Shulman et al v. Chromatex, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Alan Shulman, Stanley Siegel, Ruth Cherenson and Adrienne Rolla and M.F. Rolla
Defendant: Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc., Rossville Investments, Inc. and Culp, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2008cv00229
Filed: February 5, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Scranton Office
County: Adams
Presiding Judge: A. Richard Caputo
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2201 Declaratory Judgement
Jury Demanded By: Both

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November 13, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 226 ORDER re 225 Memorandum (Order to follow as separate docket entry) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants request to compel discovery of Plaintiffs financial and insurance information (Docs. 212; 215) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defenda nts request to compel Plaintiffs to provide financial information about themselves is DENIED, but the request to compel production of information about Plaintiffs insurance coverage is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs request for a pr otective order forbidding discovery into these matters (Doc. 214) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The request for a protective order to prevent discovery of Plaintiffs financial information is GRANTED, but the request for a protective order to prevent discovery of Plaintiffs insurance coverage is DENIED.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/13/12. (jam)
October 9, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 194 ORDER re 193 Memorandum (Order to follow as separate docket entry) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Feldspar Investments, LLC, Feldspar Properties, LLC, and Ronald W. Satterfields First Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. 181) is DENIED.IT IS FU RTHER ORDERED that Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for $4,567.00 in fees and expenses, as documented in the August 17, 2012 Statement of Fees and Expenses (Doc. 180), incurred in preparing for and attending the July 19, 2012 hearing. Payment shall be remitted to Plaintiffs within ten (10) days from the date of entry of this Order. Defendants liability for the $4,567.00 in fees and expenses is joint and several.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 10/9/12. (jam, )
August 10, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 178 ORDER re 177 Memorandum (Order to follow as separate docket entry), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants are in contempt of this Courts October 8, 2010 Order for their failure to provide adequate responses to Plaintiffs interrogatories, to produ ce documents in response to Plaintiffs document requests, and to produce electronically stored information in the native format in which it is ordinarily maintained. (A)Beginning this day, and continuing indefinitely until the Court is assured by Pl aintiffs counsel that Defendants have complied with this Order, Defendants shall pay a total of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day to the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania until full, complete, and good faith responses are provided to the following discovery requests: (see Order for specific details) (B)Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for $6,897.00 in fees and expenses, as documented in the October 27, 2010 Petition fo r Fees, (Doc. 105), incurred in preparing their Motion to Compel. Payment shall be remitted to Plaintiffs within ten (10) days from the date of entry of this Order.(C)Defendants are liable to Plaintiff for $7,140 in fees and expenses, as docume nted in the June 15, 2012 Statement of Fees and Expenses, (Doc. 166), incurred in preparing the Motion for Sanctions and for a Rule to Show Cause. Payment shall be remitted to Plaintiffs within ten (10) days from the date of entry of this Order.(D)P laintiffs may file with the Court a supplemental application for fees and expenses incurred in preparing for and attending the July 19, 2012 hearing by August 17, 2012. Defendants may file any response thereto by August 24, 2012.(E)Defendants liability under this Order shall be joint and several.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 8/10/12. (jam, )
June 5, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 163 MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 137 Motion for Reconsideration Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 6/5/12 (jam, )
July 15, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 136 MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 90 Motion for Sanctions. The Defendants, Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc., Rossville Investments, Inc. f/k/a A & E Leasing Company and Ronald W. Satterfield will be sanctioned by havin g an instruction that the destruction of the documents results in an adverse inference to the Defendants, Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc., Rossville Investments, Inc. f/k/a A & E Leasing Company and Ronald W. Sa tterfield, namely that the destroyed documents would support the Plaintiffs claim and would be inconsistent with the defense of Defendants, Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc., Rossville Investments, Inc. f/k/a A & E Leasing Company and Ronald W. Satterfield. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 7/14/11 (jam, )
October 8, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 103 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: An evidentiary will be scheduled to make a factual determination as to the conduct underlying the 90 motion for sanctions; upon conclusion of the evidentiary hearing, the court will decide whether a sanction is appropriate and, if so, the type of sanction appropriate in light of those factors described by the Third Circuit in Polis; granting plaintiffs' 94 motion to compel. Signed by Honorable James F. McClure, Jr on 10/8/10. (km, )
December 16, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Granting plaintiff's 43 motion for leave to file amended complaint; plaintiffs shall file an amended complaint in the form attached as Exhibit A to record document no. 43 on or before 12/23/2009; discovery may continue; a new deadline will be set by further order of court, which will be issued following a further case management conference to be held when counsel have entered appearances on behalf of the additional defendants named in the amended complaint. Signed by Honorable James F. McClure, Jr. on 12/16/09. (km, )
January 22, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER: Denying plaintiffs' 24 motion to direct defendants to secure replacement counsel; denying plaintiffs' motion to direct Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc. and Rossville Investments, Inc. f/k/a A&E Leasing Company to obtain new counsel (Id.); denying plaintiffs' motion requesting the court direct McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC to serve this Order upon Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc. and Rossville Invest ments, Inc. f/k/a A&E Leasing Company (Id.); denying plaintiffs' motion requesting the court reconsider the Order granting McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC leave to withdraw from the case (Id.); directing the clerk to serve this Order upon Chromatex, Inc., Rossville Industries, Inc., Rossville Companies, Inc. and Rossville Investments, Inc. f/k/a A&E Leasing Company by mailing a copy to each entity. Signed by Honorable James F. McClure, Jr on 1/22/09. (km, )
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Plaintiff: Alan Shulman
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