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MARY HARTZEL and
RAYMOND HARTZEL
833 Eppley Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055,
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408 15th street or
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New Cumberland, PA 17070
Defendant
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
IRAECliE FOR WRIT or SUMMONS
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Please issue a Writ of Summons in the above-captioned
action.
Writ of Summons shall be \OSuaQ. and forwarded to ( )
Attorney (x) Sheriff.
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JOHN A. ST LER, ESQ.
Attorney .D. #43812
320 Market Street
P. O. Box 1268
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1268
(717) 234-4161
Date: 6l/~/9,6
Counsel for Plaintiffs
WRIT OJ' SUMMONS
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S):
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED PLAINTIFF(S) HAS/HAVE
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MARY HARTZEL And
RAYMOND HARTZEL,
Plaintiffs
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JAMES D. ZIMMERMAN,
Defendant
NO. 96-680 CIVIL TERM
AND NOW, this
ORDER OF COURT
'Z.,1lday of August, 1996, upon consideration of
Defendnnt's Motion To Quash Notice of Deposition And for a
Protective Order, a Rule is hereby ISSUED upon th~ Plaintiffs to
show CAuse why the relief requested should not be granted.
RULE RETURNABLE within 20 days of service.
PENDIN~ further order of court, the deposition schedu~ed for
August 30, 1996, is STAYED.
BY THE COURT,
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John A. Statler, Esq.
:laO Market Street
P.O. Box l26B
Harrisburg, PA l7l08-l268
~ Attorney for Plaintiffs
~ Timothy J. McMahon, Esq.
. ,~lOO Pine Street - 4th Fl.
~~ P.O. Box 803
<fJ~'~~ Harrisburg, PA l7l08-0B03
pr" Attorney for Defendant
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PLAINTIFFS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,. PENNSYLVANIA
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NO. 96-680 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
JAMES D. ZIMMERMAN,
DEFIilNDANT
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AND NOW / this
day of
, 1996, upon,
consideration of Defendant's Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition
and for a Protective Order, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and
DECREED that said Motion to Quash Notice of Deposition is granted
and.a Protective Order is issued.
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MARY HARTZEL and
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PLAINTIFFS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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NO, 96-680 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
JAMES D. ZIMMERMAN,
DEFENDANT
MOTION TO QUASH NOTJ:CE or DEPOSITIOq
AND FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER
1. On October 15, 1994, a motor vehicle accident occurred
which involved Jame~ Zimmerman, the Defendant and Raymond and
.Mary Hartzell, the plaintiffs, in cumberland County,
Pennsylvania,
2. Following this accident, Plaintiffs, Mary and Raymond
Hartzell, retained John A. Statler, Esquire to represent them in
a civil action arising from the aforementioned motor vehicle
accident.
3. Liability settlement negotiations between Plaintiffs by
and through their counsel and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
insurer of Defendant Zimmerman, for inj uries sustained by
Plaintiffs took place subsequent to Mr. Statler's initial
representation of the Plaintiffs.
4. Shortly thereafter, a settlement was reached and agreed
to by and between the Plaintiffs, Mary and Raymond Hartzell,
their counsel, John Statler, Esquire, and Defendant Zimmerman's
insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance company.
5. The settlement reached was in the amount of $15,000 and
became memorialized in a NOTICE AND RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF
CLAIM (attached hereto and identified as Exhibit II A" ), executed
by the Plaintiffs and their attorney on September 21, 1995.
6, This release equated to a General Liability Release,
which relinquished any and all rights the Plaintiff may have had
against the Defendant for any and all matters arising out of the
underlying motor vehicle accident.
7, On February 7, 1996, Plaintiffs' counsel filed a Writ of
Summons with the Prothonotary's Office of the Cumberland County
Court of Common pleas to begin this litigation as Plaintiffs'
counsel's demands for monetary reimbursement of the costs
associated with this matter over and above the settlement made on
behalf of the Plaintiff had been properly denied by Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company,
8. No Complaint has been filed in this matter with the
Prothonotary's Office of the cumberland County Court of Common
Pleas t.o date as evidenced by the docket entry form in this case.
9, On August 7, 1996, Plaintiffs' counsel forwarded a
Notice of Deposition (attached hereto and identified as Exhibit
"B") of Defendant, James D, Zimmerman to the undel'signed as
counsel for the Defendant, said deposition to be taken August 30,
1996 at 10:00 a.m, at the law offices of Goldberg, Katzman &
Shipman, P,C., located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
10. Rule 4012, entitled, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, of the
Pennsylvania Rules of civil Procedure, provides as follows;
(a) Upon motion by a party or by the person from whom.
discovery or deposition is sought, and for good
cause shown, the court may make any order which
justice requires to protect a party or person from
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unreasonable annoyance, embarrassment, oppression,
burden or expense, including one or more of the
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(1) that the discovery or deposition shall
be prohibited I ' , ."
11. Defendant asserts that this case and its underlying
matter has been resolved, settled and finalized by virtue of the
General Liability Release executed by Plaintiffs, which
effectively released Defendant Zimmerman from further claims
arising out of the motor vehicle accident of October 5, 1994.
12. Moreover, as the case has been resolved and settled and
a Release signed which precludes any further action by or on
behalf of the plaintiff as against the Defendant, such facts
constitute good cause as set forth in Pa.R,C.P, 4012 for
compelling this Honorable Court to quash Plaintiffs' Notice of
Deposition.
13. Based on the above reasoning and the fact that an
executed Release has been exchanged for a lump sum monetary.
settlement between plaintiffs and Defendants insurer, further
discovery, including deposition testimony, is unnecessary,
unwarranted and wholly lacking in authoritative support.
WHERBFORE, Defendant/proposed Deponent, James D, Zimmerman,.
respectfully requests this Honorable Court to quash the Notice of
Depo~ition of Defendant Zimmerman and to grant the same Motion
for a Protective Order which releases Defendant Zimmerman from
any obligation to comply with the Notice of Deposition or to
appear for any future deposition as it relates to this
litigation.
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CIRT1.ICATI OP SIRV~CI
I, Robin K. Nelson, an employee of Marshall, Cennehey,
Warner, Coleman & Goggin, do hereby certify that on this
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day Qf August, 1996, served a copy of the foregoing document via,
First Class United States mail, postage prepaid as follows I
John A. Statler, Esquire
GOLDBERG, KATZMAN & SHIPMAN, P.C.
320 Market Street
P.O, Box 1268
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1268
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