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CAUSE NO. 2011 76724
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Plaintiff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
and
THE STATE OF TEXAS, acting by and
through the TEXAS COMMISSION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
necessary and indispensable party
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY,
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL
MAINTENANCE CORPORATION,
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS,
INC., Defendants 295th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
MIMC’S OBJECTIONS TO THE COUNTY’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT EVIDENCE
McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corporation (“MIMC”) asserts the following
objections to the County’s summary judgment evidence submitted on August 20, 2014:
Exhibit Description Objection(s)
Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Hearsay
Investigation/Feasibility Study (11/20/09)
Memo to Stephen Chase, Jr., from A. P Talboys (09/21/55) Hearsay
Letter from Harris County Health Unit (N.A. Quebedeaux, Jr). Hearsay
to MIMC (L.P. McGinnes) regarding Use of Property on the
West Bank of the SJRWP 12/28/65
State Department of Health Interoffice Memo from Stanley Hearsay
Thompson to D.F. Smallhorst regarding Investigation of
Industrial Waste Disposal / Champion Paper, Inc. 05/06/66
Agreement between Champion Papers Inc. and Ole Peterson
Construction Company, Inc. 04/29/65
Appropriation Request and Authorization, Empty "B” Hearsay
Secondary Basin 07/14/66
Public Health Assessment red: SJWP prepared by TX Dept of Hearsay
Health Services (10/30/12)
8 MIMC Shareholders disclosure letter to Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (G.C. Hearsay, Relevance
Environmental) (01/30/92) for ownership purposes
9 Letter from Al Axe to Barbara Nann (EPA) re: Unilateral
Administrative Order for Remedial Investigation / Feasibility
Study (02/22/10)
10 Letter from Lori Warner to Barbara Nann (EPA) regarding Hearsay, Relevance
Memo dated April 2, 2010 re Request for Tie Critical Removal for ownership purposes
Action in the SJR (04/29/10)
11 Minutes of Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hearsay, Relevance
MIMC (08/19/68) for ownership purposes
12 Deposition excerpts of Kinnan Goleman (01/21/14)
13 Deposition excerpts of Barry Caldwell (01/24/14)
14 Deposition excerpts of Charles Rivette (01/28/14)
15 Deposition excerpts of Phlip Slowiak (01/08/14)
16 TX Dept. of Health Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisory Hearsay
No. 3 and report of James Olson dated June 19, 2013
(09/00/90)
17 MIMC Shareholders disclosure letter to Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (G.C. Hearsay, Relevance
Environmental) (1/30/92) for ownership purposes
18 KUHF Radio – County, Feds Look to Clean Up Site Along Hearsay
SJR (10/10/07)
19 Letter to Robert Werner – Superfund Enforcer from IPC re: Hearsay
SJRWP (02/27/09)
20 Letter from Nedra J. Foster to Chris Dodson regarding San Hearsay
Jacinto River Litigation (10/04/13)
21 William Merten Expert Report (08/16/13) Hearsay
22 TMDL Project Status, "Dioxins (and PCBs) in the Houston Hearsay
Ship Channel" by Larry Koenig, P.E (01/00/09)
23 Affidavit of Frances Chin (05/09/13)
24 Affidavit of Elton Parker (05/09/13)
25 Publication - Are You Eating Fish and Crab from the SJ River Hearsay
- TDSHS (09/00/09)
26 EPA Memo from Valmichael Leos to Samuel Coleman, Hearsay
Superfund Division re: request for approval of a Time Critical
removal action at the SJRWP Site (04/02/10)
27 Letter dated from W. A. Quebedeaux to Burns Engineering; IP
(06/11/65)
28 House Study Group bill analysis re: Oil Spills in State Waters Hearsay
(05/16/85)
29 Memo dated from Jim Henderson to Addressees, re: Waste Hearsay
Sludge Disposal12/30/65
30 Deposition excerpts of Philip Biedient (03/06/14)
31 Deposition excerpts of Thomas Duckert (01/29/14)
32 HRS Document Record re: SJWP – TCEQ (03/00/08) Hearsay
33 Brown & Root Engineering Report re: proposed sludge Hearsay
disposal facility / MIMC (07/27/66)
34 Aerial Photographs of the SJRWP from Harper Leiper
collections
35 Affidavit of Joan K. Meyer (08/13/14)
36 Deposition excerpts of Larry Soward (04/02/14)
MIMC asserts the following objections to the State’s summary judgment evidence
submitted on August 20, 2014:
Exhibit Description Objection(s)
No.
1 April 1965 contract
2 September 1965 assignment of contract
3 August 19, 1968 Board Minutes Hearsay, Relevance
for ownership purposes
4 January 30, 1992 MIMC Corporate Disclosure Hearsay, Relevance
for ownership purposes
5 February 22, 2010 letter from Albert R. Axe, Jr.
6 April 2010 letter from Lori Warner Hearsay, Relevance
for ownership purposes
7 December 28, 1965 letter from HCHD Hearsay
8 2009 EPA Unilateral Administrative Order Hearsay
9 October 4, 2013 Nedra Foster report Hearsay
10 August 16, 2012 William Merten report Hearsay
11 Report of Dr. John H. Pardue Hearsay
12 Deposition excerpts from Dr. John H. Pardue
13 Deposition excerpts from Dr. John H. Pardue
14 Report of Dr. Phil Bedient. Hearsay
15 Deposition excerpts from Dr. Phil Bedient
16 Deposition excerpts from Dr. Phil Bedient
17 Excerpt from Appendix of January 30, 1992 Shareholder Hearsay
Disclosure Letter
PRAYER
MIMC respectfully requests that the Court strike these exhibits from the summary
judgment record.
Respectfully submitted,
WINSTEAD PC
By: /s/ Peter Nolan
Peter Nolan
State Bar No. 15062600
pnolan@winstead.com
Albert R. Axe
aaxe@winstead.com
State Bar No. 01457400
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: 512-370-2806
Facsimile: 512-370-2850
Bruce R. Wilkin
Texas Bar No. 24053549
bwilkin@winstead.com
1100 JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: 713-650-8400
Facsimile: 713-650-2400
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
By: /s/ Paula W. Hinton
Paula W. Hinton
Texas State Bar No. 09710300
phinton@winston.com
Jennifer M. Nelsen
Texas State Bar No. 24070321
jnelsen@winston.com
Renee T. Wilkerson
Texas State Bar No. 24084097
rwilkerson@winston.com
William N. (“Bill”) Collins
Texas State Bar No. 24087328
wcollins@winston.com
1111 Louisiana, 25th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 651-2600
Facsimile: (713) 651-2700
ATTORNEYS FOR MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL
MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading has been forwarded
to all counsel of record in this cause by email and certified mail pursuant to the Texas Rules of
Civil Procedure on the 5th day of September, 2014.
Debra Tsuchiyama Baker Dale L. Trimble
Earnest W. Wotring THE TRIMBLE FIRM, PLLC
CONNELLY • BAKER • WOTRING LLP 209 Simonton
700 JPMorgan Chase Tower Conroe, Texas 77301
600 Travis Street
Houston, Texas 77002 Mary E. Smith
Office of the Attorney General of TEXAS
Rock W. A. Owens 300 W. 15th St.
OFFICE OF HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY Austin, Texas 78701
1019 Congress, Room 157
Houston, TX 77002 Winstol D. Carter, Jr.
Craig Stanfield
J. Marcus “Marc” Hill MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
HILL & HILL PC 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000
1770 St. James, Suite 115 Houston, Texas 77002
Houston, Texas 77056
Glenn A. Ballard, Jr.
Tammy Tran Christopher L. Dodson
THE TAMMY TRAN LAW FIRM BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP
2915 Fannin 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002 Houston, Texas 77002
Michael W. Perrin
MICHAEL W. PERRIN, PLLC
2323 South Shepherd 14th Floor
Houston, Texas 77019
/s/ Peter Nolan
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CAUSE NO. 2011 76724 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Plaintiff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF and THE STATE OF TEXAS, acting by and through the TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, necessary and indispensable party HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC., Defendants 295th JUDICIAL DISTRICT MIMC’S OBJECTIONS TO THE COUNTY’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT EVIDENCE McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corporation (“MIMC”) asserts the following objections to the County’s summary judgment evidence submitted on August 20, 2014: Exhibit Description Objection(s) Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Hearsay Investigation/Feasibility Study (11/20/09) Memo to Stephen Chase, Jr., from A. P Talboys (09/21/55) Hearsay Letter from Harris County Health Unit (N.A. Quebedeaux, Jr). Hearsay to MIMC (L.P. McGinnes) regarding Use of Property on the West Bank of the SJRWP 12/28/65 State Department of Health Interoffice Memo from Stanley Hearsay Thompson to D.F. Smallhorst regarding Investigation of Industrial Waste Disposal / Champion Paper, Inc. 05/06/66 Agreement between Champion Papers Inc. and Ole Peterson Construction Company, Inc. 04/29/65 Appropriation Request and Authorization, Empty "B” Hearsay Secondary Basin 07/14/66 Public Health Assessment red: SJWP prepared by TX Dept of Hearsay Health Services (10/30/12) 8 MIMC Shareholders disclosure letter to Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (G.C. Hearsay, Relevance Environmental) (01/30/92) for ownership purposes 9 Letter from Al Axe to Barbara Nann (EPA) re: Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study (02/22/10) 10 Letter from Lori Warner to Barbara Nann (EPA) regarding Hearsay, Relevance Memo dated April 2, 2010 re Request for Tie Critical Removal for ownership purposes Action in the SJR (04/29/10) 11 Minutes of Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hearsay, Relevance MIMC (08/19/68) for ownership purposes 12 Deposition excerpts of Kinnan Goleman (01/21/14) 13 Deposition excerpts of Barry Caldwell (01/24/14) 14 Deposition excerpts of Charles Rivette (01/28/14) 15 Deposition excerpts of Phlip Slowiak (01/08/14) 16 TX Dept. of Health Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisory Hearsay No. 3 and report of James Olson dated June 19, 2013 (09/00/90) 17 MIMC Shareholders disclosure letter to Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (G.C. Hearsay, Relevance Environmental) (1/30/92) for ownership purposes 18 KUHF Radio – County, Feds Look to Clean Up Site Along Hearsay SJR (10/10/07) 19 Letter to Robert Werner – Superfund Enforcer from IPC re: Hearsay SJRWP (02/27/09) 20 Letter from Nedra J. Foster to Chris Dodson regarding San Hearsay Jacinto River Litigation (10/04/13) 21 William Merten Expert Report (08/16/13) Hearsay 22 TMDL Project Status, "Dioxins (and PCBs) in the Houston Hearsay Ship Channel" by Larry Koenig, P.E (01/00/09) 23 Affidavit of Frances Chin (05/09/13) 24 Affidavit of Elton Parker (05/09/13) 25 Publication - Are You Eating Fish and Crab from the SJ River Hearsay - TDSHS (09/00/09) 26 EPA Memo from Valmichael Leos to Samuel Coleman, Hearsay Superfund Division re: request for approval of a Time Critical removal action at the SJRWP Site (04/02/10) 27 Letter dated from W. A. Quebedeaux to Burns Engineering; IP (06/11/65) 28 House Study Group bill analysis re: Oil Spills in State Waters Hearsay (05/16/85) 29 Memo dated from Jim Henderson to Addressees, re: Waste Hearsay Sludge Disposal12/30/65 30 Deposition excerpts of Philip Biedient (03/06/14) 31 Deposition excerpts of Thomas Duckert (01/29/14) 32 HRS Document Record re: SJWP – TCEQ (03/00/08) Hearsay 33 Brown & Root Engineering Report re: proposed sludge Hearsay disposal facility / MIMC (07/27/66) 34 Aerial Photographs of the SJRWP from Harper Leiper collections 35 Affidavit of Joan K. Meyer (08/13/14) 36 Deposition excerpts of Larry Soward (04/02/14) MIMC asserts the following objections to the State’s summary judgment evidence submitted on August 20, 2014: Exhibit Description Objection(s) No. 1 April 1965 contract 2 September 1965 assignment of contract 3 August 19, 1968 Board Minutes Hearsay, Relevance for ownership purposes 4 January 30, 1992 MIMC Corporate Disclosure Hearsay, Relevance for ownership purposes 5 February 22, 2010 letter from Albert R. Axe, Jr. 6 April 2010 letter from Lori Warner Hearsay, Relevance for ownership purposes 7 December 28, 1965 letter from HCHD Hearsay 8 2009 EPA Unilateral Administrative Order Hearsay 9 October 4, 2013 Nedra Foster report Hearsay 10 August 16, 2012 William Merten report Hearsay 11 Report of Dr. John H. Pardue Hearsay 12 Deposition excerpts from Dr. John H. Pardue 13 Deposition excerpts from Dr. John H. Pardue 14 Report of Dr. Phil Bedient. Hearsay 15 Deposition excerpts from Dr. Phil Bedient 16 Deposition excerpts from Dr. Phil Bedient 17 Excerpt from Appendix of January 30, 1992 Shareholder Hearsay Disclosure Letter PRAYER MIMC respectfully requests that the Court strike these exhibits from the summary judgment record. Respectfully submitted, WINSTEAD PC By: /s/ Peter Nolan Peter Nolan State Bar No. 15062600 pnolan@winstead.com Albert R. Axe aaxe@winstead.com State Bar No. 01457400 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: 512-370-2806 Facsimile: 512-370-2850 Bruce R. Wilkin Texas Bar No. 24053549 bwilkin@winstead.com 1100 JPMorgan Chase Tower 600 Travis Street Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: 713-650-8400 Facsimile: 713-650-2400 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP By: /s/ Paula W. Hinton Paula W. Hinton Texas State Bar No. 09710300 phinton@winston.com Jennifer M. Nelsen Texas State Bar No. 24070321 jnelsen@winston.com Renee T. Wilkerson Texas State Bar No. 24084097 rwilkerson@winston.com William N. (“Bill”) Collins Texas State Bar No. 24087328 wcollins@winston.com 1111 Louisiana, 25th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 651-2600 Facsimile: (713) 651-2700 ATTORNEYS FOR MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading has been forwarded to all counsel of record in this cause by email and certified mail pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on the 5th day of September, 2014. Debra Tsuchiyama Baker Dale L. Trimble Earnest W. Wotring THE TRIMBLE FIRM, PLLC CONNELLY • BAKER • WOTRING LLP 209 Simonton 700 JPMorgan Chase Tower Conroe, Texas 77301 600 Travis Street Houston, Texas 77002 Mary E. Smith Office of the Attorney General of TEXAS Rock W. A. Owens 300 W. 15th St. OFFICE OF HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY Austin, Texas 78701 1019 Congress, Room 157 Houston, TX 77002 Winstol D. Carter, Jr. Craig Stanfield J. Marcus “Marc” Hill MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP HILL & HILL PC 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000 1770 St. James, Suite 115 Houston, Texas 77002 Houston, Texas 77056 Glenn A. Ballard, Jr. Tammy Tran Christopher L. Dodson THE TAMMY TRAN LAW FIRM BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP 2915 Fannin 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77002 Houston, Texas 77002 Michael W. Perrin MICHAEL W. PERRIN, PLLC 2323 South Shepherd 14th Floor Houston, Texas 77019 /s/ Peter Nolan AUSTIN_1/755383.2 1357477v.2 -- 48434-16 09/05/2014