BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
KENNETH E. MEDEMA,
JR.,
Compla
v.
ant,
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TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
INC.,
Respondent.
Ms. Dorothy M. Gunn
Clerk of the Board
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL)
NOTICE OF FILING
TO:
PCB No. 05-220
(Enforcement - Noise)
Bradley P. Halloran, Esq.
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL)
(PERSONS ON ATTACHED SERVICE LIST)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the Office of the Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control Board an ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF EDWARD W.
DWYER, ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF THOMAS G. SAFLEY, and
RESPONDENT'S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO
COMPLAINANT'S COMPLAINT,
copies of which are herewith served upon you.
Respectfully submitted,
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH
AMERICA
INC.,
Respondent,
Dated: August 22, 2005
Edward W. Dwyer
Thomas G. Safley
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois 62705-5776
(217) 523-4900
By:/s/ Thomas G. Safley
One of Its Attorneys
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Thomas G. Safley, the undersigned, hereby certify that I have served the
attached ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF EDWARD W. DWYER, ENTRY OF
APPEARANCE OF THOMAS G. SAFLEY, and RESPONDENT'S ANSWER AND
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO COMPLAINANT'S COMPLAINT
upon:
Ms. Dorothy M. Gunn
Clerk of the Board
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
via electronic mail on August 22, 2005; and upon:
Bradley P. Halloran, Esq.
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Mr. Kenneth E. Medema, Jr.
6603 Lakeview Lane
Monee, Illinois 60449
by depositing said documents in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, in Springfield,
Illinois on August 22, 2005.
/s/ Thomas G. Saflev
Thomas G. Safley
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ELECTRONIC FILING, RECEIVED, CLERK'S OFFICE, AUGUST 22, 2005
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
KENNETH E. MEDEMA, JR.,
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Complainant,
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v .
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PCB No.
05-220
(Enforcement - Noise)
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
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INC.,
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Respondent.
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ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF EDWARD W. DWYER
NOW COMES Edward W. Dwyer, of the law firm of HODGE DWYER
ZEMAN, and hereby enters his appearance on behalf of Respondent, TNT LOGISTICS
NORTH AMERICA INC.
Respectfully submitted,
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
INC.,
Respondent,
By:/s/ Edward W. Dwyer
Edward W. Dwyer
D ated: August 22, 2005
Edward W. Dwyer
Thomas G. Safley
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois 62705-5776
(217) 523-4900
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ELECTRONIC FILING, RECEIVED, CLERK'S OFFICE, AUGUST 22, 2005
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
KENNETH E. MEDEMA,
JR.,
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Complainant,
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v.
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PCB No. 05-220
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(Enforcement - Noise)
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
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INC.,
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Respondent.
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ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF THOMAS G. SAFLEY
NOW COMES Thomas G. Safley, of the law firm of HODGE DWYER ZEMAN,
and hereby enters his appearance on behalf of Respondent, TNT LOGISTICS NORTH
AMERICA INC.
Respectfully submitted,
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
INC.,
Respondent,
B y;/s/ Thomas G. Safley
Thomas G. Safley
Dated: August 22, 2005
Edward W. Dwyer
Thomas G. Safley
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois 62705-5776
(217) 523-4900
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ELECTRONIC FILING, RECEIVED, CLERK'S OFFICE, AUGUST 22, 2005
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
KENNETH E. MEDEMA, JR.,
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Complainant,
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v.
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PCB No. 05-220
(Enforcement - Noise)
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA
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INC.,
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Respondent.
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RESPONDENT'S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE TO COMPLAINANT'S COMPLAINT
NOW COMES Respondent, TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA INC.
("TNT"), by its attorneys HODGE DWYER ZEMAN, and for its Answer and
Affirmative Defense to Complainant's Complaint, states as follows:
ANSWER
I.
TNT has insufficient information to
t or deny the allegations
contained in paragraph one of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
2.
TNT has insufficient information to admit or deny the allegations
contained in paragraph two of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
3.
TNT admits that it operates a facility at the address and telephone number
identified by Complainant in paragraph three of Complainant's Complaint ("Facility").
To the extent that paragraph three of Complainant's Complaint contains any further
factual allegations, TNT denies the same.
4.
In response
to paragraph four of Complainant's Complaint, TNT admits
that its Facility conducts
ehousing and distribution activities. To the extent that
paragraph four of Complainant's Complaint conta
denies the same.
any further factual allegations, TNT
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5.
Paragraph five of Complainant's Complaint states a legal conclusion that
does not call for a response. To the extent that paragraph five of Complainant's
Complaint contains any factual allegations, TNT denies the same. TNT further
specifically denies that it has violated the numeric noise limitations referenced in
paragraph five of Complainant's Complaint.
6.
TNT denies that any alleged activities referenced in paragraph six of
Complainant's Complaint constitute "pollution" or have resulted in the violation of any
of the numeric noise limitations referenced in paragraph five of Complainant's
Complaint. To the extent that paragraph six of Complainant's Complaint contains any
further factual allegations, TNT denies the same.
7.
TNT affirmatively states that it has no information regarding when, if at
all, any alleged noise emissions from its Facility allegedly would have been emitted to
Complainant's property. Thus, TNT has insufficient information to admit or deny the
al legations contained in the first three sentences of paragraph seven of Complainant's
Complaint, and therefore denies the same. The fourth sentence of paragraph seven of
Complainant's Complaint does not contain a factual allegation, but contains an opinion
that does not call for a response. To the extent that paragraph seven of Complainant's
Complaint contains any further factual allegations, TNT denies the same.
8.
TNT has insufficient information to admit or deny the allegations
contained in paragraph eight of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
9.
TNT denies that Complainant is entitled to the relief he requests in
paragraph nine of Complainant's Complaint. To the extent that paragraph nine of
Complainant's Complaint contains any factual allegations, TNT denies the same.
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10.
TNT
has insufficient
information to admit or deny any allegations
contained
in paragraph 10 of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
11.
TNT has insufficient
information to admit or deny any allegations
contained in paragraph 11 of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
12.
TNT has insufficient
information to admit or deny any allegations
contained
in paragraph 12 of Complainant's Complaint, and therefore denies the same.
WHEREFORE,
Respondent TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA INC., by its
attorneys HODGE DWYER ZEMAN, prays that Complainant take nothing by way of his
Complaint, and that the Illinois Pollution Control Board award TNT LOGISTICS
NORTH AMERICA INC. all relief just and proper in the premises.
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
For its affirmative defense to Complainant's Complaint, TNT states as follows:
l.
TNT
operates the Facility in order to warehouse and distribute tires.
2.
Trucks deliver trailers of tires to the Facility.
3.
TNT
does not own or operate these trucks.
4.
Trucks also transport trailers of tires from the Facility.
5.
TNT
does not own or operate these trucks.
6.
Complainant in part appears to allege that noise from these trucks, which
TNT does not own or operate, has, at Complainant's property, violated the numeric noise
limitations cited by Complainant in paragraph five of his Complaint.
7.
TNT has no evidence that this is the case.
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8.
However, if this is the case, such alleged violations relating to trucks
which TNT does not own or operate do not constitute violations of the numeric noise
limitations by TNT.
WHEREFORE,
Respondent TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA INC., by its
attorneys HODGE DWYER ZEMAN, prays that the Illinois Pollution Control Board find
in favor of TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA INC. on this Affirmative Defense, that
Complainant take nothing by way of his Complaint, and that the Illinois Pollution Control
Board award TNT LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA INC. all relief just and proper in the
premises.
Respectfully submitted,
TNT LOGISTICS NORTH
AMERICA INC.,
ondent,
By:/s/ Thomas G. Saflev
One of Its Attorneys
Dated: August 22, 2005
Edward W. Dwyer
Thomas G. Safley
HODGE DWYER ZEMAN
3150 Roland Avenue
Post Office Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois 62705-5776
(217) 523-4900
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