Ill' Lhose documents lind/or the scope of slime. As LO the remainder of the
ollegutions cOllllllned In Purngl'llph 30 of the New MULter of Sellgmlln, Frledmon &
Company concerning Lhe condlLlons under which Seligman, Frledmun & Company would
produce the requested documents, ufter reusonable InwstignLlon, Plaintiff Is without
knowledge or Information sufflciellt to form II belief us to the trmh or fulslty of the
uvennents contulned In this pUl'llgrnph and, therefore, d'mles sllme und demands strict
proof thereof [It time of trlul, If deemed mateliul.
31. Denied. Parugruph 31 of Defendant's Ncw Mlltter contains conclusions of
IlIw to which no responsive pleading Is required under the Pennsylvania Rules of CIvil
Procedure. In the ulternatlve, It Is specifically und unequivocally denied thlllthe equity
Ilction Instituted by Commerce Bank agulnst Seligman, Friedman & Company and RealLY
Managemcnt, Inc.. f/k/a Cumberlund Property Management, Inc. Is moot. To the
contrury, ut the time the Instant equity nctlon was flied and IlS of this writing, the Motions
9, Admitted and Denied. It iIJ admitted that sn
lnd'pendsnt action may be brouqht undQr Pa,R,C.P, 4009(0). It ia
denied that such action ia appropriate in the inatant csse.
COUNT I
COMHIilME BANK V, JU:ALT'l MANAGEMENT, UfO, /
f/k/_ CUMBE~D PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INO.
10. P-MI incotporatea ita answerfl in Pauqrapha 1 thJ:'ouqh 9
as if set forth at lenqth.
1 ~. 1\dmitted,
1~, 1\dmitted.
13, 1\dmitted.
14. 1\dmitted.
15. Denied. The Defendant asserts that the Notice of
Deposition souqht confidential and irrelevant information not
related to the litiqation between Flxnn v. Commerce Bank,
docketed to No. 94-~l30. By way of further answer/ counsel for
Flynn advised counsel for Commerce Bank that Flynn was making no
claims for any damaqes or 109ses associated with his involvement
and interest in RMI,
16, 1\dmitted.
17, Denied, Counsel for Flynn in the Commerce Bank matter
has filed IS motion for a protective order in this Court seeking
limitation of discovery of documents and financial information of
RMI which is unrelated to the litigation involved in the action
docketed to No,94-~130.
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lB, Penied, RMI has complilJd, to a l1mitlJd elltlJnt, to the
request or the Plaintiff for discoverable material, ~I asserts
that any further information ia irrelevant and confidentinl.
19, Penied, The averments contained 1n thia paragraph are
concluaions of law to which no responsive pleading is required,
WH~R~FOR~, for the foregoing reaaons, the Defendant, Realty
Management, Inc" respectfully requests this Honorable Court to
dismisa the request of Commerce Bank for additional discovery
against Realty Management, Inc.
COUNT I I
COHMERCE BANK V. SELIGMAN / nUEDHAN , COHPANY
20.~28 .
The averments contained in these paragraphs are
directed to a defendant other than the Answering Defendant and no
responsive pleading is required.
NEW MATTIlR
29. Defendant RMI asserts that the discovery in this matter
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ia asserted in bad faith and would cause unreasonable annoyance/
embarrasament/ oppression/ burden or expenae to RMI and is
thereby not permitted under Pa.R,C.P. 4011.
30. Defendant RMI IIsserts that the issue of the scope of
discovery that RMI is required to provide to Commerce Bank will
be disposed of under the Motion for Protective Order filed by the
J?laintiff in the Flynn v, Commerce Bank action/ which Motion
seeks to limit the discovery which Commerce Bank is attempting to
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I, Franoh H. Socha, .Iquire, attorney for ~IALI~Y MANAGBH!"~,
1"0., vnJ.fy that the Itatemente made in the foreqoinq ^"SWIR AND
"11'1 MATTI!~ are true and oorrect to the beet of my knowledqe,
information and belief . I underltand that any false ltatemente
theuin au lubject to the criminal penalUes oontair,ed in 18
Pa.e.s. 54904, relatinq to uneworn falsification to authoriti.l.
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AND NOW, rhls __ dny of
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBlT.RLANP COUN'lY, PUNNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION, I!QUI1Y
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NO. ~ t, q \I" S,' (fIll'J
, 1996. upon consldlll'lltlon of
rhe Plolnrlffs Mollon ro Compel. Defendoms ore hereby OllDBRBD to respond to the
Nollce of Deposhlon whhln 30 doys of rhls Order,
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4. Thllgrllvumun o( Plulntlfr6 (;Cllllllllllnt 16 thut COII(e6510116 of judglllent by
CommercII Dllnk 011 two prolll16sory nOl116 did Irrl1l)nrllhle nllnncllll hllrtlllll thl! IlllIlntlll
nnd hl6 bU6111l!66 IlItl!1'l!6tH.
5. Sellgl1lnn, I1rledl1lun & CompllllY Is not n puny to the nctlon In6tltuted by
Mr. Plynn.
6, On or uhout .July 23, 1996, u Notice of Records Deposition WlIS properly
sl!rved upon SeHgl1llln. Frledl1lnn & Com pliny In connection with the E1ynn v, CommClrcCl
IllI11K IItlgllllon. A true und correct copy of the Notice o( Deposition Is nllnched n8 Exhibit
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7. Thol1lllK Plynn. by tlHngnn uctlon ngulnst COl1ll11erce Bnl1k ulleglng thllt he
suffered lrrepllrnble personnlnnd business nnnllclul hnrm. wnlved hlsllCCllUl1lnl1l.cHel1l
privilege by plnclng his tlnul1c1ul stutus lllld position In Issue. See SllnSOI1l R,eQollm
Comonnv v, Bache Holscy Btunn ShLelds, Inc., 92 F.R.D, 440,441 (E.D.Pu, 1981).
8. The Notice of Deposition sought documents frol1l De(endllnt which lire
reasonably calculated to leud to the discovery of relevunt, und admissible evidence
relining to the ubove IItlgutlol1. Pu.R.C.P.4003.1.
9. Pursuant to Pu.R.C,P. 4007 Defendunt wus requested to appear and
respond to the Notice of Deposition within 30 duys.
10. As oflhe dute of this Motion, Commerce Blink hilS not received any
response from Sellgmun, Frledmun & Company,
PBIIINI'I'IO~S
"DOCUIllClll" Includc5 wrlllcn, prlntcd, tYJlcd recordcd, 01' llruphlc IIlUllcr, howcvcr
produccd or rcproduced, Including correspondencc, Ielcgrullls, othcr wrlllcn
contJlIunlcutlon5, dlllu processing dtOl'llgc units, IUJles, nOllces, dcnlllnds, contrnct5,
ugreelllC11l5, nOles, nll!morundu, IInuIY5l'S, proJect lOllS, Indices, worl~ pupers, bunl~
5tlllemcnts, dcposlttlcl~ets, cuncelled checl~s, checl~ hool~s, wlthdrnwul requests, wire
conflnllntlons, sludles, reJlol1s, 5urwys, dlurles, culendurs, I1h116, photogl'llJlhs, dlugrums,
drowlngs, minutes of meellngs, or IIny Olhel' writing (Including copies of uny of the
foregoing), regurdless of whether youurl' now In possession, cuslOdy, or cOlllrolthcrcof,
your forlller or preselll counsel, IIgCIllS, employees, ofllcers, Insurers, or uny other pcrson
uctlng on your llehulf Is In possession, cuslody or cOlllrolthereof.
"Flynn" refers to Thomus J. Flynn, Indlvlduully und uny entity In which hc lit uny
time relcvulll hereto c1ulmcd uny Illlere6! (Including but not limited to Shenundouh Ltd.
purtnershlp, Dowlltown C1l1wush, Il&F Propenles, Inc., Hurrlsburg Rlv(!rfrOlll
Dl'velopmcllt, L.P., Cumllerlund COl1ll'llctlng Group, Inc., Flynn-Cedur Pluce, Flyncor,
Land Vel1lure AssocllllCS, Rucc & Green Assoclllles, (Jowlllown As50cluICS, Surutogr.l
Propcrtles, Flynl15lone Propel1les, Flynn/String, Lemoyne Squure Assoclntes, WI1.L
Assoclntcs, Dowlltown Cur Wush, Pat Lynn Propcl'lles, ){eller und Compllny, Anchor
Devclopllll'lll, Orbuch Pm Propel1les, Lemoyne Investmelll Propenles, Remlyn, Inc.,
Uptown Curwllsh, Puhnyrn Properties, 30 West CrllwllSh, Storernorc Units, Surntogll
Phoses I, 11 & Ill, Fulling Mill Propenles, 4:~09 Assoclmes, Irish Investors, CUlllberlllnd
Property Mnnugemellt, Inc., Healty Mllnagenll!lll, Inc., Iloss Properties, Inc., 875
Assocllltes, Cllrllsle RCIllty nnd Lodging, Cedar Run Developlllel1t, Frolllllnd Mllrl~et
Assoclutes, HI. 39 Cnrwush, Tornel AlIto ImportS Lensing Co., 1701,,09 Cllrneron Street,
1705 Cameron Street, 4 eorol Pluce, Flyncor, Flynn-Riverfront, L.P., Musl<okll
Equlpmcnt, Covaller InvcstJllent, McFlynn, Inc., nnd LAll1dlllnrk Relllty, Inc.)
DEPONENT IS ADVISED THAT 11' IS SUFFICIENT 1'0 PROVIDE TIlE
MATERIAL REQUESTED BY MAlL OR HAND DELIVERY IN LIEU OF APPEARING
IN PERSON 110R TillS DElJOSITION, PROVIDED THAT THE DEPONENT
CERTIFIES THAT THE RECORDS WHICH HAVE BEEN SENT AIlE TRUE,
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE COPIES OF THE REQUESTED MATERIAL BY
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3. 011 ,July Ill, 1995 II Complllln! WIIS t1I\!d III tlw C;01ll1 of COlllmon Plells for
CUlllburlllnd County IlRlllns! COIllIlll!rCl! l~lInk by TholllllS J. Plynn (Cu.~u Nil. 94,2/:/lJ).
4, Altllched liS IInl\xhlhlt to thl! COlllp11l11ll tlll!d by TholllllS Plynn were copies
of cllnceled checks pnld to COlllnwrCl! Bnnk by Cllmberlnnd Prc>peny Mnnllgelllelll, Inc.
to pny 1Il0nl!nl"! Intere~t for IIlonn for one of Mr, Flynn's 1)l16Ine~~ velllllre6, "Lllnd
Velllure~", which 16 the subject of Mr. Flynnt~ ~\Ilt 1ll!nlnM Comllll~rce Ilnnl(,
5. RMlls not II pliny to the nctlonlnstltUlcd by Mr. Plynn,
6. On or nbom rebrunry 15, 1996, II Notice of Records Deposition wns
properly served upon RMlln connection with thc Elvnn v. COnllllerCe Bnn~ IItll!ntlon, A
true nnd correct copy of the Notice of Deposition Is nllnchetl n6 Exhibit" A",
7. Thc Notice of Depo~ltlon sought docullll!IltS from Oefcndnnt which nre
rCllsonnbly cnlculnted to IClld to the discovery of non-privileged, relevnlll, llnd ndml5slble
evldencc relntlng to thc IIbovc IItlgl\tlon. PII.R.C.P.4003.1.
B. PUr6Ullllt to Pn.ltC.P, 4{)07 Defcndlllll wn6 requcstcd to nppenr IInd
rcspond to thc Notlcc of Dcposltlon within 30 dnys.
9, Comlllcrce Bnnk recelwdfrom Mr. Flynl1'.~ clllorncy.\ corpornte ownership
Infonnlltlon, but WIIS denied the requested corporllte tllX returns nnd nnnnclal
5tOlelllelllS.
10. There Is no privilege thllt would preclude receipt of the f1nnnclal
Informntlon from RMI,
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2, A list rOlllulnlng lilt! COll\pll!le nllnws IInd uddrme6 of uny Jl"sl or pl'1!sunt
offieel'li of Cumberlund Propl!rty MuIllllll!lIlelll, Inc. formerly I<nown Ub Helllty Mllnllgellwlll,
Inc. or Ilny othl!r !H11l\1! undl!r whi<:h youel1llty opel1lled from 1981:\ to the prl!5l!11l tlllll!.
3. A cOll\pll!te Iht ,'ol1llllnlng tl1l! IHlnll!6 Ilnd IlddrC5bl!b of Ilny persons, not
oppl!orlngllllhl! Ilbt r''<lul!btl!d Ill1nwdlulllly IIbow, who hlld lIny 11 nllllclll 1 or l!qulty 11lIl!l'l!st
In cumberlllnd Propl!rty MIIlIlIgenll'lH, Inc. fOlllll!r1y known lib 1ll!Illty MllnIl8l!1l\1!1lI, Ine, or
ony other nU1ll1! under which YOll l'llllty opl!l1lled frolll 1988 to till! prl!bl!llltlltll!.
4. Any und IIl1noll!s, corrl!spond<'lIc<" Illclllornndu or dOCUllll!11I5 rdOllng to ony
ehangl!s In ofl1cershlps or ownl!rshlp Il1lerebl5 for CUlllh'lrlund I'ropel1Y Monugl!lIlent, Ine,
fonnerly kllownllS Hl!ulty MlIlIlIgl!ltll!nt, Il1c. or IIIlY olher corporllll! 1111 1 11 I! under which your
cntlty openlll!d for Ihl! period of 1988 to thl! prl!Sl!1H tlllll!,
5. COll1pll!te copies of f<,deml, stllll! IIl1d locol Incollle lUX retUnlS flied by
cumberland Propcl1Y Mnnngellll'I1l, II1C, f0I111l!r1y kllown 05 R,enlty Munngeltlr.!l1t, Inc. or any
other name under which you el1lily opcml<,d frol11 1988 to the present tlmc. This request
Includcs, but Is not IImlled to the follOWing dOCUIll<'l1tS: tlIX retUI11S, f0I111S, ~hedules,
supporting docultleJ1lullon, nOlI!S, Itlemomndu, Ii nunclol stntl!llll!nts, und nny nnd ull othcr
documclllUllon filed with the ubow-dl!scribcd lHX relums.
6. For thl! period of 1988 to the presel1l time, copies of ony und 011 finonclal
statements, stntCI1JeIllS of nel wonh, stOlellll!11l5 of ussets and liAbilities und uny unci all other
financial stutcmellls gcnl!mted by, for, 011 bchulf of Cumberland Property Manugemenl, 111C.
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While nil of the Ilbove hllve been flIcd scpllrntely, 1111 such lllotlol1s depcl1d 111'011
resolutlol1 of II slnglc prellllslH whelher Th/Jml1s Flynn, lifter nllng sultllgnlnst
COllll11erce Bnnk nllcglng wrongful cotlduct nnd nnnnclnllnJury, cnn plnce such I11llltCI1l
In Issue nnd III the snllle llllll! thwnrt thl! process by which the truth or fnlslty of such
charges clln be dctcrllllnl!d. In rl!qUlrlng both Ihe Plnlmlff Inl1Yml v. Coml11crcl! Jlnn~
IInd the Dcfl!ndnnts In f;olllllll!rce V5, SeJhunnll, Jlrll!dmnn, IInQfumJtv MnllllRI!J11etH, Inc,
to provide the requcsted dlscoVl!ry, the Coun will rlghlly prevent Mr, Plynn from having
It both wnys.
II. Motion for proteetlve Order of Defendnnts In No. 94.2130
Despite Mr. Flynn's lI11elllpt to preclude third pony discovery In this case alllled lit
determining whether or not his c1nlllls nre true, he has not cited to this coun II single clIse
In which n pnny hns been grnnted stondlng to Ole n protective order ns to discovery
propounded upon both pnrtles. Pn.R.C,P. 4012 does not expressly grnlll such standing:
In fact, Pn.R.C.P, 4019(n)(I)(5) precludes 0 POrty from Inducing n non pony not to
nppear for deposition. Moreover, olbelt In dicta, Judge Welnnd In Cohen v. PehlRnttl. 342
Pn. Super, 625, 493 A.2d 767 (1985) held thot Rule 4012 applied only to thosc ponies
ngalnst whom discovery wns sought. I..9.t 1\1 _. 493 A.2d 1\1 771, "Rulc 40 12," Judge
Weiand wrote, "by Its cxpress terms, hos no nppllclltlon to subpoenlls Issued ex porte to
:.1
oblnln caples of records rrollllhlrd pcrsons who lire not pnrtll!s to IInd nOl essenllnl
wltncsses III pending Iltlglltlon." 111,
A. Records from Relllty Management, Inc.
Even If the coun I1nds thnl Mr. Flynn hns stnndlng to mc 0 Illotlon for protectlvc
order, he hns not I11nde rhe requisite showing thm the dlscovcry 15 unwurrnntcd, While
Mr. Flynn's legnl tenlll nltel11plS 10 swny the court hy pledging not to seek Jnmnges for nny
hnrm donc to Itcolty MnnngclllelH fnc" Mr. Flynn's nmended complnlm stOICS othcrwlse,
~, PIs, Aml!ndcd COlllplnlm, "1"112, 57.60 (Plnlllllff scells dnl11nges on behnlf of nil his
buslncss entities ond "e1.I,I~rl,l/lI~ delim,l i"dividually <IlId e)lf h~lllI/f 1Ii.1 olll~r /lllrt II er,dl Ips,
hu,~I/lI!S.~ ve/lIUr~s, emd corporaliOlM Ill/sed oll/ellal ""l!ellli/elll/~ eI,~.~i8Il1/1ell!'1.
Also, os dcntonstl'Oled In Comlllcrce Bnnk's response to Mr. Flynn's Motion for
protectlvc order, Itcolty Monngcmcllt lnc.'s predecessor corpormlon wos Involved In
making rcpoymcllt of onc of thc loans utlssuc. Thus, thc Informotlon sought Is rclcvom to
the coursc of denllng bctwccn thc pnnlcs ond benrs, thcrefore, on the addltlonnllssucs of
liability nnd cousntlon, ns wcll ns damngcs. In shon, Mr. Flynn hns opcncd the bnrn door;
It Is too Inte now to try nnd c10sc It, unless he dlsllllsses thc nctlon. This Informntlonls
clearly dlscovernble, nnd vital to Commercc I3nnk's ability to dcfcnd Itself.
B. Records from Seligman. Friedman &: Company
:1
nllng nnd dllflllldlng discovery motions In bot.h the nbove cnpllo/)ed nCllo/)s, 115 well ns the
costs of prodecutlon of the equity nctlo/) under Pn,tt.C,P, 4009(c),
IV. Motion of Defendants to Compel Dluovery In No. 94-2130
As polmed olllln COlllmerce Illlnk'6 Motion to Cll/npel, It h06 tried to work outnn
ollllcoble resolution to Mr, Flynn's fllllu,l! to Ilnswer discovery, Contrary to Mr. Flynn's
orgu,,,emlllode In his brier, even If Commerce Ilnnk nics prellmlnnry objections to the
PlulmlfPs Amended Complollll, It will not seek dlsmlssol of the Illllended complulm but
only CJ11IcIld11lc/II or certlllnnllegntlons therein. Therefore, there Is no Inwful purpose for
putting 011 discovery on hold In the Interim. COlllmerce Illlnk usks only thnt the court
ollow discovery to tnke Its course pursullm to Pa,R.C,P. 4019 without nny further deloy
on the port of Mr. Flynn.
V. Motions of Plaintiffs to Compel Discovery In No. 96-4865.
As port of the equity action In No, 96-4865 (Comlllerce Bank v. Seligman,
Friedman and Company ond Realty Mnllogement, Inc.), Commerce Bnnk nled a motion to
compel answers to the discovery ot Issue, As to the dlscoverablllty or this documenultlon,
Commerce Bank hereby Incorporates by reference as If fully set forth herein the discussion
appearing In Section II above.
6
COMMERCE BANK, I
PJ.,MNTIFF I
,
V. ,
,
REAJ.,TY MANAGEMENT, INC. I
f/k/a CUMBERJ.,AND PROPERTY,
MANAGEMENT, INC. and ,
SEJ.,IGMAN, FRIEDMAN & I
COMPANY, DEFENDANTS I
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 96-4a65 EQUITY
CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
ANSWlR or DlraNDANT, S.LIGMAN, 'RIaDHAN' COMPANY
TO PLAINTI"'S COMPLAI~
1, Denied, After reanonable inveetigation and inquiry,
Answering Defendant / Seligman, Friedman & company (hereinafter
"Answering Defendant") is without informlltion euf ficient to form
a belief ae to the truth of this allegation and accordingly, the
name ie denied,
2, Denied, After reasonable inveetigation and inquiry,
Anewering Defendant, Seligman, Friedman & company (hereinafter
"Anewering Defendant") is without information eufficient to form
a belief as to the truth of this allegation and accordingly, the
name ie denied.
3, Denied, After rellsonable inveetigation and inquiry,
Anewering Defendant, Seligman, Friedman & company (hereinafter
"Anewering Defendant") is without information eufficient to form
a belief ae to the truth of this allegation and accordingly, the
same is denied,
", Admitted.
5, Denied, After reaeonable inveetigation, Answering
Defendant is without information sufficient to form a belief as
to the truth of these allegations and acoordingly, eame arc
denied and strict proof thereof ie demanded at trial,
G. Denied. After reasonable inveetigation and inquiry,
Answering Defendant is without informQtion sufficient to form a
belief as to the,truth of the allegntione Bet earth in this
paragraph and accordingly, the same are denied and strict proof
thereof is demanded at trial. By way of further answer, the
Complaint referenced in paragraph G wae not supplied to Anewering
Defendant.
7. Admitted, By way of further aneWer, Anewering Defendant
was not and ie not a party to f.ly"" v. Commerce Bank.
8. Admitted in partl denied in part. It is admitted that
Seligman, Friedman & company did not respond to the Notice of
Depoeition in the manner and fashion preecribed by the Notice of
Deposition, To the extent that the allegatione of thie paragraph
suggest that Seligman, Friedman & Company took no action
,
whatsoever upon receipt of the Notice of DepoeitivH referenced
herein, any such allegation and/or inference ie denied, To the
contrary, upon receipt of the Notice of Deposition, Seligman,
Friedman & Company contacted couneel for Thomae J, Flynn and
advised Flynn'e counsel that Seligman, Friedman & Company etood
ready to reepond to the Notice of Depoeition to the extent
appropriate and upon confirmation by Flynn's couneel that Mr,
Flynn had put hie financial recorda at iseue by virtue of that
litigation known as Flvnn v. Commerce Bank.
-2.
9, Denied, 'l'he allegatitme /let forth in this paragraph
constitute conclusions of law to which no responsive pleading is
required and accordingly, the Slllll!! lIro dllnied and strict proof
thereof ie delllanded at trinl.
COUN'l' I.
OONN.RCI BANK v. REALTY MANAGEMENT. INC. f/k/_
OUMBIRLAND PROPERTI~ MANAGIMINT. I~C.
10, Answering Dofetldnnt itlcorpo);!ltee by reference ite
response to paragraphe 1 through 9 above,
11-19. The allegations of theee paragraphs are directed to
a Defendant other than Answering Defendant and accordingly, no
reeponse ie required.
WUIRB'ORI, Defendant, Seligman, Friedman & Company,
reepectfully requeste that this Honorable Court diemiss this
action and direct such other relief as the Court shall deem
appropriate,
COUN'l' II.
CONNIRCI BANK v. SmLIGMAN. PRIIOMAN & COMPANY
20. Answering Defendant incorporates by reference its
reeponse to paragraphs 1 through 19 above,
~1. Admitted in partl denied in part, It is admitted only
that Answering Defendant, Seligman, Friedman & Company, ie an
accounting firm which has in the paet been utilized by Thomas J.
Flynn for certain accounting purpoees. The remaining allegations
of this paragraph are denied. By way of further anewer, to the
extent that the allegations set forth in thie paragraph suggest
that Seligman, Friedman & company has eXGlusively provided
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accounting services for Thomas J. Flynn for both peraonal and
buslneRs aocounting purposes/ these alhegations are denied.
22. Admitted.
:.13. Admitted
24, Denied. The allegations of this paragraph constitute
lJollclusions of law to which no respoll/3ive pleading ie required
and accordingly, the same are denied and strict proof thereof 1s
demanded at trial.
25. Denied, The allegatione of this paragraph constitute
conclusione of law to which no reeponeive pleading is required
and accordingly, the same are denied and stri~t proof thereof is
demanded at trial,
26, Denied. The Notice of Deposition and Subpoena are
writinge which, in their entirety, epeak for themselves, By way
of further anewer, it is epecifically denied that the Notice of
Deposition seeks, "epecific documente relating to the Flvnn v,
~ommer.ce Bank litigation." To the contrary, Answering Oefendantll
submit that tho Notice of Depoeition and Subpoena are vague,
ambiguoue and over broad on their f.acel thie is particularly eo
in light of the fact that to date, Answering D~fendants have not
been eupplied with a copy of the Complaint filed by Mr, Flynn in
E.U(nn v, Commerce Bank,
27, Admitted in partl denied in part, It is admitted that
ae of the date this complaint was filed, Seligman, Friedman &
Company had not produced documents to Commerce Bank in response
to the Commerce Bank Subpoena referenced above, The remaining
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. .,..........
.".
.llegatione of thie para9raph conetitute conclueions of law to
which no responsJ.ve l'leading is requirtild and accordingly, the
same are denied Bnd otrict proof thereof is demanded at trial,
WHIRI'ORI, Defendant, Seligman, Friedman & company,
respectfully requeets that this Honorable Court diemiee this
action and direct euch other relief all the Court shall deem
appropriate,
NEW MATTIR O~RICTBO TO PLAINTIFF
28, Defendant underetandm that Thomae J, Flynn, through hie
couneel, hae filed Motione for Protective Ordere relative to the
Subpoenas and Notices of Deposition directed by Commerce Bank to
Realty Management, Inc. f/k/a Cumberland Property Management,
Inc. and Seligman, Friedman & Company,
29. Seligman, Friedman & Company eubmite that the instant
action inetituted against it by Commerce Sank ie, theretore,
untimely, vexatious and inappropriate.
30. Moreover, Seligman, Friedman ~ Company reached an
agreement on September 11. 1996 with couneel for Commerce Bank
concerning a narrowing of the requeeted documente and has further
agreed that it will produce documente in ite poeeeeeion
concerning Mr, Flynn provided Commerce Bank providee additional
information with regard to the documente eought ~ provided that
Thomas J, Flynn and/or Realty Management, Inc, f/k/a Cumberland
Property Management, Inc. providee written confirmation that any
and all ecatutory privileges which may have existed concerning
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p.RTI.Ia~T. 0' s,av~Q.
I, Robin K, Nelson, an employee of Marshall, Dennehey, I
1/1' '
Warner, coleman & Goggin, do hereby certify that 00 this,:, day
of ootober, 1996 ~erved a copy of the foregoing dooument via
First Class united States mail, poetage prepaid as follows,
Francie E. Marshall, Jr" Esquire
charlee E. Haddick, Jr" Esquire
MARSHALL & PARRILL, P.C.
20 South 36th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
ATTORNJllY POR DIllPJllNDANT, COHMIROI IlANlt
Doug Marcello, Eequire
THOMAS, THOMAS & HAPlllR
305 North Frent Street
P.Q, Box 999
Harrieburg, PA 17106
craig Stone, Bsqui~e
3401 North Front Street
p,O, Box 5950
Harrieburg, PA 17110-0960
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COMMEIH;I!.I)ANK,
Ilh\lllllff
IN Tim C;OlJRT or COMMON PLEAS
llUML\r.lU.ANP COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v,
RI!AL:rv MANMII1.MI.I.N'I', INC,
(11<111 l~lJMIlIiI\I.AND PI\lWLillTY
MANAlmMI!.N'I',INt:, IInd SIil.lC1MAN,
PRIl!OMAN & CClMMNV,
nllr"nrlulJ'~
CIVIL. A(;TlON. EQUITY
f ~>~ .:'r..
NO, >.. 'I":. 'I..fit_~
I.u-
~
AND NOW, Ihl6 . ttt~dllY III' AlIlllIM, Il)l)tl, comes Commerce Blink, by IInd through
lis nllorncYB MnrBhllll1lo Ilnrrell, I',c., IInll hrlnKs this nctlon ngotnst the DefendAntsln the
lIbow'lIntltllld CIIKe, 1I1ll111l NUpp1Il1 lhllreof IIl1elleK liS followSI
I, PllIllltltl t:lIll1l11erl'ullllnk Is relllKllIred IIlld licensed to do business In the
COlllmonwelllth of Pl'lHlKylvlIllllI, with Its III lice of business lit 100 Senme Avenue, Cllmp
Hill, I'ellnsylvllnlll 171)11.
2, Ilefelldlllll I\ellhy MlIllIlKemll1lt Ille" lherelnllfter "RMI") Is II pennsylvanlll
corpOrlltllln with II prlnclpII1111llce of huslness lit 1707 South ClIl1lerOn Street, Hllrrlsburll,
l'enllsylvllnlll,
:1, Defelldllllt IlMI WIIK formerly known ilK Cumberland Property Management,
Inc.
,'!I)lllllllllll'
II, ItMllIlIllllllles vnrlllus rellll!stllte developlIll!llt properties. In pllrtlculllr, It
11lllllllllllS nncl Is IIKSllClllled wllh properties developed by or o\vned by II Thomas ,1.11Iynn.
12, ItMI Is nlltll pliny III the IIctlon n1ed hy Mr. Plynn.
1:1. Allllched liS 1111 F.xhlhlt 10 the COl1lplnlm n1ed by TholllllS PIYlln were copies
tlf cllllcl'll'd chet:ks pllld tll Comml'rce 1111nl( by CUl1Iberlnlld Property Mnllllllement, Inc. to
pny 1lI11rtKlIIl1' IIlll'rlIM fllr 11101111 for onl' of Mr, Flynn's business ventures, "LlInd Ventures",
which Is IIIl' suhJl'ctllf Mr, Plynn's suit IIglllnst COl1lmerce I3l1nl(,
I", l)1l11r IIhout Fl'brullry 15, 1996, II Notlcl' of Ilecords Deposlllon WIIS properly
served on ItMlln connection with the Flvnn v, Commerce 1311nk IItlglltlon, A true IInd
l'llrrl'ct copy of the NOIICl~ of Deposition Is nttoched liS Exhibit "A".
15, TIll' Ntlllce tlf Dl'posltlon sought documents rellsllnllhly clllculated to lend to
I Ill' discovery Ill' non.prlvllegl'd, relevlll1t, lint! IIdmlsslbll' evldl'nce rl'lntlng to the Elynn v.
l;llllllllerce nnn~ IItlgutlon, PII,Il,C.P, 4003, I.
I (" Mr. Plynn's nttorlll'Y for his suit IIgllln5t Comnll'rce Blink Intercl'ded IInd
resllOnt!ed lOthe Notlcl' of Dl'posltlon by sending only corpornte ownership Inforlllntlon,
refu61ng to send corporate ((IX returns or flnllncllll stntel11ems. IIl1d In6tructed RMI, II 110n-
pliny to this ClIse, not to comply with the request for documents,
17. RMI hilS tnken IIbsolutely no nctlol1 on Its own beholf to obtuln protection
from the Notice of Deposition.
18, RMI, however, refuses to respond to the Notice of Deposition,
3
,/IIIlIlIlqlll'
23, 011 ur IIbout ,July 2:l, 11)1)6, II Nllllce of l\el.'urd6 Dep0611lo11 WIIS Ilrollurly
sl!rved on Sl!lIgllllln, 17rledllllln & COlllpllny III COlllllil:tloll with the l!Jynn v. l;QI)lllll!rCl!
Ilw1Is IItlglllloll. A trul! IIl1d corrl!ct CIII'Y of the Notlcl! of Depo~ltloll I~ IIttllched liS I!xhllllt
"U".
24, Thomlls ,I. FIYIIII Wlllwd hlb IICClIlIIltIlIlt-c1ll!llt prlvileKe (6a P,S, ~ I), II (II))
by filing II Compllllllt IIgllln5t Coml1lerCIi Illlnk, IIl1d therehy plllclng hl5 t1nllncllll 5lIllUS
blJullrl!ly In Issul!, Sel! SII1I51lfll 1\\!t1l1llllt ConlllllllY v. 111)che IInl5ev SIUllrt Shll!lds, 1111.'" 92
F.R,O, 440, 441 crW.Pn. 19tH).
25. The Notice of Depobltloll propounded upon Sellgflllln, Frledfllnn & COIllPUIlY
5eeks docullll!llts rl!lIsollllhly cnlculllll!d 10 lend tllthe d15cOVl!I'Y of rell!vllnt IInd udmlsslble
evldellcl! rcllltlng to till! Flvlln v, Comllll!rce lllllll\ IItlKntloll, PII.ltC.P, 400:l, \.
26, The NOllce of DI!p05hlon nnd IIccompnnyinK Subpol!nll orderl!d the
Custodlllll of I\ecords of SellgnHln, Frledmlln & Com pliny to IIppellr lit the offices of
Mllrshllll & rllrrell. p,c,. 20 South :161h Street, Cnmp 11111, PA \7011011 AUKU5t 23, 1996 lit
10:00 U,Ill. with speclt1c dOCUlllelltb rellltlllg to Ihl! r~YIIII v. COlllml!rcl! I1nnk Iltlglltloll.
27. As of the dllte of thl5 COlllplnlllt, Commercl! Illlnk hll~ nOI received nny
respon~e from SellKmllll, Frledllllln & CompllllY,
Ullder l'n,I\,C,P 400')(1.') 1I11111dependl!nt nctlolllllllY he hrouKht to compel
re6pon~e by n non-pnny HI n reque5t for production of docunlCllI5,
5
lX>>PNWEAL'nl or PENNSYLVANIA
COONl'Y or ctt1llF.1U.IIND
'i'1I0MAS J. f'LYNN,
l'laintifl:
,
t
I file t<<l. 94 - 21 30
.
,
5UIlPOENA
v.
COMMEIlCE IJANK,
PefondanL
TO. Iloalty Managomont, Inc. f/k/a Cumborland Property Managemont, Inc., 1707
South Cameron Stroet/ lIarriaburg, l'A 17104
1. You are orderod by the court to cane to Marshall & Farrell, P.C. / 3461 Market
Street.
at ClIl1Ip lIill
at 10,00 I\.M.
(Specify courtroom or other place)
CUIll~erland County, Pennsylvania, on 3/5/96
o'c:lock,
M., to testify on behalf of
nnfnnrlnnt. rnmmAr~A RAnk
1n the abol/e case. and to r.emain until IlXcused.
2. i\nd bring with }'l:lu the following,See attached.
If you fail to attend or to produce the docunents or things requ..i..r'ed by this subpoena,
you may be subject to the sanctions authorhed by Rule 234.5 of the PeMsylv,V\ia ~les
of Civil Procedure, including but not limited to coats, attorney fees and inptisormsnt.
ISSUED BY 1\ PARrY/COUNSEL IN CCMPLIlINCE WI'lli Pa.R.C.P. No. 234.2(a)
NAME I Charlee E. Haddick, Jr., Esquire
ADDRESS, 346T-ml.'ket street, Suite 304
Camp Hill, PA 17011
TELEPHONE,_ 17171731-4800
SUPRD-lE CCll.OO IDH5 5 666
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BY THE CXlURl',
Ll-LU H,..{)~ r-.. Vv J.-l 14/
Prothonotary, 1il Div~sion
~\n.......L, P=;, 1~ L-L,_/j-___
J I Oerr:/Y
OFFICIAL NOl'EI This form of subpoena shall be used whenever a sUbpoena is isauable,
including hearings in cOMection with depositions and before arbitrators, masters,
oorrnUssioners, etc. in compliance with Pa.R.C.F. t<<l. 234.1. If a subpoenll for production
of docurents. reconls or things is desin!d, OOlTtllete paragraph 2.
DATE,
(Rev. 1/90)
l'~,)/, ',\(fliT /.
2, A lI~t contlllnlnllthl! cOlllplete I\lIIl1l!~ IIntl IIdtlrl!~~l!~ of IIny (lll~l or pruSl!llt
ofncers of CUl1lhl!rlllntl Property MI)/lllgl'Ii1l!Ill, lilt', flll'll1l!tly Illlownllb Illmhy Mllnllgalllelll,
IIlC, or nny othl'r Illlme ulldl!r which youl'mlty llpl'l1ltl'd ftom \9H8 tu thl! prl'sellttll1ll!,
3, A complete list l'ollllllnlllg till' nllmes IInd IIddrl!ssl!s of IIIlY person5, Ilot
oppenrlng III the IIs~ rl.'Cjuesled Imllll!dllltl!ly IIhow, who hlld IIny Ol1l1lldlll or equity Illlernst
In CUll1berlllnd Propl!rty Mllnllgl!IIll!llt, IIlC, fOM11l!t1y known liS 1ll!lIlty MlIlllIgellwm, Inc. or
OilY other nnml! L1llder which YOLll'mlty oJ>el1lll!d rrolll \988 to thl' prl'sl!llt time,
4. Any IIlld 1111 nOll'S, corrl!spondence, 11l1'nlOtllndll or docul1lel1ls relllllng to ony
changes In ofncershlps or owner~hlp Imeresls ror Cumberlnnd Propl'ny Mnnogelllent, Inc,
fortnerly knowl1l1s Ilenlty MlIl1ngl!ml'lll, Inc, 01' IIny otlwl' corponHe 1H1I1le under which your
entity opemted for the period or \988 to the pl'e~ellltlml',
5, Complete copies of fedel1ll, SIOle IInd 10cIII InCOllle lnx returtls med by
cumberland Property Mnnllgemem, Jnc, fonnerly known as Realty Monngemem, lnc, or any
other nome under which you entity openlted from \988 to the present time, This request
Include5, but Is not limited to the following documents: tax retul11s, fonns, schedules,
supporting documentation, nOles, memOnll1dll, Onnndol stntemellls, nnd ony nnd 011 other
documentation nled with the IIhove,descrlbed tnx returns,
6, For the period of \988 to the ptesel1t tillie, copies of IIny nnd all flnonclal
5tatemelllS, slntements of net wonh, stlllemellls of IISSClS and IInbllltles IInd IIny IInd nil other
flnoncinl stntemel1ls genenned by, for, 011 behlllf of Cumberland Propeny Mllnngeml!nt, IIlC,
/\NO NOW, this \ ~dllY of rllbrullry, 1996, I, Chllrles Ii, Hllddlck, ,Jr" l!squlru,
hereby CII,rtll}' thllt I did ~erve II true IIl1d correct copy of the foregoing NOTICB OF
DBPOSITION upon 1111 counsel of record by depositing, or cllu~lng to be deposited, ~lIll1l1ln
,
the U,S, mllll. postllge prell"ld, llt Ollllp Hili, PennsylvlInlll, IIddressed liS follows;
~l
JAmes K, ThomAS, E~qulre
Thomas, ThomAo & Hafer
P,O.00)l999
305 NOllh From Strellt
Harrisburg, PA 17106
emls Stolle, E~qulre
340 1 North Prom Street
P,O, BO)l5950
Harrisburg, PA 17110.0950
J>nPINn'JON~
"DoCUIllCl1l" Includes written, prlllled, lyped I'e~'(mled, or llruphlc IIII111ur, however
produced or reproduced, Includlnll correspondence, lelelll'um~, other written
conullunlclltlom, dllm pl'Oces51ng Moruge unll~, tllpe~, notices, delllunds, eOllll'lIelS,
IIgreelllents, nOleN, memorundu, unulyse~, proJectlol15, Indices, wOl'k pllper6, ,bunl{
stotelllelllS, dep05Ittlc1(eI5, cllncelled c1)(!cl(~, ched( hool(s, whhdruwul n!que5ts, wire
conOrlllutlons, sludlc5, repOl'l5, 5urvcys, dlurle~. culel1durs, Ohm, phOlollrllphs, dlugrums,
drowlngs, mlnules or meellngs, or uny olher wrhlng (Including copies of UIlY of the
foregoing), regurdle~s or whether youllrc now In pos~es510n, cUNIOdy, or control thereof,
your former 01' pre5em coun5e1, ugents, cmployee5, ofllcers, In5urer5, or UIlY Olhc!I' person
uctlng on your behlllf 15 III pos5e5slon, cU5LOdy 01' cOl1lrolthereof.
"Plynn" rerers 10 Thon1ll5 J, Flynn, Indlvldulllly IInd IIny el1llty In which he lit uny
tlllle re1evnnl hereto c1ulllled uny hlleresl (including bUI not 1I1lllled 10 Slwl1l1ndouh Ltd,
purtnershlp, Downlllwn CnrwII5h, B&F Propertle5, Inc" Hurrlsburg Rlverfrolll
Developmelll, L,P" Cumuerlnnd COlllntctlng Group, Inc" Flynn-Cednr Pluee, Flyncor,
Land Venture As50c1nle5, Hllce & Green A~5oclllles, Downlown As50clllle5, SllnttOgll
Properties, Flynl1stone Pl'Opcl1les, Flynn/Strhlg, Lellloyne Squllre A550clllll!5, WRL
Assoclutcs, Dowlllown Cllr Wllsh, Pill Lynn Propel1b, I(eller Ilnd CompullY, Anchor
Developlllelll, Orbllch Pm Propel1le5, Lemoyne 1l1Vl!5ttllelll Propenle5, HCIlllyn, Inc"
Uptown Cnrwush, Pnlmyrn Properties, 30 We5t CIIIWII5h, SlOrCIllOl'e U1I115, SlInttOgll
Phases I, II & III, Fulling Mill Propenle5, 4309 N;sochllC5, Irish IIlve5tors, Cumberlund
Property Mnnugcmelll, Inc., Helllty Mllnugcmel1l, Inc" Hoss Propel1les. Inc., 875
Associates, Cnrllsle RenllY and Lodging, Cednr Run DevelopmelH, Frol1lllnd Mnrket
Associates, Itt. 39 Cnrwush, Tomei AuLO Imports Lellslng Co., 1701-09 CUlllcron Street,
1705 Cameron Street, 4 Cllrol PI lice. Flyncor, Flynn-Itlverfrolll, l..P., Musl(ol<n
Equipment, Cllvnller InvestmelH, McFlynn, Inc., IInd Lnndmnrk Henlty, Ille,)
DEPONENT IS ADVISED THAT IT IS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE
MATERIAL REQUESTED BY MAlL OR llANO DELIVERY IN LIEU 011 APPEARING
IN PERSON FOR THIS DEPOSITION, PROVIDED THAT TIIF. DEPONENT
CERTIFIES THAT THE RECORDS WHlCII HAVE BEI!N SENT ARE TRUE,
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE COPIES OF THE REQUESTED MATERIAL BY
4~217 I
COMMERCB BT\NK, I
PLAINTIFF I
I
V. I
I
REALTY MANT\GEMENT, INC. I
f/k/a CUMBERLAND PROPERTY I
MANAGEMENT, I1fC. and r
SELIGMAN, FRIEDMAN , t
COMPANY, DEFENDANTSr
I\IIIPONO.l.. O' BIlLIOKAN. 'RUDIlAN , COMPANY
~p PLAINTI'. COKHBRCI BANK'S MOTION '01\ BANOTION~
IN THB COURT OF COMMON PLIT\S
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 96-4865 EQUITY
CIVIL ACTION - EQUITY
1. - 49. The allegations sot forth in thes8 pa~aq~aph.
a~8 di~ected to an entity other than Seligman, Friedman and
company and aocordingly no response is required from Seligman,
Frie~man and company.
50. Seligman, Friedman and company, Inoorporates by
reference its rleponses to paragraphs 1 through 49 above.
51. Admitted.
52. Dsnied. The allegations set forth in this
pa~ag~aph constitute oonolusions of law to whioh no responsive
pleading is required.
53. Admitted in part1 denied in part. It is admitted
only that Plaintiff had filed 8 Motion for a Protective Order in
relation to the document request ~efe~enced above. The remaining
allegations of this paragraph are denied as conolusions of law to
,
which no responsive pleading is required.
54. Admitted.
55. Admitted.
156. Admitted.
~? Seligman, Friedman and company laoks information
to determine whether Plaintiff has complied with or resisted
efforts of Commeroe Bank to obtain damages disoovery Gnd
accordingly denies the allegatione set forth in this paragraph.
~8. Denied. The allegations aQt forth in this
paragraph constitute oonolusions of law to which no r.eponsiv.
pleading is required.
59. Denied. The allegations set forth in this
paragraph oonstitute conolusions of law to whioh no responsive
pleading is required.
60. Denied. The allegations set forth in this
paragraph oonstitute conolusions of law to whioh no responsive
pleading is required.
61. Denied. The allegatione set forth in this
paragraph oonstitute oonolusions of law to which no responsive
pleading is required.
62. Denied as stated. To the contrary, and as eet
forth by Seligman, Friedman and company previously in this
aotion, the documents sought by Plaintiff, Commerce Bank, from
Seligman, Friedman and company are, or may be, eubject to the
accountant/client privilege codified at 63 P.S. 59.11. seligman,
Friedman and company has not been expressly authorized by
Plaintiff and or any of the other entities from whom Defendant
seeke records to release those record~ to Commerce Bank and is
not the holder of the acoountant/client privilege such that it is
in a position to produce the reoords absent an authorization.