HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-4820MICHAEL M. BADOWSKI, ESQUIRE
Pa. Supreme Court I.D. No. 32646
MARGOUS EDELSTEIN
3510 Trindle Road
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Telephone: [717] 975-8114
Direct Dial: [717] 760-7500
Fax: [717] 975-8124
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Attorney for Defendants
ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D. and
SANFORD AND ROUMM RHEUMATOLOGY
DOROTHY R. EWING, Executrix of the
Estate of Harry W. Ewing, Deceased,
Plaintiff
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DONALD BRUAW, D.O.; ALAN D.
ROUMM, M.D.; SANFORD AND
ROUMM R/-IE~TOLOGY; BARBARA
K. KUNKEL, M.D.; R/CHARD
STEWART, M.D.; QUANTUM IMAGING
AND THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES,
INC.; LAWRENCE B. ZIMMERMAN,
M.D.; INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL PA
and BGTSPB GROUP, LTD.,
Defendants
PRAEcIPE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERIdKND COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. O4-482O
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
TO THE PROTHONOTARy OF CUMBERLAND COUN~C PENNSYLVANIA:
Kindly mark the docket in the above-referenced case to reflect that
Defendants, ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D., AND SANFORD A2NrD ROUMM
RHEUMATOLOGY, join in the Response of Defendants, Richard Stewart, M.D., and
Quantum Imagining and Therapeutic Associates, Inc., to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave
of Court to Conduct Pre-Complaint Discovery and their Brief in Support of their
Response.
Date:
By:
MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN
MICHAEL
Attorneys for Defendants,
ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D., AND
SANFORD & ROUMM
RHEUMATOLOGY
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have served a true and correct copy of the foregoing on all
counsel of record and interested parties by placing the same in the United States mail at Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania, first-class, postage prepaid, on the /~L clay of A~d_~c,~ 2004,
and addressed as follows:
James E. Ellison, Esquire
RHOADS & SINON, LLP
One South Market Square
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1146
(Attorney for Plaintifj)
Craig A. Stone, Esquire
MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN
4200 Crums Mill Road, Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(Attorneys for Lawrence Zimmerman, M.D.,
and Internists of Central PA)
James W. Saxton, Esquire
STEVENS & LEE,
25 North Queen Street, Suite 602
Lancaster, PA 17608
(Attorneys for Barbara Kunkel, M.D., and
Quantum Imaging)
BGTSPB Group, Ltd.
108 Lowther Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Joseph P. Hafer, Esquire
Gerryanne Cauler, Esquire
THOMAS, THOMAS & HAFER, LLP
305 North Front Street
P.O. Box 999
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0999
(Attorneys for Richard Stewart, M.D. and
Quantum Ima~ging)
Andrew H. Foulkrod, Esquire
FOULKROD ELLIS, P.C.
2010 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(Attorneys for Barbara Kunkel, M.D.)
Wiley P. Parker, Esquire
HENRY & BEAVER
937 Willow Street
P.O. Box 1140
Lebanon, PA 17402
(Attorneys for Donald Bruaw, D. 0.)
MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN
DOROTHY J. EWING, Executrix
of the Estate of HARRY W.
EWING, Deceased
Plaintiff
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DONALD BRUAW, D.O., ALAN D.
ROUMM, M.D. and SANFORD AND
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
: NO. 04-4820.
:
ROUMM RHEUMATOLOGY, BARBARA K.: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
KUNKLE, M.D., RICHARD STEWART,:
M.D., QUANTUM IMAGING AND :
THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES, INC., :
LAWRENCE B. ZIMMERMAN, M.D., :
INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL PA and :
BGTSPB GROUP, LTD.,
Defendants
: JURY TRIAL, DEMANDED
RESPONSE OF DEFENDANT BARBARA K. KUNKLE, M.D.
TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEA\~ OF COURT
TO CONDUCT PRE-COMPLAINT DISCOVERY
AND NOW comes Defendant, Barbara K. ~lnkle, M.D., by and
through her counsel, Foulkrod Ellis Professional Corporation, and
hereby responds to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave of Court to
Conduct Pre-Complaint Discovery as follows:
1-15. Dr. Kunkle joins in and incorporates by reference the
totality of the response of Defendants, Richard Stewart, M.D. and
Quantum Imaging and Therapeutic Associates, Inc. to Plaintiffs'
Motion for Leave of Court to Conduct Pre-Complaint Discovery and
the Brief in Support thereof, filed on or about December 13,
2004.
Respectfully Submitted,
Foulkrod Ellis
Michael (_. Esquire
I.D. No. 87532
2010 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 909-7006
Counsel for Defendant, Barbara K.
Kunkle, M.D.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that true and correct copies of the
foregoing RESPONSE OF DEFENDANT, BARBARA K. KUNKLE, M.D. TO
PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE OF COURT TO .CONDUCT PRE-COMPLAINT
DISCOVERYwas served counsel of record this i~day of
upon
~f~lV~.~_ _~ , 2004 by depositing said copy in the United States
Mail at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, postage prepaid, first class
delivery, and addressed as follows:
James E. Ellison, Esquire
Rhoades & Sinon, LLP
1 South Market Street
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, PA 17108-11146
Michael M. Badowski, Esquire
Margolis Edelstein
Post Office Box 932
Harrisburg, PA 17108
James W. Saxton, Esquire
Stevens & Lee
P.O. Box 1594
25 N. Queen Street, Suite 602
Lancaster, PA 17608-1!594
Joseph P. Hafer, Esquire
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP
305 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 1710L
Craig Stone, Esquire
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
4200 Crums Mill Road, Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17110
FOULKROD ELLIS
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Lauren M. Heckman
Parale~al, LPN
DOROTHY J. EWING,
Executrix of the Estate of
HARRY W. EWING,
Deceased,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
v.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
DONALD BRUA W, D.O., :
ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D.,:
SANFORD AND ROUMM :
RHEUMATOLOGY,
BARBARA K. KUNKEL, :
M.D., RICHARD
STEWART, M.D.,
QUANTUM IMAGING
And THERAPEUTIC
ASSOCIATES, INC.,
LAWRENCE B.
ZIMMERMAN, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF
CENTRAL P A and
BGTSPB GROUP, LTD., :
Defendants
NO. 04-4820 CIVIL TERM
AMENDED ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this Iih day of January, 2005, the prior order of court issued in this
matter on January 4, 2005, is hereby amended to include the Response of Defendants
Lawrence B. Zimmerman, M.D., and Internists of Central PA To Plaintiffs' Motion for
Leave To Conduct Pre-Complaint Discovery, as one of the responses to be argued at oral
argument previously scheduled for Monday, January 31, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., III
Courtroom No.1, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
BY THE COURT,
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James E. Ellison, Esq.
One South Market Square
12th Floor
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, P A 17108-1146
Attorney for Plaintiff
Michael Badowski, Esq.
P.O. Box 932
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0932
Attorney for Defendants
Alan D. Roumm, M.D., and
Sanford and Roumm Rheumatology
Craig A. Stone, Esq.
4200 Crums Mill Road
Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Attorney for Defendants
Lawrence B. Zimmerman, M.D., and
Internists of Central P A
Donald Bruaw, D.O.
56 South Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Defendant, pro se
Barbara K. Kunkel, M.D.
405 S t. Johns Church Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Defendant, pro se
Joseph P. Hafer, Esq.
Gerryanne Cauler, Esq.
305 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PAl 71 0 1
Attorneys for Defendants
Richard Stewart, M.D., and
Quantum Imaging and Therapeutic
Associates, Inc.
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James E. Ellison, Esquire
Attorney J.D. No. 81372
James J. Jarecki, Esquire
Attorney I.D. No. 89580
RHOADS & SINON LLP
One South Market Square, 12th Floor
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, P A 17108-1146
(717) 233-5731
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DOROTHY J. EWING, Executrix
of the Estate of HARRY W.
EWING, Deceased,
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. 04-4820
v.
DONALD BRUA W, D.O.,
ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D.,
SANFORD AND ROUMM
RHEUMATOLOGY,
BARBARA K. KUNKEL, M.D.,
RICHARD STEWART, M.D.,
QUANTUM IMAGING and
THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES, INC.,
LAWRENCE B. ZIMMERMAN, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA, LTD. and
BGTSPB GROUP
Defendants
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
PRAECIPE TO DISCONTINUE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly mark the above-captioned action as settled, discontinued and ended, with prejudice.
By:
ON LLP
es E. Ellison
ames J. Jarecki
One South Market Square
P. O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1146
(717) 233-5731
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORIGINAL
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on January 20, 2005, a true and correct copy of the foregoing
"Praecipe to Discontinue" was served by means of United States mail, first class postage prepaid, as
follows:
Michael Badowski, Esquire
Margolis Edelstein
P.O. Box 932
Hanisburg, PA 17108-0932
(Counsel for Defendants Alan D. Roumm, M.D. and Sanford and Roumm Rheumatology)
Craig A. Stone, Esquire
4200 Crums Mill Road, Suite B
Hanisburg,PA 17112
(Counselfor Defendants, Lawrence B. Zimmerman, M.D. and Internists of Central, PA, Ltd.)
Wiley P. Parker, Esquire
Henry & Beaver, LLP
937 Willow Street
P.O. Box 1140
Lebanon, P A 17042-1140
(Counsel for Defendant Donald Brauw, M.D.)
Michael C. Mongiello, Esquire
FOULKROD ELLIS
2020 Market Street
Camp Hill, P A 17011
(Counsel for D<ifendant Barbara K Kunkel, M.D.)
Joseph P. Hafer, Esquire
Gerryanne Cauler, Esquire
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP
305 North Front Street
Hanisburg, P A 17101
(Counsel for Defendants, Richard Stewart, M.D. and Quantum Imaging and Therapeutic
Associates, Inc.)
Andrew H. Foulkrod, Esquire
Foulkrod Ellis
Professional Corp.
2010 Market St.
CampHill,PA l7011
(Counsel for Barbara K. Kunkel, M.D.)
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
DOROTHY J. EWING,
Executrix ofthe Estate of
HARRY W. EWING,
Deceased,
Plaintiff
v.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
DONALD BRUA W, D.O., :
ALAN D. ROUMM, M.D.,:
SANFORD AND ROUMM :
RHEUMATOLOGY,
BARBARA K. KUNKEL, :
M.D., RICHARD
STEWART, M.D.,
QUANTUM IMAGING
And THERAPEUTIC
ASSOCIATES, INC.,
LAWRENCE B.
ZIMMERMAN, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF
CENTRAL P A and
BGTSPB GROUP, LT D.,
Defendants
NO. 04-4820 CIVIL TERM
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 27th day of January, 2005, upon consideration ofthe Praecipe To
Discontinue filed in the above matter, the oral argument pn:viously scheduled for January
31, 2005, is cancelled.
;/.1'~mes E. Ellison, Esq.
One South Market Square ?
12th Floor
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, P A 17108-1146
Attorney for Plaintiff 1\
BY THE COURT,
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~ichael Badowski, Esq.
P.O. Box 932
Harrisburg, P A 17108-0932
Attorney for Defendants
Alan D. Roumm, M.D., and
Sanford and Roumm Rheumatology
~raig A. Stone, Esq.
4200 Crums Mill Road
Suite B
Harrisburg, PAl 7112
Attorney for Defendants
Lawrence B. Zimmerman, M.D., and
Internists of Central P A
~onald Bruaw, D.O.
56 South Enola Drive
Enola, P A 17025
Defendant, pro se
vBarbara K. Kunkel, M.D.
405 S t. Johns Church Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Defendant, pro se
.floseph P. Hafer, Esq.
Gerryanne Cauler, Esq.
305 North Front Street
Harrisburg, P A 1710 1
Attorneys for Defendants
Richard Stewart, M.D., and
Quantum Imaging and Therapeutic
Associates, Inc.
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James W. Saxton, Esquire
Attorney J.D. No. 36815
Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esquire
Attorney J.D. No. 86305
STEVENS & LEE
25 North Queen Street, Suite 602
P.O. Box 1594
Lancaster, PA 17608-1594
(717) 399-6639
DOROTHY J. EWING, Executrix ofthe
Estate of HARRY W. EWING, Deceased,
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
vs.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO.: 04-4820 CIVIL TERM
DONALD BRUA W, D.O., ALAN D.
ROUMM, M.D., SANFORD AND ROUMM
RHEUMATOLOGY, BARBARA K.
KUNKEL, M.D., RICHARD STEWART,
M.D., QUANTUM IMAGING and
THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES, INC.,
LAWRENCE B. ZIMMERMAN, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA, LTD. and BGTSPB
GROUP
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Defendants
PRAECIPE FOR CERTIFICATE OF DISCONTINUANCE
Pursuant to the previously filed Praecipe to Discontinue this action, kindly issue a
Certificate of Discontinuance evidencing that all claims against Defendants have been
voluntarily discontinued with prejudice and that Defendants have been dismissed from the case
pursuant to the Praecipe to Discontinue.
Dated:
,2005
STEVENS & LEE
By ;-L-
J as. Saxton, Esquire
Att ney ID# 36815
Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esquire
Attorney ID #86305
25 North Queen Street, Suite 602
Lancaster, PA 17608-1594
(717) 399-6639
Attorneys for Defendants Barbara Kunkel, MD and
Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates, Inc.
SJ.] 5]0335v[/4] ]99074
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on this date, I served a certified true and correct copy of the
foregoing Praecipe to Discontinue with proposed Discontinuance Certificate upon the following
counsel ofrecord, by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed
as follows:
James E. Ellison, Esquire
Rhoads & Sinon, LLP
One South Market Square, 12th Floor
PO Box 1146
Harrisburg, P A 17108-1146
Joseph P. Hafer, Esquire
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer
305 North Front Street
P.O. Box 999
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Donald Bruaw, D.O.
56 South Enola Drive
Enola. P A 17025
Andrew H. Foulkrod, Esq.
Foulkrod Ellis
2010 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Michael Badowski, Esquire
Margolis Edelstein
P.O. Box 932
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0932
Craig A. Stone, Esquire
Marshall, Demlehey, Warner, Coleman &
Goggin
4200 Crums Mill Road, Suite B
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Dated:
,2005
STEVENS & LEE
By
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J s . Saxton, Esquire
Attorney ID# 36815
Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esquire
Attorney ID #86305
25 North Queen Street, Suite 602
P.O. Box 1594
Lancaster, P A 17608-1594
(717) 399-6639
Attorney for Defendants Barbara Kunkel, MD and
Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates, Inc.
SLl 510335v 1/41199.074
James W. Saxton, Esquire
Attorney 1.0. No. 36815
Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esquire
Attorney 1.0. No. 86305
STEVENS & LEE
25 North Queen Street, Suite 602
P.O. Box 1594
Lancaster, PA 17608-1594
(717) 399-6639
DOROTHY J. EWING, Executrix of the
Estate of HARRY W. EWING, Deceased,
Plaintiff
vs.
DONALD BRUA W, D.O., ALAN D.
ROUMM, M.D., SANFORD AND ROUMM
RHEUMA TOLOGY, BARBARA K.
KUNKEL, M.D., RICHARD STEWART,
M.D., QUANTUM IMAGING and
THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES, INC.,
LAWRENCEB. ZIMMERMAN, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA, LTD. and BGTSPB
GROUP
Defendants
TN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO.: 04-4820 CIVIL TERM
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
DISCONTINUANCE CERTIFICATE
AND NOW, this q~ay of ~'-~
, 2005 all claims against
Defendants have been voluntarily discontinued with prejudice as directed by previously filed
Praecipe to Discontinue.
SLl 510335vl/41 199.074
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Prothonotary