BEFORE
THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
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CLERK’S OFFICE
PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
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JUL
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STATE
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ILUNOIS
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Pollution Control
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Complainant,
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PCB No. 04-106
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(Enforcement-Cost Recovery)
THOMAS GRAY, an individual, STEVE
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WHYTE, an individual, GLADYS WHYTE, an
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individual, LEONA CHILDRESS, an individual,
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and WILLIAM McCOY, an individual
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Respondents.
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NOTICE
OF FILING
TO:
Attached Service List
PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE that
on July
19
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2004
we
filed with
the
Clerk of the Illinois
Pollution ControlBoard, Complainant’s Motion for SummaryJudgment and Certificate ofService, a
copy ofwhich is attached and served upon you.
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Respectfully submitted,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
LISA Madigan, Attorney General State
of Illinois
By:
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Gerald T. Karr
Assistant Attorney General
Environmental
Bureau
188 West Randolph Street,
20th
Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
DATED: July19
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2004
(312) 814-3369
SERVICE LIST
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Thomas Gray
13163 East
2500 South Road
Momence, Illinois 60954
Steve Whyte
Gladys Whyte
242 West
150th Street
Harvey,
Illinois 60426-2058
Keith Harley
Chicago Legal Clinic
205
West Monroe Street,
4th
Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Carol Sudman
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
1021
North Grand Avenue East
P.O.
Box
19274
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9274
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COMPLAINANTSMOTION FOR SUMMARY
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NOW CO~S, Complainant,
PEOPLE
OF,THE STATE
OF
ILLINOIS,
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rel.
LISA.
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MADIGAN,
Attorney
General for.the. State’ of
illinois, ‘and pursuant
t~Section
101.516 of the
illinois
Pollution ControlBoard ProceduralRegulations,
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Adna.
Code 101.516, herebymOves
for the entry ofan order
granting summary
judgment in favor ofthe Complainant
and
against the
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Respondents, Thomas Gray, Steve
Whyte and
Gladys
Whyte.
In support ofits motion Complainant
states as follows:
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INTRODUCTION
On December 29, 2003,
Complainant
fileda one
count
Complaint
seeking
to recover monies
expended by the State offllinois m conducting a clean-up ofused
and
waste tires atpropertyowned
and/or
operated by the Respondents,
Thomas
Gray,
Steve
Whyte ‘and
Gladys
Whyte
(hereinafter
referred to as “Responde~its”).
A copy
of
the Complaint is attachedhereto
and
is.
in~corp
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herein
as
Exhibit
“A”
Pursuant to Section 103 204 (f) ofthe illinois Pollution Control
BoardRegulations,
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Code 103 204 (1), theNotice on the Complaint contained,
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part,
the following
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Failure to file an answerto this Complaintin 60 days may havesevere consequences.
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Failure to answerwill mean that all allegations in the Complaintwill be taken as if
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admitted for purposes ofthis proceeding.
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Service of the
Complaint ~‘as completed by registered certified
mail.
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proof of service is
attached hereto and incorporated herein
as Exhibit
“B”
Respondents, have failed to answer the
Complaint,
nor have they filed a motion attacking the sufficiency ofthe Complaint
Pursuant to
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Section 103.204(d) ofthe flhinoisPollution controlBoardProcedural Regulations, 35111. Adrn. Code.
103 204(d), all material allegations ofthe Complaintare deemedadmitted by operation oflaw
The
illinois Environmental Protection Agencyhired acontractor to removethe usedandwastetires and
the tires were in fact disposed ofat a cost of$131, 902.48.
See a copy ofthe affidavit ofTodd I.
Marvel, Manager oftheUsed Tire Unit, attached hereto andincorporated herein as Exhibit “C”
SUMMARY JUDGMENT STM~DAR1)
Summaryjudgment is appropnatewhen thepleadings, depositions, admissions on file, and
affidavits disclose there isno genuine issue as to anymaterial fact and the movingpartyis entitled to
judgment as amatter oflaw. Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. v. Gleas~n~
181 ili.2d 460; 483, 693 N.E.2d 358,
370
(Ill.
Sup.
1998).
Use
of summary judgment procedure is
to
be
encouraged as
an
aid
in
expeditious disposition oflawsuits, however,
it
is drasticmeans ofdisposing oflitigationand should
be allowed only when the right ofthe movingparty is clear andfree ofdoubt. Gilbertv, Sycamore
MunicipalH~s~pita~i,
156 Iii 2d 511, 622N B 2d 788 (fli
Sup
1993)
Grantedsummaryjudgment is
a drastic consequence, the instant
case is tailor made for this type of disposition and resolution
UNCONTESTED FACTS
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Respondents owned or operatedthe Site
See Exhibit A, paras
4 &
5
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Respondents received the Notice pursuantto Section
55 3(d) ofthe Actrequfring
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punitiye damages ofup
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double the cost ofthe clean-up.
See Exhibit A, paras.
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Respondents failed to respond to the SeCtion 55.3(d)Notice and didnotperform any
ofthe acts required by the Notice.
See Exhibit A, paras.
17 &18.
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The State ofillinois performed thetire removal action at a costof$131,902.48.
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Exhibit A, paras.
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and Exhibit C.
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Respondents havefailed to reimburse the State ofIllinois for thecostofthe clean-up.
See Exhibit A, para. 27 and Exhibit C.
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CONCLUSION
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WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons,
Complainant respectthfly request the Board to:
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Enter an order granting summaryjudgment for Complainant and a.gainst Respondents,
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Thomas Gray, Steve Whyte and Gladys Whyte;.
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Order Respondents, Thomas Gray, Steve Whyte and Gladys Whyte
to reimbursethe
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, $131,902.48 for the cost ofthe tire clean-up;
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Order anyother relief it deems just and
appropriate.
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PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFILLINOIS,
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LISA MADIGAN, Attorney General
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Assistant Attorney General
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DATED: July19, 2004
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