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Exhibit Description
A Complaint
Respectfully submitted,
David B. White
PA LD. No. 36684
Mark E. Schweers, JI.
P A LD. No. 92789
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COMPLAINT
Scöuts of America National Council, is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of
Texas, having its principal place of business within the state of
Texas. The matter in controversy
exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum of $75,000.00.
2. On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at approximately 12:49 p.m. on State Route 366 in
Washington Township, Westmoreland County, an agent and/or regÎstered volunteer of the
Defendant, Boy Scouts of America, while in the course of his duties as an agent or a volunteer,
wilfully, recklessly or negligently drove the motor vehicle which he was operating, in which the
minor PlaÌntiff Was a passenger, off the roadway and into a drainage ditch and then an
embankment
3. As a result, the minor Plaintiff was thrown about the interior of the vehicle and
suffered severe and irreversible damage to his internal organs and other parts of his body which
has resulted in global, as well as specific harm; the minor Plaintiff has also sustained a loss of his
abilty to earn a Jiving In the future; he and his family have suffered great pain of body and mind,
and incurred expenses for medical attention and hospitalization in the past and wil continue to
incur such expenses in the futue.
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4. Annette DeIuliis, the Parent and Guardian of Nicola Delulíìs, has suffered
independent financial injury and great pain of body and mind as a direct result of her son's
injuries.
5. The injuries to the Plaintiffs are the product of deliberate indifference and
constitute reckless and outrageous conduct on the part of the Defendant, warranting the
assessment of exemplar damages against the Defendant.
WHEREFORE) PlaIntiffs demand judgment against Defendant for economic losses, past
medical expenses, damages for future medical and health care expenses, general damages as
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NOTICE OF LAWSUIT AND REQUEST FOR- -,..
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WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS
BOY SCOUTS OF AMRXCA NATIONAL COUNCIL
TO: (A)
as (8) of (C)
A lawuit has be commenc against you (or the entity on whose behalf you are-
addressed.) A copy of the complaint is attached to this notice. It has been filed in the
Unite States Distrct Court for the (D) Western District of
Pennsylvania and has been assigned the docket number
(E)
2:05-cv-ion
This is not a formal summons or notificaUon from the Court. but rather my request that you
sign and rerum the énose waiver of servce in order to save the cot of serving you with a jUdicial
summons and an additonal copy of the complaint. The cost of service will be avoided if I receive
a signed copy of the waiver within (19 -;n days after tha date designated below as the date
on which this Notice ànd Request is senl. I enclose a stamped and addressed envelope (or other
means of a cost-free retum) for your use. An extra copy of the waiver is also attched for your
recrds.
If you comply wi this request and return the Signed waver, it will be filed with the Coii and
no summons will be served on you. The action will then proced as if you had been served on the
dae th waiver is file, excpt that you WIll not be obligateQ to answr tha complaint before 60 da
frm the date designated below as the date on which this notice is sent (or before 90 days from the
date if you address is not in any judicial district of the United States.)
!fyou do not return the signed waiver within the time indicated. i will
lake appropriate steps
to effect formal service in a manner authoried by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and will
then, to the extent authoried by those Rules, ask the Court to require you (or the part on whose
belf yo are addrssed) to pay the full costs of such service. In that connection, please read the
statement concerning th duty of parties to waive the service of the summons, which is set forth at
the foot of the waÎver fomi.
! affrm that this request is being sent to you on behalf of the plaintiff. this 5th day
of Augus~ 2005
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2: OS-cv-1077
in Lhe United Staes District Court for the
(l NUMB
Westen: Distct of Pe.nnsyl vania
i have also received a copy of the complaint in the action. two copies of this instrument,
and a means by which I can r~tum the signed waiver to you without cost to me.
i (or the entity on whose behalf I am acting) wil retain all defenses or objections to
the lawsuit or to the jurisdiction or venue of the Court except for objeions base on a defect
in the summons or in the service of the summons.
i understand that a judgment may be entered against me (or the part on whose
behalf I am adlng) if an answer or motion under Rule 12 is not served upon you within 60
days after August 5 ~ 2005 l or within 90 days after that date if the request was sent
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outside the United States.
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Docket Tcxt~
COMPLANT against BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COUNCIL ( Filing fee .$ 250 l'¿ceìpt number 05-
4854.), filed by NICOLA DEIULllS, ANNEITE DEIULIIS. (Attachments: # (I) Civil Cover Sheet # (2) Summons)(ksa)
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The J$-44 civii cover sheer anò the. information coih¡¡in~d herein neiiher repliice nor sy¡:plemeni the filir. .d sc:rvici: oîpl~adings or other papers as required
bv law, exccpi as provided by local rules of coun. TIiis form. approved by ¡he Judicial Conference o(the Unilcd States In September 1974. is required for
¡he use of the: Clerk of Coun for the: purpose of iniiiating the civil docket sheeL (SEE JNSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORJIIL)
1. (ll) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
NICOLA DeIULXIS, a minor, by his Guardian, BOY SCOUTS OF ~~RICA NATIONAL
ANNETTE DeIUIIS, and AN~TTE DeIULIIS, in COUNCIL
her own right:,
First Listed Plaimiff
Westmoreland
(b) Coumy of Residence of (ounzy of Residence of First Listed Defendll1 Unknown
(EXCEPT JN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) ON U.S. PLATIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE; fN LA/''D CONDa1NA nON CASE. USE ni LOCTION OF TH
LAND mVOL VEP.
(c) AHorne)"s (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Numl:r) AltOrneys (IrKnoWn)
Victor H. Pribanic
Sher1e Lynn Painter
PRIBANrC & PRIBANIC, LLC. 1735 Lincoln ~ay Unknown
White Oak. PA 15131 (412 672-5444
II. BAStS OF JURISDICTION (plac.an 'X~ in Oie Bo"O"ly) III. ClTIZENSHIP OF PRINC1PAL PARTIESO'8Clt'X'ii OicBo (orlWiuf
(For Diversiiy Ca'i Only) :md Oie13o:t (or Deendll)
Qi us. G~vernmenl o:i Federil Question Ciiizen ofThis SIal"
Pill P£'f I' DEI
IS J 0 1 Incorprated or Prc;p"i I'lácc 0 4 0 4
plaintiff (U.S. Government Nol a Par) of Busines In This State
oi U.S. Goycmmenl 1& 4 Díycrsity Ciii2en of Another SIale 0 2 02 InCOipriled and Principal Place D 5 r&5
Delendant . (IndiClte Citinship of Paries of Bt1ínes5 In Another Stae
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Citizen or Subject of a 03 03 Forei¡in Nation D 6 06
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IV. NA TlRE OF SUIT (Place an "X" ;n One: Box Only)
CONTRCT TORTS Fo~r~ITUl'tJENALn .'
BANKRUPTCY OTllEl STA TU~
0 ii 0 i"$Unnce F£flSONAL INJY P);aSON,\l:'. INJUY 0 610 Agycilinn: 0 422 Appe 2& use 158 o 400 si.. Rcppoil!
0 J20 Miino 0 jiO AÎi¡IIlC a 36:2 Pc:¡al bjUJ 0 620 Olher Foo ik Drg o 410 AnlÌ!J
0 1~0 MIller ACt 0 315 Aii¡l:= ProduÚ Med. Mapr..ec 0 62. Drug Rclaled Seizure a 423 Wjlldrw¡ o 430 San lld Ba
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a 19D Other Contri; Pruc Liabiliry 0 385 PrDpe Dai.gt 0 110 FAir Lobo Sund. 0 861 HIA (13956) o 891 Agrç.ltÍ).cu
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28 U.S.C ~1332 - Diversity of Citizensh'p and 28 U.S.C. §1391
Venue
VII. REQUESTED IN o CHECK IF THIS is . .DEMAND S CHECK YE only jf demanded in complail1t:
CQMPLAINT: UNDER F.R.C.?, 2 i. excess of $75,000 JURYDtMAND: rayel Ol'o
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vs.
Defendant.
AND NOW comes Plaintiffs, Nicola DeIuliis, a minor by his Guardian, Annette
Deluliis, and Annette DeIuliis, in her own right, by and through their attorneys, Victor H.
Pribanic, Esquire, Sherie Lynn Painter, and Pribanic & Pribanic, L.L.c., and Defendant, Boy
Scouts of America National Council, by and through its attorneys, David B. White, Esquire, and
Bums, White & Hickton, and respectfully file the within Fed. R.Civ.P 26(f) Report of the Parties
and further aver as follows:
1. Identification of counsel and unrepresented parties. The following attorneys are the
p.m. on State Route 366 in Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Minor-Plaintiff, Nicola
DeIuliis, was injured in a one-vehicle accident while a passenger in a van operated by Samuel
Lombardo. Mr. Lombardo was returning from a Boy Scouts outing from Ohio Pyle State Park
with a group of boy scouts. As a result of the accident, Minor-Plaintiff sustained serious injuries
to his internal organs and other pars of his body. It is alleged that as a result of the accident the
Minor-Plaintiff may have sustained a loss of his ability to earn a living in the future. It is further
alleged that the minor Plaintiff has also sustained a loss of his ability to eam a living in the future;
he and his family have incurred expenses for medical attention and hospitalization in the past and
may continue to incur such expenses in the future.
3. The Rule 26(f) Conference was held on Friday, October 7,2005 between Sherie
Lynn Painter on behalf of the Plaintiffs, and Mark E. Schweers, Jr., on behalf of the Defendant.
4. This Honorable Court has scheduled the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference for
Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. in Suite 3280, Third Floor, U.S. Post Offce and
Courthouse Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Lead Trial Counsel and unrepresented parties
shall attend the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference with their calendars in hand for the purpose
of scheduling other pre-trial events and procedures, including a Post-Discovery Status Conference;
Counsel and unrepresented paries shall attend the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference prepared
to discuss the anticipated number of depositions and identities of potential deponents and the
anticipated dates by which interrogatories, requests for production of documents and requests for
admissions will be served).
Fed.R.Civ.P. 12. It is presently undetermined if any party will in fact file a dispositive motion
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12. The parties agree that any dispositive motion and brief
in support
shall be fied on or before 45 days after the close of discovery. The party responding to the
dispositive motion shall have three weeks to respond to an opposing party's motion. A reply brief
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shall be due 5 business days after receipt of the response brief. The parties agree that if the
parties do not fie motions for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, or to dismiss,
plaintiffs pre-trial narrative statement wil be fied by Monday, April 3, 2006. Defendant's pre-
discussed. The parties agree that if they elect to engage in the ADR process, the completion of
the
November 4,2005.
8. Subjects on which fact discovery may be needed. (By executing this report, no
pary shall be deemed to (1) have waived the right to conduct discovery on subjects not listed
herein or (2) be required to first seek the permission of
the Court to conduct discovery with regard
to subjects not listed herein): Generally, it is believed that fact discovery may be necessary
regarding: (1) the incident which is the subject of Plaintiffs Complaint and (2) the injuries and
damages Plaintiff s claim arsing from the incident at issue.
9. The parties have agreed to the proposed suggested dates for the following:
e. The parties agree that discovery should not be conducted in phases nor should it
be limited to or focused on particular issues;
f. Plaintiffs' expert reports should be fied on or before Monday, March 13,2006;
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2006;
10. The parties agree that no changes should be made to the limitations on discovery
imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Local Rule and/or that no other limitations
should be imposed on discovery.
11. The parties agree there is no need for special deadlines, procedures or orders of
cour dealing with discovery of electronically-stored information (electronic discovery).
12. The parties have elected to schedule the Post-Discovery Status Conference
following the completion of Expert Discovery. The parties shall be prepared at the Post-
Discovery Status Conference to discuss and/or schedule the following: (The parties are not
required duiing their Rule 26(f) Conference to consider or propose dates for the items identified
below. Those dates will be detem1ined, if necessary, at the Post-Discovery Status Conference.
Lead trial counsel for each party and each unrepresented pary are required to attend the Post-
Discovery Status Conference with their calendars in hand to discuss those items listed below that
require scheduling. In addition, a representative with settlement authority of each party shall
c. Dates by which dispositive motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, replies thereto and
responses to replies should be filed;
d. Dates by which parties' pre-trial statements should be filed;
e. Dates by which in limine and Daubert motions and responses thereto should be filed;
f. Dates on which motions in limine and Daubert motions shall be heard;
13. At this time, the parties are unaware of any additional orders necessary under
14. The parties do not anticipate the court needing to appoint a special master to deal
with any matter regarding this case.
15. The parties have agreed with regard to all subjects for which a report is required as
set forth above.
16. At this time, the paries have not considered the possibility of settlement of the
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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Counsel for Defendant
PA LD. No. 36684
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA )
NATIONAL COUNCIL, )
)
Defendant. )
ORDER OF COURT
ORDERED that the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) Report of the Parties is approved.
BY THE COURT,
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Defendants.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX )
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Michael C. Childers, who
Region. My mailing address is 10 Centre Drive, P.O. Box 268, Jamesburg, New Jersey,
have also reviewed the allegations contained in the instant lawsuit filed against BSA.
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in Iring, Texas. The puroses ofBSA are to promote, through organization and
cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and
others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance and
kindred virtues. To accomplish its Congressional mission the BSA created a youth
4. BSA is divided into four "Regions." Within distinct geographical areas of each
Region are independent local "councils"; in this case the local council is the Greater
Pittsburgh CounciL. Councils are self-sustained organizations, which are not under the
day-to-day control ofBSA and which receive no financial support from BSA. In addition,
these councils are separate, independent legal entities incorporated under the laws of their
respective states. A council, within its geographic area, makes the scouting program
available to local organizations which desire to sponsor a local "unit", in this case a
organzations. "
organizations; in this case the chartering organization is Mount St. Peter Church. The
both scout parents and members of the charing organzation. It is this troop committee
which selects its volunteer adult leaders and which operates the troop.
6. The events as alleged in this lawsuit took place within the geographic area of
the
Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Plaintiff, Nicola Deiuliis,
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was a member of a unit sponsored by Mount St. Peter Church, Troop 903. The church is
7. Pursuant to its Charter and Bylaws, BSA does not in any way hire, dismiss,
control the day-to-day activities of, or otherwise supervise either the employees of the
Greater Pittsburgh Council, or the local volunteers located within this geographical area.
Finally, neither an independent chartering organization nor its troop is required to seek
permission from BSA before undertaking activities such as are involved in this case
8. The Complaint filed in this matter alleges that Plaintiff, Nicola Deiuliis was
Complaint, the accident occured when "an agent and/or registered volunteer" ofBSA,
"while in the course of his duties.. . willfully, recklessly or negligently drove the motor
9. Plaintiffs' have alleged that the vehicle, a van, was drven by a Mr. Samuel
Lombardo while returning from a "Boy Scouts outing" in Ohio Pyle State Park in
Pennsylvania.
10. At the time of the accident alleged in the Complaint, Mr. Lombardo was
volunteering his time as an unpaid adult volunteer to Troop 903, and involved in an
activity supervised by, and planed by, Troop 903 and/or its troop committee.
11. As an unpaid adult volunteering specifically with Troop 903, Mr. Lombardo had
supervised Mr. Lombardo's volunteer activities with Troop 903, either directly or
indirectly.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appendix in Support
of Motion for Summary Judgment, has been served upon all counsel of record by United
States First Class Mail, postage prepaid, this 9th day of March, 2006, addressed as follows: