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Mar. ia. iyyo 1 JOAM JJMUII & BUM/ LlH 34U noi FREDERICK M. BARON RUSSELL W. SVJDD BRENT M. ROSENTHAL USA A. BLUE, PH.D. MART E. SKELNIK STEVEN D. WOLENS DIANE M. ANOREW* PETER A. KRAUS JANICE PENNINGTON SAM T. RICHARD JENNIFER A. CURRIE AMY M. QLUMENTHAL USA R. KlVETT L. ANGELYN SCHMID STEVE BAUGHMAN JEFFREY B. SIMON FAX; 214/953-5455 Baron & Budd A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS THE CENTRUM 3108 OAK LAWN AVENUE SUITE IIOO Dallas, Texas 7S219-4201 TELECOPIER <**) SCO-HB' March 15, 1996 Ms. Laura Eilis Kugler DeHay & Elliston, L.L.P. 717 N. Harwood St., Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201-6508 WO. 3d00 r. //n PATRICK N. HAINES ALLEN M. STEWART KAY G. REEVES USA JERGE-LESNiAK KAREN M. GAMMON STEVEN M GRUBER KIMBERLY A. CASTLES KEITH H. COLE. JR. MELISSA K MUTTS DAVID DENNY CHRISTINA E. MANCUSO LAURA J. VAN PELT LEANNE JACKSON LAURIE J. MEGGES'N MICHAEL L. KAESKE ICCNtCP ONLY IP IL AMO MO Dear Kugler: . This letter is to confirm that Georgia Pacific Corporation has agreed that the attached Request for Admissions and Response may be used, and will have effect, in any future trial involving the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. The attached Request for Admissions is dated February 1, 1996 and was filed in In Re: Asbestos -Litigation with the District Court of the 285th Judicial District of Bexar County, Texas. This agreement will avoid the necessity of serving identical Requests for Admission in each jurisdiction where litigation is pending against Georgia Pacific Corporation. If the above accurately reflects our agreement regarding these Requests for Admission, please so indicate by signing this letter in the space provided below and returning it to me pursuant to Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Sincerely, SMG:jjh enc. C:\DOCS\QHUBCT1201 Qh) J. CARLISLE DEHAY, Jfi. <1922 199D GARY D. ELLISTON DAVID W. CROWE MEL D. BAILEY W. SCOTT BERRY* WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL <2141 953-5418 DEHAY & ELLISTON, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS 1500 MAXUS ENERGY TOWER 717 NORTH HARWOOD STREET DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-6508 (214) 953-5454 FACSIMILE (214) 953-5455 215 ORLEANS ST. BEAUMONT. TEXAS 77701 <409) 833-0900 FACSIMILE <4091 833-0964 MICHAEL L. ATCHIEY STUART G. BROOKS KELLY C. CAPSRTON RANDAL G. CASHIOLA PAUL E. HAMILTON BRENT M. KARREN LAURA E. KUGLER CHRISTOPHER P. MANNING AMY E. MCKINNEY ANTHONY S. MILLER TODD D. OGDEN SIDNEY T. SMITH ERIC D. WEWERS OF COUNSEL VIA FEDERAL David J. Garcia District Clerk Bexar County Courthouse 100 Dolorosa St. San Antonio, TX 78205 February 1, 1996 u, MtSc. C <vy & F- FEB.0196* PrP '* PP/t re 027cfTA `77 We* * 1/3, A- Re: In Re: All Asbestos Litigation No. 940-10078 ^ 74*/ /W ""'fl Dear Clerk: ar * Enclosed please Find the original and one copy of Defendant Georgia-Pacific Corporation's Response to Plaintiffs' First Request for Admissions in connection with the above- ^ referenced matter. Please file the original and return a file-stamped copy to our office in the envelope provided. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. NO. 94CI-100 IN RE: ASBESTOS LITIGATION IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF 285TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS DEFENDANT GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS TO: Plaintiffs, by and through their attorney of record, Mr. Steve Gruber, Baron & Budd, 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75219. COMES NOW, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a Defendant in the above-styled and numbered cause and files this its Response to Plaintiffs' First Set of Request for Admissions pursuant to Rule 169 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Respectfully submitted, DEHAY & ELLISTON, L.L.P. 717 North Harwood Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 ;214) 95^3^-5454 TELEPHONE) MEL D. BAILEY State Bar No. 0153210 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been forwarded to counsel of record for Plaintiffs herein, on RESPONSE TO PIAINTIFFS' FIRST REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS REQUEST FOR ADMISSION NO. 1? Admit that Georgia-Pacific Corporation sold asbestoscontaining joint treatment products after December 12, 1977. RESPONSE: Georgia Pacific is unable to admit or deny this request as written. Georgia Pacific ceased the manufacture of all asbestos containing products in 1977. Georgia Pacific has been unable to locate any witnesses who recall sales of asbestos containing joint treatment products after December 12, 1977. Furthermore, Georgia Pacific is not currently specifically aware of documents that indicate that it sold asbestos containing joint treatment products after December 12, 1977.