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*1 Msr- Jfl1 y: JOAiS sum It BUM/ Cit 3CU 1101 FREDERIC* M. BARON RUSSEU, W. BUDD BRENT M. ROSENTHAL lisa a. blue. pw.o. mart e SKELNIK STEVEN D WOlENS OlANE M. ANOREW* PETER A. KRAUS JANICE PENNINGTON SAM T RICHARD JENNIFER A CU*R>C AMY M BLUMCNTHAL LISA R. KIVETT L ANGELVN SCHMID STEVE BAUGHMAN JEFFREY B. 5MON FAX: 214/953-6455 Baron & Budd A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS THE CENTRUM jioe oak lawn avenue SUITE MOO Dallas. Texas 7S219-42B1 TELECOPIER <*<) lEO-MBi March 15, 1996 Ms. Laura Ellis Kugler DeHay & Eiiiston, L.L.P. 717 N. Harwood St., Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201-6508 MO. 3H0Q f. UB PATRICK N. HAINES ALLEN M. STEWART KAY G. REEVES LISA UCRGC-IESNiAK KAREN M. GAMMON STEVEN M GRUBER K.MBCRLY A. CASTLES KEITH h. COLE. jR. MELISSA k hutts DAVID DENNY CNR/STINA C MANCUSO LAURA J. VAN PELT LCANNE JACKSON LAURIE J. MCGGES'N MICHAEL L- KAESKE HCCtO ONLY IN IL MO MC Dear Kugler: a This letter is to confirm that Georgia Pacific Corporation has agreed that the attached Request for Admissions and Response may be used, and wHI 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 wilt 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:\DocsmiKm201 m 1 j CARLISLE OEHAY, JR. 11922 - 1991) GARY 0- EUfSTON DAVID W. CROWE MEL D. BAILEY w. SCOTT BERRY WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL 1214) 953-5418 DEHAY & ELLISTON, l.l.p. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS 1500 MAXUS ENERGY TOWER 717 NORTH HARWOOD STREET DALLAS, TEXAS 75201*6508 1214) 953*5454 FACSIMILE (21 4) 953-5455 2 1 S ORLEANS ST. BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77701 (409) 833-0900 FACSIMILE (409) 833-0964 February 1, 1996 MICHAEL L. ATCHLEY STUART G. BROOKS KELLY C. CARERTON RANDAL G. CASHIOLA PAUL HAMILTON BRENT M. KARREN LAURA E. KUGLER CHRISTOPHER P. MANNING AMY E. MCKINNEY ANTHONY S. MILLER TODD D. OGDEN SIDNEY T. SMITH ERIC 0. WEWERS OF COUNSEL VIA FEDERAL !S * "t/ ^ David J. Garcia District Clerk Bexar County Courthouse 100 Dolorosa St. San Antonio, TX 78205 re.-- FEB. 0196* 202 joub '77 Re: In Re: All Asbestos Litigation No. 940-10078 w**? 7^./ /t*.f -"'ft Dear Clerk: *r st * Enclosed please find the original and one copy of Defendant Georgia-Pacific ^ca/ Corporation's Response to Plaintiffs' First Request for Admissions in connection with the above- rp>nf( 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. u i 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 PLAINTIFFS7 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 ) MV-5455 MeIjECOP/ ^AMEL 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 T-- RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' 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.