HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-20-04IN RE: ESTATE OF IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
MILDRED J. GERBER CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
an Incapacitated Person ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 21-01-92
IN RE: MILDRED J. GERBER TRUST IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
UNDER AGREEMENT dated CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
December 19, 1997 ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 21-2002-0540
MOTION TO COMPEL FREDERICK E. GERBER,II TO PRODUCE
MARILYN GERBER'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTIO .N:~..
DATE~R
DOCUMENTS TO FREDERICK E. GERBER, II IL
26,2004 AND SERVED UNDER SUPOENA BY A SI'~.RIFF: OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ON MAY 3,2004
Marilyn Gerber,Pro Se files this Motion to Compel Frederick E. Gerber~l to P~'Oduce
Marilyn Gerber's Request for Production of Documents to Frederi~k'E. Ge~ber, ll, d~t~ed
April 26,2004 and served under supoena by a Sheriff of Cumberland County on May
3,2004 as follows.
1. Frederick E. Gerber's attorney, Richard Rupp, Esquire filed with this Court
a Reply to Request for Production of Documents on September 3,2004. Richard Rupp
does state that this reply is a petition for objections to Marilyn Gerber's Request for
Production of Documents however in his 36 paragraphs numbered 1-36, he starts
each paragraph under each number with Objection. It is unclear whether this is an
attempt to confuse the Petitioner and this Court. Nevertheless despite an order by
William Duncan, Auditor that all answers for discovery were to be completed by
Frederick E. Gerber,II on September 3,2004, Frederick E. Gerber, II failed to answer
and send documents for Marilyn Gerber's 36 paragraphs of request for documents.
2. Richard Rupp further begins each of his 36 paragraphs with the exact same
sentence stating that he does not believe that Marilyn Gerber's request for production
of documents are part of the original discovery requests but were added by Marilyn
Gerber and integrated her requests with her prior discovery request and sent it under a
cover letter on or about August 24,2004, approximately one week prior to the agreed
upon responsive date for the Respondent. Richard Rupp states further that he objects
to this request YET he captions his answer as a Reply to Request for Production of
Documents.
This Petitioner can only state that she served upon Frederick E. Gerber, II by way
of his attorney, Richard Rupp, Esquire a proper request for production of documents
that included 36 paragraphs requesting documents. These 36 paragraphs were
dated April 26,2004 and served by a Sheriff of Cumberland County on May 3,2004.
Richard Rupp in his Reply to Request for Production of Documents dated September
3,2004 refers to Marilyn Gerber's original 36 paragraphs by answering and referring to
these EXACT 36 paragraphs. Therefore it is Denied that Marilyn Gerber changed or
integrated new discovery requests with the original discovery requests under a new
cover letter dated August 24,2004.
3. Frederick E. Gerber, II filed with this Court on May 12,2004 objections of my
supoenas served on Frederick E. Gerber,Il. Richard Rupp evoked the Soldiers
and Sailors Relief ACt for Frederick E. Gerber, Il. Richard Rupp failed however in
his Motion to Quash Supoenas dated May 12,2004, to cite the title of the supoenas
by name.
4. This Petitioner filed a motion for reconsideration of the Soldiers and Sailors
Relief ^ct which was granted to Frederick E. Gerber, II in late 2003 by this Court.
This motion was heard by William Duncan who was appointed by this Court to hear
this motion on August 3,2004. At this hearing, Frederick E. Gerber, II waived his
privilege of the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act and made himself available for
deposition and to answer discovery as had been served upon him by Marilyn Gerber
for the matter of Marilyn Gerber's objections which she filed on the Accounting of
PNC Bank for the Estate and Trust of Mildred J Gerber. William Duncan ordered
Frederick E. Gerber, II to answer discovery for the Objections of PNC Bank's
Accounting by September 3,2004.
5. Marilyn Gerber sent a letter to Richard Rupp on August 24,2004 with a copy of
the original request for production of documents dated April 26,2004 as a reminder of
discovery that had to be completed by September 3,2004.
6. Richard Rupp sent to Marilyn Gerber on September 3,2004 only partial
documents to her request for production of documents along with a 17 page document
entitled REPLY TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS also dated,
September 3,2004. In this document, Richard Rupp OBJECTS to each and every
question of Marilyn Gerber's request for production of documents and provides
documents that are unreadable, blackened out, redacted, documents that are over
laid upon each other, documents on both sides of a page which will require Marilyn
Gerber to recopy these documents, missing financial statements, documents that are
only partially reproduced without reference or date or identification of account
numbers, or names of authors. Richard Rupp also failed to provide copies of all
entries and receipts, debits or transactions to support the Accounting as ordered by
this Court for 2002 for the Trust of Mildred J Gerber. Richard Rupp failed to
provide copies of all receipts for expenses spent for the Estate or Trust of Mildred J
Gerber for the period of Accounting from March 2001 to October 2003 as submitted by
PNC Bank for the Estate and Trust of Mildred J Gerber. Richard Rupp failed to provide
any copies of receipts including billable hours for all legal expenses incurred for the
Mildred J Gerber Trust or Estate from March 2001 to October 2003 yet he does provide
copies of checks written without any accounting of purpose, activity or billable hours.
Richard Rupp fails to provide any tax accounting for the Estate and Trust of Mildred
J Gerber for the period of March 2001 to October 2003.
7. If Richard Rupp's document entitled REPLY FOR REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
OF DOCUMENTS dated September 3,2004 is in fact ONLY a reply and not a petition
of Objections to Marilyn Gerber's Request for Production of Documents then it can
only be surmised that this is a reply and Richard Rupp has WAIVED any Objections
to the Request for Production of Documents.
8. If Richard Rupp's document entitled REPLY FOR REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
OF DOCUMENTS dated September 3,2004 is in fact a petition of Objections to Marilyn
Gerber's Request for Production of Documents then the Petitioner hereby answers
each of the 36 paragraphs of this original document dated April 26,2004 as follows:
PARAGRAPH: (1-36)
1. Denied. This is the original question for request for production of documents
and such request for receipts of airline tickets, rental cars, hotel accommodations for
travel to see Mildred J Gerber does indeed fall under the Accounting of PNC Bank
for March 2001 to October 2003.
2. Denied. This is the original question for request for production of documents
and such requests were not vague but were specific in requesting copies of all
receipts, debits, transactions, checking accounts by month, insurance statements,
medical bills, food bills, clothing bills, car bills, on all purchases or anything related to
Mildred J Gerber including legal bills are indeed relevant to the Estate and Trust of
Mildred J Gerber from March 2001 to October 2003. Despite PNC being appointed
the Guardian of Estate for Mildred J Gerber and then her Trustee of her Trust,
Frederick E. Gerber, II continued to pay bills, write checks and take funds out of the
Mildred J Gerber Trust and Fred E. Gerber, Sr. Trust for the care of Mildred J Gerber.
Legal bills are not attorney-client privilege. PNC Bank submitted all their legal bills
for the management of the Mildred J Gerber Estate and Trust. Frederick E. Gerber is
and has been the Trustee and Executor of the Mildred J Gerber Estate and Trust and
therefore all legal bills for these above matters are fully disclosable especially since
there are beneficiaries.
Frederick E. Gerber, II has failed to provide complete sets of banking statements
from Charles Schwab, monthly checking accounts that he wrote checks from are
completely missing; receipts are blacked out, redacted; receipts are partially
photocopied; receipts are overlaid onto other receipts, documents are copied on both
sides of a page and unrelated; all legal bills are missing and do not include all
requested financial information for the periods March 2001 to October 2003 from
the Mildred J Gerber Trust or the Fred E. Gerber,Sr. Trust.
3. Denied. This is the original question from the original request for Production of
Documents. Again, Frederick E. Gerber fails to provide complete sets of documents
as listed in Paragraph #2 and especially for the periods March 2001 to October 2003
for any financial expenses or information as the Executor, Trustee or Guardian of
Person for Mildred Gerber, her Estate or Trust.
4. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Again, Frederick E. Gerber fails to provide complete sets of documents
as listed in Paragraph #2 and provides no financial accounting for year 2002 for the
Mildred J Gerber Trust as ordered by this Court or any financial accounting for the
year 2002 for the Fred E. Gerber,Sr. Trust.
5. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Again, Frederick E. Gerber fails to provide complete sets of documents
as listed in Paragraph//2.
6. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. This request does fall under the time period of PNC Bank's Accounting
for the Estate of Mildred J Gerber and Trust of Mildred J Gerber from March 2001 to
October 2003. Mildred J Gerber died January 14,2004 and Frederick E. Gerber, II
attempted to act as Trustee but also the Executor for Mildred J Gerber during the time
period of 2003.
7. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,II has failed to provide any checking account ledgers
for Mildred J Gerber financial accounts as well as copies of front and back of each
check written.
8. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,II filed losses on Federal Income Taxes for losses
sustained by assets and investments. In Accounting provided for the Mildred J Gerber
Trust from 1998 to 2000, Frederick E. Gerber lists losses yet fails to itemize the source
of these losses which he is responsible for as a fiduciary Trustee and for which he
filed Federal Income Taxes listing losses for Mildred J Gerber. In Accountings for the
Mildred J Gerber Trust, Frederick E. Gerber, II also lists individual investments, shares,
funds,etc, yet fails to list the value of the stock and losses taken and the reason and
source of the margin interest payments. The Charles Schwab monthly statements are
not complete.
9. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II was the sole manager of the investments and not
Charles Schwab therefore he would have to have an accounting of the losses he
incurred and also he filed these losses on Federal Income Tax forms for Mildred J
Gerber.
10. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide a copy of the back of each check
for the Trust of Mildred J Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber fails to provide copies of checks
from the Estate of Mildred J Gerber as well as copies of the checks front and back.
11. Denied. This is the original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,II had an extensive list of items tangible or
intangible in the home of Mildred J Gerber as Executor and Trustee of the Estate and
the Trust of Mildred J Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber,II also has knowledge of items
removed from the home of Mildred J Gerber especially during the time period of
January 13,2001 to present. During PNC Bank's Guardianship of Estate, Frederick E.
Gerber II did indeed continue to remove items from the home of Mildred J Gerber
especially in 2001 and 2002. As Executor and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber, Frederick
E. Gerber, II would be responsible for a complete inventory of her assets, tangible or
intangible. Frederick E. Gerber, II has failed to provide such a list.
12. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II during the period of time that PNC Bank was the
Court appointed Guardian of Estate hired Deer's to remove 2 truckloads of tangible
property from the home of Mildred J Gerber without the knowledge or permission of
PNC Bank. Mildred J Gerber did not have at any time 2 truckloads of what is
commonly understood as trash. Frederick E. Gerber, II did not have authority to remove
any item and in order to do so he would had to have picked out each tangible item
to decide to remove it. Frederick E. Gerber, II has failed to provide a list of any item of
the two truckloads that was removed.
13. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,II as Executor and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber
filed Federal Income Taxes for Mildred J Gerber and has failed to provide copies of
any Federal or State Income Tax, copies of documents to produce these Federal and
State Income Tax reports especially for the time period of 2001 to 2003.
14. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II has failed to provide copies of all accounting
reports performed by any accountant or CPA for Mildred J Gerber. PNC Bank did not
prepare the Federal or State Income Taxes for Mildred J Gerber as they were
prepared by the accountant of Gilliland and Associates in Virginia and managed by
Frederick E. Gerber, II during the period of PNC's Guardianship from Mamh 2001 to
October 2003. Frederick E. Gerber,II has failed to provide any accounting reports
for the Estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber.
15. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II has failed as fiduciary of the income from the
property of the Baltimore property to provide a list as he would be responsible to do
for the monthly rents from this property. He fails to provide any documents to indicate
where these moneys were deposited along with financial statements yet in his
financial
he did keep an accounting of these rental incomes. He fails to provide andy financial
date on how much was ever given to Mildred J Gerber Frederick E. Gerber, II
transferred moneys to PNC Bank from the rental income to Mildred J Gerber. Mildred
J
Gerber also received moneys from this rental property from 1998 to present. Frederick
E. Gerber, II has never stated or proved in which Trust this rental property was funded
or if it was ever funded. It is believed that this rental property was part of the Mildred J
Gerber Estate upon her husband's death in February 1998. Frederick E. Gerber, II
continues to refuse to provide documents on this property and it's rental income.
16. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II as Executor and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber and
Fred E. Gerber,Sr. has failed to provide an accounting of the moneys
in the Mildred J Gerber estate from 1998 to present. Frederick E. Gerber, II consistently
mixed up income and disbursements between Mildred J Gerber's estate during her
lifetime, her Trust and the Trust of Fred E. Gerber, Sr. To this day, it is not known
where the moneys from insurance policies were ever deposited, to whom they were
designated for as beneficiaries and as the Estate of Mildred J Gerber pours over into
her Trust, it is essential to understand what the beginning balances were for Mildred
J Gerber from her husband's death until the present. Frederick E. Gerber, Il refuses to
provide any documentation on this. PNC Bank cannot verify the Estate of Mildred J.
Gerber due to this fact.
17. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II as Executor and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber and
Fred E. Gerber,Sr. has consistently mixed up transactions and debits from each of
the Estates and Trusts of Mildred J Gerber and Fred E. Gerber,Sr. There is no clear
accounting from the death of Fred E. Gerber,Sr. in February 1998 what the joint
assets were in cash, investments, checking accounts and what Mildred J Gerber had
in cash, investments from 1998 to her death on January 14,2003. Without this
information, PNC Bank and the beneficiaries cannot verify the assets of Mildred J
Gerber, her estate or Trust or the Estate or Trust of Fred E. Gerber,Sr. Frederick E.
Gerber has refused to provide this information. The response is inadequate as a
Request for Production of Document does not include an instruction for the Petitioner
to go find it herself.
18. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for Production of
Documents. This question requests information on the initial assets which funded
the Mildred J Gerber Trust. PNC Bank cannot verify the Accounting as they also do not
have this information. Frederick E. Gerber, II has refused to provide information on the
initial funding of this Trust in order to discover the accurate amount of moneys for the
beneficiaries inheritance.
19. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for Production of
Documents. This question is relevant as PNC Bank cannot verify if any of her
insurance policies were part of her Estate and poured over into her Trust. Frederick
E. Gerber, II refuses to identify these documents. PNC Bank continues to be Guardian
and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber and her Estate even after her death and therefore
this information is relevant for their Accounting from March 2001 to October 2003.
20. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for Production of
Documents. This question is relevant as PNC Bank continued to be involved with the
sale of the home of Mildred J Gerber at 623 Hilltop Drive, New Cumberland and
they incurred legal bills through their attorneys regarding the sale of this property
as well filed a motion in this Court that the moneys from the sale of this property
would be placed in escrow pending the final distribution of the Estate and Trust of
Mildred J Gerber. There is also a motion filed in Court as to the legal right of this
property as filed by Marilyn Gerber and this Motion has not been heard. Frederick
E. Gerber has refused to provide any information on this sale.
21. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II has provided one copy of a letter from Fred E.
Gerber,Sr which he had to have removed from the home of Mildred J Gerber and
Fred E. Gerber, Sr. Frederick E. Gerber states in other documents he provided to
this Petitioner that he has many documents from Fred E. Gerber and it is believed
from Mildred J Gerber as well. If he does not provide these documents then he shall
be precluded from submitting any documents in the future in this Court in these
matters.
22. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II is the Trustee for the Mildred J Gerber Trust and
Documents. Petitioner is requesting phone bill charges requested by Frederick E.
Gerber, II and charged for Mildred J Gerber.
25. Denied. This is an original question from the Request for the Production of
Documents. PNC Bank was the Guardian of Estate and Trustee for Mildred J Gerber
from March 2001 to October 2003 Accounting. PNC Bank has supplied the billable
hours and legal fees for their services, however PNC Bank has noted that Frederick
E. Gerber, II continued to write checks despite that he was not the Guardian or
Trustee for Mildred J Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber, II must account for the legal
fees and designate for what purpose they were incurred as a fiduciary. Legal fees
for a Guardian or Trust are not attorney-client privilege as they are part of the
accounting for a Guardian or Trust and especially when there are beneficiaries
involved. The Petitioner has a right to know how and for what purpose legal fees
were incurred especially when Frederick E. Gerber, II was no longer the Trustee or
the Guardian of Estate and had no power to write checks or make fiduciary decisions.
26. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Ms Jacqueline Verney was hired by Frederick E. Gerber in January
2001 for the specific purpose of representing Mildred J Gerber during Frederick E.
Gerber,II attempt to be appointed as Guardian of Estate. She again was present in
Court for Frederick E. Gerber, IFs attempt to be appointed Guardian of Person. This
is the only time that Ms Verney represented Mildred J Gerber. PNC Bank represented
Mildred J Gerber from March 2001 to present for her Estate and Trust.
A suspicious and questionable third amended version to the Mildred J Gerber
Trust was drawn up in late January 2001 when Mildred J Gerber was diagnosed with
Alzheimer by several physicians. Frederick E. Gerber, Il was the Executor of the
Mildred J Gerber estate, her Power of Attorney and Trustee of her Trust. Frederick E.
Gerber, II in many court appearances in this Court has testified that he kept meticulous
records of her finances. Frederick E. Gerber,II was the only individual to have access
to the Mildred J Gerber Trust. Marilyn Gerber did not have any access at any time to
$185,000 of moneys nor did she take this amount from the Trust in the six months
from July 2000 to January 2001. There is no documentation that she took these
moneys. Frederick E. Gerber, II as Trustee is responsible to provided documents
for this amended version and it is believed that he initiated this third amended
Trust in late January 2001 that essentially removed Marilyn Gerber as a beneficiary.
In recent discussions between Frederick E. Gerber, II and Marilyn Gerber, Frederick
E. Gerber,II has offered to change this third Trust agreement which only indicates
great doubts that a $185,000 was ever taken. Mildred J Gerber who suffered from
Alzheimer in 2000 and 2001 could never have engaged Ms Verney or entertained
an amended third version of her Trust much less come up with any financial amount.
Frederick E. Gerber, II is requested to provide documents to support this amended
Trust as his Accounting for 2000 and 2001 for the Mildred J Gerber Trust does not
reflect any debits for the amount of $185,000. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide
documents.
27. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. My argument is the same for this request as outlined in paragraph #
26 above. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide documents.
28. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,II who was not the Guardian of Estate from March
2001 to October 2003, continued to write checks for medical care of Mildred J
Gerber despite PNC Bank informing him to stop. Mildred J Gerber is deceased and
her medical care, medical bills and medical insurance are relevant as Frederick E.
Gerber, II continued to make decisions when he was not the Guardian of Person for
Mildred J Gerber as well as make financial medical decisions for Mildred J Gerber
which impacted the financial accounting that PNC Bank was responsible for.
Frederick E. Gerber,II fails to provide documents.
29. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II continued to incur legal fees surrounding the
Estate and Trust of Mildred J Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber,II was no longer the
Guardian of Estate or Trust for Mildred J Gerber yet he paid the law firm of Rupp &
Meikle from 2001 to October 2003. Frederick E. Gerber, II is responsible to show
why he incurred such legal bills especially when PNC Bank was Guardian of Estate.
The legal fees for a Guardian are not attorney-client privilege but part of the public
Accounting. Frederick E. Gerber,II has failed to provided billable hours, fees from
the law firm of Rupp & Meikle.
30. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber failed to provide copies of the back of any checks
that were submitted to Marilyn Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber indicated on several
of the documents that checks were loans yet he does not provide any loan agreements
related to any checks written. He does not indicate if interest rates are accruing, or
if any loans have been repaid and who is responsible for these loan repayments.
Frederick E. Gerber, Il also fails to list tangible items that were removed from the
Estate of Mildred J Gerber.
31. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II regularly communicated with Jane Heflin
regarding Mildred J Gerber. Jane Heflin regularly incurred expenses from March
2001 to October 2003 and was paid, despite the fact that Frederick E. Gerber, II
was not the Guardian of Estate. Petitioner knows that they communicated by
e-mail, fax, letter and requests copies of all such correspondence. This is not an
over broad and irrelevant question and is self explanatory.
32. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II had bills sent to him from Meritt homelier in
Lombard and other medical homelier agencies from March 2001 to October 2003
despite that he was not the Guardian of Estate. Some of the documents which were
provided to the Petitioner refer to such bills yet Frederick E. Gerber, II does not provide
such bills or copies of any checks that paid.
33. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II incurred large legal bills from March 2001 and
October 2003 regarding Mildred J Gerber despite the fact that he was not the
Guardian of Estate. Frederick E. Gerber, II engaged Dr. Pauline Weiner to act as
a negative witness regarding Marilyn Gerber despite the fact that this Court ordered
Marilyn Gerber to visit Mildred J Gerber from 2002 up until her death. Costs were
incurred that would have to be paid from the Estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber.
Dr. Weiner NEVER even saw or evaluated Marilyn Gerber therefore there had to
be correspondence and communication from Frederick E. Gerber, Il to Dr. Weiner.
PNC Bank does not have any such documents.
34. Denied. This is an original question from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II sent lengthy communications regarding Marilyn
Gerber when she visited Mildred J Gerber under court order from this Court. Michele
Herold was in receipts of these communications. Large legal fees were accrued
by Frederick E. Gerber, Il which have not been accounted for 2002, 2003 when
PNC was the Guardian of Estate and PNC does not have the bills and accounting
for these bills. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide these documents.
35. Denied. This is an original questions from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II reimbursed Jane Heflin for expenses yet fails
to provide complete bills, complete receipts, from March 2001 to October 2003 despite
the fact that he was not the Guardian of Estate.
36. Denied. This is an original document from the original Request for Production
of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide bills with dates for any Senior
Day Care for 2002 when he directed the care of Mildred J. Gerber.
35. (This number should be #37, was a typographical error) Frederick E. Gerber
fails to respond to this question therefore it must be assumed that he does not object to
this question. In the event that he does object to this question, this is an original
question from the original Request for Production of Documents. Frederick E. Gerber,
II fails to provide information as to the original funds, the amount and which funds or
assets funded the initial Trust of Fred E. Gerber,Sr.
Frederick E. Gerber, II through his attorney Richard Rupp has employed every tactic
in the past two years to delay the accounting of the Estate and Trust of Mildred J
Gerber. Frederick E. Gerber, II employed the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act in May
2004 when it is believed by Marilyn Gerber that he was indeed available for
deposition and wa~available to provide answers to her Request for Production of
Documents. Frederick E. Gerber, il finally WAIVED his Soldiers and Sailors Relief
Act on August 3,2004 at a hearing before William Duncan, Auditor for the PNC
Accounting from March 2001 to October 2003. Frederick E. Gerber, II was given
until September 3,2004 to answer this discovery request. The hearing for the
PNC Accounting is September 27,28,2004.
Frederick E. Gerber, II again continues to defy and act contemptuously before this
Court in providing incomplete documents, redacted documents, blackened out
documents, unreadable documents which he has had since 2001. He fails to
provide the checking ledgers for any checks written, copies of the backs of any
check, some of the checks are unreadable and fails to provide the checking account
statements for the checks that he does write. He also fails to provide the checking
account number of the checks he wrote. There are missing statements from Charles
Schwab monthly statements without explanation. Frederick E. Gerber, II continues
to fail to provide financial information for a considerable fortune of legal fees that
were incurred by him even though PNC Bank was the Guardian of Estate from
March 2001 to October 2003. Frederick E. Gerber, II fails to provide any accounting
for 2002 despite the court order by this Court in June 2002.
Frederick E. Gerber, II in objecting to every request for production of documents
explains his objections explains his objections that they extend past the Respondent's
ending date of the Accounts filed by the Respondent. What I understand this statement
to mean is that Frederick E. Gerber, II is referring to his Accounting of the Mildred J.
Gerber Trust and the Fred E. Gerber,Sr. Trust from 1998 to 2001. HOWEVER, Marilyn
Gerber's supoena for the Request for Production of Documents was for the Accounting
by PNC Bank which is for the period of March 2001 to October 2002. It is clear in
the documents provided by PNC Bank in their deposition on May 20,2004, that
Frederick E. Gerber, II CONTINUED to write checks, order wire transfem from the
Mildred J Gerber Trust and dispersed funds from the Fred E. Gerber,Sr. Trust for
Mildred J Gerber when he WAS NOT the Guardian of Estate and was continually
instructed and ordered by PNC Bank to stop these actions. THEREFORE, Frederick
E. Gerber, II must comply with Marilyn Gerber's Request for Production of Documents
and answer questions also from the time of March 2001 to October 2003.
Marilyn Gerber is a full beneficiary of the Estate and Trust of Mildred J Gerber and
Fred E. Gerber,Sr Trust and is intitled to full disclosure of financial information.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner, Marilyn Gerber requests that Frederick E. Gerber, II
be ordered to answer and provide ALL documents as served upon him by Marilyn
Gerber known as the Request for Production of Documents, dated April 26,2004. It is
requested that Marilyn Gerber receive ALL documents in complete format, without any
redaction, without any blackening out of data, and all receipts shall be provided in
their original format of information. It is further requested that Frederick E. Gerber, II
allow Marilyn Gerber to view the ORIGINAL documents in their entirety without any
redaction, blackening out of data and in complete format of information.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Gerber, Pm Se
717 Market Street,,f'317
Lemoyne, PA 17043
717 503-5280
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on September 20,2004, a true and correct copy, of the
foregoing, "Motion to Compel Frederick E. Gerber, II to Produce Marilyn
Gerber's Request for Production of Documents dated April 26,2004 and Served
by a Sheriff of Cumberland County on May 3,2004", was served by means of
the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid or was hand delivered at a
conference on September 20,2004 in William Duncan's office upon the following:
Mr. Richard Rupp
355 North 21 st Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Mr. William Duncan
One Irvine Row
Carlisle, PA 17013
Ms Joanne Christine
Rhoads & Sinon
One South Market Square
Harrisburg,PA 17108
BY
Marilyn(~erber ~/ /r
April 26,2004
Frederick E Gerber, II
c/o Richard Rupp,Esquire
355 North 21 st Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
TO: Frederick E Gerber, II
You are hereby commanded to produce copies of the following document requests
concerning the estate and Trust of Mildred J Gerber and Fred E Gerber,Sr.
I. Copies of all airline tickets, rental cars, and hotel accommodations for travel to
Illinois to see Mildred J Gerber at any time.
2. Copies of all receipts, debits, transactions, checking accounts by month,
Investments accounts, insurance company statements, medical bills, food
bills, clothing bills, car bills, or any receipt for anything relating to purchases
by or for Mildred J Gerber from 1998 until the present. This includes all bills
for attorney fees.
3. Copies of all receipts, debits, transactions, checking accounts by month,
investment accounts, insurance company statements paid by you for Mildred
J Gerber as her Executor, Trustee, or Guardian of Person from 1998 until the
present. This includes all bills for attorney fees.
4. Copies of all receipts, debits, transactions, checking accounts, bills of any nature
that were used to produce the Accounting that was submitted to the Court
for Mildred J Gerber Trust and the Fred E Gerber, Sr. Trust.
5. Copies of all bills, receipts, debits, transactions for expenses on the home
of Mildred J Gerber at 623 Hilltop Drive, New Cumberland, PA from 1998 until
the present.
6. Copies of all correspondence to and from Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Losh on New
Cumberland, PA.
7. Copies of all checking account ledgers for Mildred J Gerber as copies of all
checks written by or for Mildred J Gerber, front and back.
8. Copies of all margin interest paid for the estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber
against which investments, gains or losses identified by stock, fund, investment
identification, when purchased, when sold, net gain or loss.
9. Copies of all investments made from 1998 until person for the estate of Mildred J
Gerber that incurred a loss. Identify the exact stock, investment, or fund, date
purchased, date of loss. Please include the same listed information for the
Trust of Mildred J Gerber.
10. Copies of all moneys or investments paid to anyone from the estate or Trust
of Mildred J Gerber form 1998 until the present. Please provide a copy of the
check front and beck.
11. Copies of all assets, tangible or intangible removed from the home of
Mildred J Gerber at 623 Hilltop Drive, New Cumberland, PA. and to whom
any item was given to.
12. Copies of all assets removed by Derr's, a trash removal company by item
and category, from the home of Mildred J Gerber at 623 Hilltop Drive, New
Cumberland.
13. Copies of all Federal IRS reports, State Income Tax reports along with all
work products to produce the above for Mildred J Gerber for 1998 until the
present.
14. Copies of all accounting reports performed by any accountant, CPA, attorney
for Mildred J Gerber from 1998 until present.
15. Copies of all income received, bills, taxes, repairs paid out for the property
in Baltimore, Md that is part of the estate of Mildred J Gerber, Trust of Mildred
J Gerber or the estate or Trust of Fred E Gerber, Sr. Please identify to which
estate,Trust or account this Baltimore property is assigned to.
16. Copies of all insurance policies, investments that were left by Fred E Gerber,Sr.
and to whom they were assigned to by beneficiary.
17. Copies of all moneys and assets which Mildred J Gerber inherited from Fred
E Gerber, Sr in 1998 upon his death.
18. Copies of the funded Trust of Mildred J Gerber by date, year and the total
amount it was funded. Identify what funded this Trust, moneys, property,
tangible assets, investments.
19. Copies of all insurance policies that were left by Mildred J Gerber upon her
death and to whom they were assigned, by amount to which beneficiary.
20. Copies of all correspondence, reports, telephone calls between the current
owner and purchaser of 623 Hilltop Drive, New Cumberland.
21. Copies of all financial information, reports, correspondence removed from
the home of Mildred J Gerber and Fred E. Gerber, Sr. for Mildred J Gerber
or Fred E Gerber, Sr.
22. Copies of all correspondence, reports, telephone cells, notes to and from the
office of Rupp & Meikle known also as Herbert Rupp and Richard Rupp,
Esquires concerning the estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber or Fred E Gerber,Sr.
23. Copies of all correspondence, reports, telephone cells, notes to and from
anyone concerning Marilyn Gerber as herself or in connection with Mildred J
Gerber, or Fred E Gerber, Sr.
24. Copies of all phone bills made to Mildred J Gerber at 623 Hilltop Drive,
New Cumberland from land based or cell phone and to any phone to
Mildred J Gerber while she resided in Illinois. You may redact any other
phone numbers on the phone bills for confidentiality.
25. Copies of all attorney fees, from any attorney surrounding the care, support,
or legal services rendered to and for Mildred J Gerber from 1998 until present
listing the billable hours, for what purpose each service was rendered.
26. Copies of all accounting, lists, information as to the $185,000 that Marilyn
Gerber is alleged to have taken from the estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber
that was written in the lest Trust, dated 2001.
27. copies of all notes, correspondence, reports, accounting for the revision of
Trust of Mildred J Gerber in 1999 and 2001.
28. copies of all medical bills, medicel insurance statements and medical reports
for Mildred J Gerber from 1998 to present.
29. Copies of all moneys taken from the estate or Trust of Mildred J Gerber for
legal fees paid to the firm of Rupp & Meikel, listing billable hours and for what
purpose.
30. Copies of all loans, moneys, tangible items taken from the estate or Trust of
Mildred J Gerber and to whom they were paid or given such as a natural
child, or grandchild of Mildred J Gerber. Copies of all checks, front and back.
Identify the purpose and use of any loans taken from the estate or Trust
of Mildred J Gerber and for what purpose and if any loan has been repaid, and
if interest was paid.
31. Copies of all correspondence, notes, reports to and from Frederick E Gerber, II
to Jane Gerber Heflin regarding Mildred J Gerber.
32. Copies of all bills for Mildred J Gerber from Betra, Merltt homecare in Lombard,
Illinois, Sunrise of Glen Ellyn, Warren & Sanders for the care of Mildred J
Gerber.
33. Copies of all letters to and from Frederick E. Gerber, II to Dr. Pauline Weiner
concerning the care of Mildred J Gerber or Marilyn Gerber.
34. Copies of all letters, correspondence provided to Sunrise of Glen EIlyn
regarding the care, instructions for Mildred J Gerber or concerning Marilyn
Gerber.
35. Copies of all bills, receipts, debits, transactions paid by anyone other than
you, or PNC Bank for the care of Mildred J Gerber ie. Jane Heflin or any other
care giver.
36. Copies of all bills paid for Senior Day Care including dates of attendance for
Mildred J Gerber while in Illinois.
35. Copies of all accounting and financial value of the Fred E Gerber,Sr. Trust
including the date it was funded, the amount it was funded, what were the
funds.
All of the above requested documents will be picked up on May 18,2004 in the
offices of Richard Rupp, Esquire at which time the original documents shall be
examined specifically the account ledgers and checks, front and back for all
requested items as well as the receipts and the montly accounting statements.
if you have any questions, please call me at 717 503-5280 or write to 717 Market
Street, ,9317, Lemoyne, PA 17043.