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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-07 ~t rl•IIL1:~`D\IAIILPUunnulNJJ IIpWla1 NU71KuItl'.`NJJ 11Innmu lJUmCNJJlnvnnrn pom.wnnJn h+Jky l'IUIN Y;u r.J JIb Y11 Xea,eJ !NJ' LI!1'!I !NJJ J George B. Faller, Jr., Esquire I.D. No. 19313 No V. Otto, III, Esquire 1.D. No. 27763 MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAi\IS OTTO GILROY & FALLER I•.! MARTSON LAW OFFICES ~ ? ` 10 East High Street ~_ _ - Carlisle, PA 17013 ~;; ;, -~ (717) 243-3341 - - ~' rl ttat•net~s /or the Estate - "_~' -: , w IN RE: ESTATE OF IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF " ROBERT M. iVi[IrifMA, DECEASED :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA :ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION NO. 1936 - 0398 ESTATE'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND NOW come Barbara McK. Mumma and Lisa Nl. Morgan, Executrices of the Estate of Robert M. Mumma, deceased, and Trustees undcrhis Will (hereinafter"The Estate"), byand through their attorneys, MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO GILROY & FALLER, move this Court to enter a protective order, and in support thereof, aver as follows: L The beneficiaries arc planning to depose the Estate's accountant, George Hadley. 2. The deposition of George Hadley will take place around the same time as the depositions of Barbara MeK Mumma and Lisa Morgan. 3. The Estate seeks a Court Order limiting tltc deposition of George Hadley to a reasonable amount of time. 4. .George Hadley has already appeared before R,~iMII on about five occasions for trial testimony or deposition for a total of about eight days. 5. In addition, he has spent hundreds of hours preparing thousands of documents to respond to RMMII repetitious discovery requests. G. Thehistoryofthismtdothcrrclatedcascsdemonstratesthenecdforaprotectivcordcr far the upcoming deposition of George Hadley. 7. The deposition of George Hadley will take place in Florida, like the depositions of Barbara McK. Mumma and Lisa Morgan. .,jV J.. _ i t` '11: (~ ~ . i> 9' t " !I ^ ` \ i ~~Ji~ ~ ;.,y. ':7..;= ;., ;;'; ~_, . _.!.; n ~ ' 3. The Estate asks this Court to issue an Order declaring that George 1-ladlcy is appearing in Florida for the limited purpose of being deposed. 9. George Hadley's hourly rate is S255rhr. He should be compensated at a rate of 5255.00/hour (plus expenses) in preparing for and attending his deposition. 10. Finally, transporting George Hadley should be an estate expense. 11. The EstatercyuestsaCourtOrderdcclaringthatthcreasonablecostsoftransportation of all parties and the deponent to Florida be considered a necessary and proper Estate expense. WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that the Court: A. Enter an Order restricting the upcoming deposition of George Hadley to a reasonable time not to exceed two days or sixteen hours; B. Reyuire the upcoming deposition of Gcorgc Hadley occur in Florida and that the Estate shall bear the reasonable costs associated with holding the deposition by reimbursing the parties and deponent for expenses incurred in connection with the same. Application for reimbursement will be submitted with this Court for a determination of reasonableness. These costs shall be necessary and proper Estate i i expenses. C. Declare that George Hadley is appearing in Florida for the limited purpose of being deposed. He is not making himself available for any other legal purpose and may not be served with subpoenas or other legal process. D. George Hadley will be compensated at the rate of $225/hr for any work he does in preparation for and attendance of his deposition. MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO G[LRO~~y~~.F~ -• By: l~ Gcorgc B. Faller, Jr., Esquire I..D. No. 49813 No V. Otto, III, Esquire I.D. No. 27763 10 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 - (717) 243-3341 Dated: Yfarch 8, 2007 Attorneys for the Estate 2 r ,, ,~ t. ; ;. ~'" jiF - ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ' ( ,, , i, . . ~ r t: t ,. ~;: ,; ~:• Y . ., .. . i7~i. 1'A 't i. :.; .'. {, z 1 'e. °ts., :i -~ _; f .. .. , Y f ~~ } G N' P V ~~ ~ .. .. ~ K, .. ~ .~~ - ~ ~ .. .. µ4y.r i ~ ~• ~ t ' .! CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ,•- ~ I ~.:: - _ _ i i ~~ .,.; ~; s i ,~:: ~, . l f I i i I, Melissa A. Scholly, an authorized agent of Martson Deardorff Williams Otto Gilroy & Faller, hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Estate's Motion for Protective Order was scived r 1' this date by depositing same in the Post Office at Carlisle, PA, first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: Robert M. Mumma, II Box 58 Bowmansdalc, PA 17008 Pr•o Se Robert M. Mumma, II 6880 S.E. Harbor Circle Stuart, FL 34996 Pro Se Linda Roth Mumma 512 Creekview Lane Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Pro Se Ralph A. Jacobs, Esquire 215 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Counsel fa' /Jm•bnrn A~/arrn Ntuurmn Date: March 8, 2007 MARTSON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS OTTO G[LROY & FALLER By~f~ '.~, ~i-~t _ M lissa A. Scholly 10 East High Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-3341 Attorneys. for the Estate -~ ~; . •, `M :It ,, . . ~,:< ~,~x .i~ rakr.i ,..:,- ~I r,;., ~..~, ~,~ ~:• .,,^.; ~~ Aj a~': 1 ~Fi ~ ,: w2,"t~`;~'~ ~ '~ : ! i}: ~,.; ,~E~ ~, .~ ?.;; ~•~ i~.'~,~ i ( ~ MPf ~ i' ', 1;,; ~., ;.._ ' t~ut~szoo~ r~~ ~~ IN RE: ESTATE OF IN THE COURT OF COMbION PLEAS OF ROBERT M. MUMMA, DECEASED : ORPHANS COURT DI1V1310N NSYLVANIA NO. 1986 - 0398 IN RE: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND NOW> this day of , 2007, upon consideration of The Estate's Motion for Protective Order, said Motion is GRANTED, the upcomingdeposition of George Hadley is hereby restricted to a reasonable time not to exceed two days or sixteen hours; the deposition shall take place in Florida and the Estate shall bear the reasonable costs associated with holding the deposition by reimbursing the parties and deponent for expenses incurced in connection with the same, application for reimbursement will be submitted with this Court for a determination of reasonableness, and these costs shall be necessary and proper Estate expenses; it is hereby declared that George Hadley is appearing in Florida for the limited purpose of being deposed by the beneficiaries of the Estate and is not making himself available for any other legal purpose and may not be served with subpoenas or other legal process; and it is hereby directed that George Hadley will be compensated at the rate of 5225/hr for any work he does in preparation for and attendance of his deposition. BY THE COURT, J. ,, ~'`.~ ~., "'-aa . <~ ' ~~ +a , ~ ~ ~ r ~ ti!., - i f l r ., '~i ,, ,~ f ~ b t 4 ~.~ s ~' V ~ S + 1 w N t / ~ t ~ + ( ~ ~ ~~ ( F i ~ , r j~ v t ' tv.yrY~` ~ Y 1 ~ r a ~~ . . M THE COURT OF COMtitON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ~ `' ~" ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION. '„ N0. 1986 - 0398 ' ~ IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT M. MiJivtMA, DECEASED ~ : ~. , ' > . i 5 V AND NOW, this day of , 2007, upon consideration of The Estate's Motion for Protective Order, a rule is hereby issued upon the parties to show cause, if any ~ they have, why the relief requested in the Estate's Motion should not be grarited. _~,' i Rule returnable in days. BY THE COURT, J. ,~,.:. RULF. TO SHON CAUSE