RECE~VEDCLERK’S OFFICE

AU6262004

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD.

Complainant,

PCB No

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Bradley P. Halloran

Hearing Officer

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 W., Randolph St., Suite ll-500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Complainant; PEOPLE OF THE STATE’

OF ILLINOIS, filed with the Illinois Pollution Control Board, its

MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL, a true and correct copy of which

is attached hereto and is hereby served upon you.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS;

v

G & M ‘TOTAL, INC., an’ Illinois

Corporation,,GEORGE PAPAS,

individually and as President of

G & N TOTAL, INC.,     

Respondents.

97-119

RECE~VED

CLERK’S OFFICE

AU6262004

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

NOTICE OF FILING.

TO: Mr. Thomas Davis

2610 Sheridan’Road

Suite 214

Zion, Illinois 60099

PEOPLE OF’ THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

Ex rel.

LISA MP~DIGAN, Attorney

Generalof. the State of Illinois

BY:

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KATHERINE ‘A’. KELLY 

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Assistant AttOrney Genera/

Environmental 

Bureau

188 West Randolph, 20th FloOr

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 814-3153    

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Dated:  

August 26, 2004   

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THIS FILING. IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER     

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BEFORETHEILLINOIS POLLUTION-CONTROL BOARD

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, 

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Complainant,       

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PCB No. 97-119

(Enforcement)

G & M TOTAL, INC., an Illinois

Corporation, GEORGE PAPAS,    

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•individua.lly and as President of 

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CLERK’S OFFICE

G & M TOTAL, INC.,       

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262004

Respondents.  

SIATEOF ILLINOIS’

Pollution Control Board

MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

Complainant, PEOPLE OF ‘I~HE STATE OF ILLINOIS, by LISA

MADIGAN, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, pursuant to

735 ILCS 5/2-1009 (a) (2004) 

requests this Board. to voluntarily

dismiss the alleged violation of Section 12(a) of the Illinois

Environmental Protection Act (“Act”) 

415 ILCS’ 5/12 (a) (1996)  

-asserted in Count I of Complainant’s Complaint filed against :G&M

Total, Inc. and George Papas on January 8, 1997 (“Complainant’s

Complaint”). 

In support of this motion, Complainant stat~s as

follows:    

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1. On January 8, 1997, Complainant filed ‘a two-count   

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complaint against Respondents alleging violations of’Section

12(a) of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/12(a) (1996), and Sections 731.160,

731.162 and 731.163 of the Illinois Pollution Control Board

Leaking Underground Storage Tank, Regulations (“Board LUST

Regulations”), 35 Ill. .‘Adm. Code’ 731.160, 731.162 and 173.163

(1996) 

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2. On December 1, ‘2003,, Complainant filed-a Motion’for

Summary Judgment requesting the Board find that Respondents,’

violated Section 12(a) of the Act, 415 ILCS 5/12(a) (1996), ‘and,’

SectioflS 731.160, 731.162 and 731.163 of the Board’s LUST

Regulations, 35 Ill. 

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Code 731.160, 73l.16~and 731.163.

3. On March 

2004, the Board entered,’ ~n Order granting

COmplainant partia,l summary judgment finding that ‘Res~ondents

violated Sections 731.160, 731.16.2 and 731.163 of the Board’s

LUST Regulations, but-denied Complainant summary’jtid~entwith

respect to the 12(a) violation alleged’izi Count I’of

Comp1aifla~1t’s Complaint,. 

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4. Because the Board found that Respondents vio1a~ed

Sections 731.160,’ 731.162 and 731.163 of the Board’s LUST’ 

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Regulations, Complainant filed with the Board a Brief for a 

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Final Remedy, ‘thei~efore, Complainant dOes ‘not’ believe it   

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necessary to’request that ‘the Board also ,find,Respondents liable

for violating Section 12(a) Of ‘~heAct, 415 ILCS 5/12(a) (1996)

as alleged in Count I of’ Complainant’s Complaint.   

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This motion is properly brought before trial’ or hearing

on this case, pursuant to SectiOn 5/2-1009(a)’ of the IllinOis

Code of Civil Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/2-1009 (a) (2004)

WHEREFORE, the Complainant -respectfully requests that the

Board voluntarily dismiss the alleged violation of Section 12 (a)

of the Act’, 415 ILCS 5/12 (a) (1996) 

asserted in- Count I of

Complainant’s Complaint, without prejudice, all parties to bear

their own costs and any other relief the Board deems appropriate

andjust.  

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R~spectfully‘submitted,’

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

ex,zel.

LISA-MADIGAN,  

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Attorney General of the

State of Illinois’       

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MATTHEW 3~. DUNN, Chi~f

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Environmental Enforcement/  

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Asbestos Litigation Division 

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ROSEMARIE CA-ZEAU, Chief 

Environmental Bureau 

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Assistant Attorney General

THERINE A. KELLY 

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Assistant Attorney Gener4l

Environmental Bureau 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE   

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KATHERINE A. KELLY,

an Assistant, Attorney General, do 

certify that I caused to be mailed this 26th day of August, 2004,

the foregoing MOTION and NOTICE by first-class mail in a postage

prepaid envelope and depositing same with the United States

Postal Service located at 100 West Randolph. Street, Chicago,

IllinoiS, 60601.  

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