greg whitaker v. civitas solutions, inc., new jersey department of children and families

8/20/2019 Greg Whitaker v. Civitas Solutions, Inc., New Jersey Department of Children and Families

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ST RK 8

ST RK

ATTORNEYS AT

LAW

MAILING ADDRESS

PO

BOX 53 5

PRINCETON, NJ 08543-5315

STARK STARK, A Professional Corporation

Mailing_Address: PO Box 5315, Princeton, NJ 08543

Office Location: 993

Lenox

Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ

08648

(609) 896-9060

Michael G. Donahue, III , Esq., Attorney ID : 04577-1994

Attorneys for Plaintiff

GREG

WHITAKER,

I

Plaintiff,

I

SUPERIOR COURT

OF

NEW

JERSEY

MERCER COUNTY LAW DNISION

vs.

CMTAS SOLUTIONS, INC ; THE MENTOR

NETWORK; NMH HOLDINGS, LLC; NATIONAL

MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.; REM; NEW

JERSEY

MENTOR; REM NEW JERSEY; LISA McGEE;

LESTER J. WILLIAMS; STATE OF NEW JERSEY;

NEW JERSEY

DNISION

,OF YOUTH AND

F MILY

SERVICES;

NEW

JERSEY DIVISION

OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; XYZ

CORPORATIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations); ABC

COMPANIES

1-10

(fictitious designations);

DEF

CONTRACTORS 1-10 (fictitious designations); and

JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious designations),

Defendants I

Defendants.

Docket.No. MER-L-43-16

CIVIL

ACTION

SUMMONS

From The

State of

New

Jersey

to The

Defendant(s) Named Above:

The plaintiffnamed above has filed a lawsuit against you in the Superior Court ofNew Jersey. The

complaint attached to this summons states

the

basis for this lawsuit. f you dispute this complaint, you or your

attorney must file a written answer or motion and proof

of

service with the Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court

in

the county listed above within 35 days from the date you received this summons, not counting the date you

received it.

(A

directory of he addresses of each Deputy Clerk of he Superior Court is available

in

the Civil

Division Management Office

in

the County listed above and online at http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/pro

se/10153 deptyclerklawref.pdf.)

f

he complaint

is

one in foreclosure, then you must file your written answer or

motion and proof

of

service with the Clerk of he Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex,

P.

0 Box 971,

Trenton,

NJ

08625-0971. A filing fee payable to the Treasurer, State ofNew Jersey, and a completed Case

Information Statement (available from the Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court) must accompany your answer or

motion when it is filed. You must also send a copy of your answer or motion to plaintiffs attorney, whose name

and address appear above, or to plaintiff,

if no

attorney is named above. A telephone call will not protect your

rights; you must file and serve a written answer or motion (with fee

of

$175.00 and completed Case Infonnation

Statement) if you want the court

to

hear your defense.

fyou do not file and serve a written answer or motion within 3 5 days, the court may enter a judgment against you

for the rel ief plaintiff demands, plus interest and costs of suit. f udgment is entered against you, the Sheriff may

seize your money, wages, or property

to

pay all or part

of

the judgment.

lfyou cannot afford an attorney, you may call the Legal Services office in the county where you live,

or

the Legal

Services ofNew Jersey Statewide Hotline, at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW(l-888-576-5529). f you do not have an attorney

and

are

not eligible for free legal assistance, you

may

obtain a referral to

an

attorney

by

calling one

of

the Lawyer

Referral Services.

A

directory with contact infonnation for local Legal Services Offices and Lawyer Referral

Services is available in the Civil Division Management Office in the county listed above and online at

h ://www:udici .state.n· .us/ rose/10153 de cler wref. df.

DATED: January

26, 2016

Name of Defendant to be served: New Jersey Division

of

Youth and Family Services

Address

of

Defendant to be served: 50 East State Street, 2nd floor, Trenton, NJ 08625-0729


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MERCER COUNTY COURTHOUSE

•CIVIL CASE MANAGMENT OFFICE

175

SOUTH

BROAD ST PO BOX 8068

TRENTON

NJ 08650-0068

COURT TELEPHONE NO.

609)

571-4490

COURT HOURS 8:30 AM -

4:30

PM

DATE:

RE:

TRACK ASSIGNMENT NOTICE

JANUARY

11,

2016

WHITAKER V CIVITAS SOLUTIONS

INC

ET

AL

DOCKET:

MERL

-000043 16

THE

ABOVE

CASE

HAS

BEEN

ASSIGNED TO:

TRACK

2.

DISCOVERY IS 300

DAYS

AND RUNS FROM THE FIRST ANSWER OR 90

DAYS

FROM SERVICE

ON

THE FIRST DEFENDANT

WHICHEVER

COMES

FIRST.

THE PRETRIAL JUDGE ASSIGNED IS: HON

ANTHONY

M. MASSI

I YOU HAVE

NY

QUESTIONS, CONTACT TEAM 012

AT:

{609) 571.-4454.

I

YOU

BELIEVE

THAT

THE

TR CK

IS INAPPROPRIATE

YOU

MUST

FILE

A

CERTIFICATION OF GOOD

CAUSE

WITHIN 30

DAYS

OF THE FILING OF YOUR PLEADING.

PLAINTIFF

MUST SERVE COPIES OF

THIS

FORM ON ALL OTHER PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE

WITH

R.4:SA-2.

ATTENTION:

JUWSEB2

ATT: MICHAEL G. DONAHUE

STARK STARK

993 LENOX DRIVE

BUILDING 2

LAWRENCEVILLE NJ

08648

ece ven

N 15 2 16 u

. BY


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Appendix Xll Bl

FILED

JAN

08

2016

CIVIL CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT

(CIS)

CHGICKNO.

CIVIL

DIVISION

Use for initial Law Division

AMOUNT:

Civil Part pleadings (not motions) under

Rufe

4:5-1

Pleading

will be

rejected

for

filing, under

Rule

1 5-6(c),

if information

above the

black

bar is not

completed

or

attorney's signature

is not

affixed

OVERPAYMENT:

BATCH

NUMBER:

ATTORNEY

I

PRO SE NAME

Michael

G.

Donahue, Esquire

FIRM NAME (if appficable) ·

Stark Stark, A Professional Corporation

OFFICE

ADDRESS

Stark Stark, p c

P

0.

Box 5315

TELEPHONE NUMBER

609) 895-7343

COUNTY OF VENUE

Mercer

DOCKETNUMBER when available)

L, 43 \

DOCUMENT

TYPE

Complaint

Princeton, NJ 08543-5315

JURY DEMAND

YES

O

No

NAME OF PARTY (e.g., John Doe, Plaintiff}

Greg Whitaker

CASETYPE NUMBER

(See reverse side for listing)

HURRICANE SANDY

RELATED?

CAPTION

Whitaker

v.

DYFUS, et

al.

IS THIS A PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE CASE?

O YES lgj NO

605

O

YES 181 NO

f

YOU HAVE

CHECKED

YES,~ SEE

N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27 AND APPLICABLE CASE

LAW

REGARDING YOUR OBLIGATION TO

FILE

AN AFFIDAVIT OF

MERIT.

RELATED

CASES

PENDING?

D YEs [81 No

O

YOU ANTICIPATE ADDING ANY PARTIES

(arising out of same transaction or occl.lll3nce)?

O YES l8J No

IF YES,

LIST DOCKET NUMBERS

NAME OF DEFENDANTS PRIMARY INSURANCE COMPANY (if known)

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM CANNOT BE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE.

CASE CHARACTERISTICS

FOR

PURPOSES OF DETERMINING IF

CASE

IS APPROPRIATE FOR MEDIATION

DO

PARTIES

HAVE

A CURRENT, PAST OR

IF YES,

IS THAT RELATIONSHIP:

O

NONE

UNKNO\NN

RECURRENT RELATIONSHIP?

D EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE

D

FRIEN

1

D/NBGHBOR

D OTHER (explain}

DYES

181

No

D FAMILIAL

D

BUSlNESS

DOES THE STATUTE GOVERNING THIS CASE PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF FEES BY THE

LOSING PARTY? DYES 181

No

USE THIS SPACE TO ALERT THE COURT

TO ANY

SPECIAL CASE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY WARRANT INDIVIDUAL MANAGEMENT OR

ACCELERATED DISPOSITION

{5

Do

YOU OR YOUR

CLIENT NEED Af l Y

DISABILITY

ACCOMMODAllONS?

IF YES, PLEASE IDENTIFYTHE REQUESTED

ACCOMMODATION

DYES

No

WILL AN INTERPRETER

BE

NEEDED?

IF

YES,

FOR WHAT tANGUAGE?

DYES

~- No

I

certify

that confidential

pet +nal

,dentifiers

have been

redacted from

documents

now s·ubmitted to the

court,

and will be

redacted from all

documen~ Ubll)

itted in the future in accordance

with Rule

1 38-7(b).

/ ~

,

ATTORNEY SIGNATURE:

j

;.

I

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of2

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Side2

CIVIL CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT

(CIS)

Use for initial pleadings (not motions) under

Rule 4:5-1

CASE

TYPES (Choose one

and

enter number

of case

type

in

appropriate space

on the

reverse

side.)

Track

I - 150 days discovery

151 NAME CHANGE

175 FORFEITURE

302 TENANCY

399 REAL PROPERTY (othe r than Tenancy, Contract, Condemnation, Complex Commercial or Construction)

502 BOOK ACCOUNT (debt collection matters only) ·

505

OTHER INSURANCE CLAIM Oncluding declaratory judgment actions

506 Pf P COVERAGE

510 UM or UIM CLAIM (coverage issues only)

511 ACTION

O

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT

512 LEMON

LAW

801

SUMMARY ACTION

802 OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (summary action)

999

OTHER (briefly describe nature of

action

Track II -

300

days' discovery

305 CONSTRUCTION

509 EMPLOYMENT (other than CEPA or LAD)

599 CONTRACT/COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION

603N

AUTO NEGUGENCE - PERSONAL INJURY (non-verbal threshold)

603Y

AUTO NEGLIGENCE - PERSONAL INJURY

verbal

threshold}

605

PERSONAL INJURY

610

AUTO

NEGLIGENCE PROPERTY

DAMAGE

621

UM or UIM

CtAfM

(includes

bodily

injury}

699

TORT - OTHER

Track Ill - 450 days' discovery

005

CIVIL RIGHTS

301

CONDEMNATION

602 ASSAULT AND BATTERY

604 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

606 PRODUCT LIABILITY

607

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE

608

TOXIC

TORT

609 DEFAMATION

616

WHISTLEBLOWER CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEE PROTECTION ACT (CEPA) CASES

617

INVERSE CONDEMNATION

618 LAW

AGAINSTOISCRIMINATION

LAD)

CASES

Track IV - Active Case Management by Individual Judge 450 days' d iscovery

156 ENVIRONMENTAUENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE LITIGATION

303

MT. LAUREL

508 COMPLEX COMMERCIAL

513 COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION

514 INSURANCE FRAUD

620 FALSE CLAIMS ACT

701 ACTIONS IN LIEU OF PREROGATIVE WRITS

Multicounty

Litigation {Track IV)

271 ACCUTANE/ISOTRETINOIN 289 REGLAN

274

RISPERDAL/SEROQUEUZYPREXA

290

POMPTON LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION

278

ZOMETNAREOIA 291 PELVIC MESH/GYNECARE

279

GADOLINIUM

292

PELVIC MESH/BARO

281 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB ENVIRONMENTAL 293 DEPUY ASR HIP IMPLANT LITIGATION

282 FOSAMAX 295 ALLODERM REGENERATIVE TISSUE MATRIX

285 STRYKER TRIDENT HIP IMPLANTS 296 STRYKER REJUVENATE/ABG II MODULAR HIP STEM COMPONENTS

286 LEVAQUIN 297 MlRENA CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE

287

YAZ/YASMIN/OCELLA

601

ASBESTOS

288

PRUDENTIAL TORT LITIGATION

623

PROPECIA

If you believe this case requires a track other than that provided above, ploase indicate the reason on Side

1,

in the space under Case Characteristics.

Please check off

each 'applicable

category D Putative Class Action

,

D·

Title

59

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STARK 8

STARK

PROF.E.S.S ON/\1. CORPORATION

ST RK

&

ST RK

Professional Corporation

FILED

JAN

o

8 2 16

SUPEkh..

n

....

..

.1vru OF NJ

MERCER

VICINAGE

CIVIL DIVISION

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5315, Princeton,

NJ

08543-5315

Office Location: 993 Lenox Drive, Building 2, Lawrenceville, NJ

08648

(609) 896-9060

Attorneys for

Plaintiff

Michael G. Donahue, Esquire,

Attorney

ID#: 04577-1994

GREG WHITAKER I SUPERIORCOURTOFNEW

JERSEY

Plaintiff

j MERCER COUNTY

-

LAW

DIVISION

vs.

I

DocketNo L...,4~-\ o

CNITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.; THE :rvffiNTOR I

NETWORK; NMH

HOLDINGS, LLC;

j

CIVIL ACTION

NATIONAL MENTOR

HOLDINGS, INC.; l

1

• COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND

REM; NEW

JERSEY

lvffiNTOR; REM NEW

JERSEY;

LISA McGEE;

LESIBR

J.

I

WILLIAMS;

STATE

OF

NEW

JERSEY;

NEW 1

JERSEY DNISION

OF

YOUTH

AND

FAMILY

SERICES;

NEW

JERSEY

DIVISION

1

OF CIIlLDREN

AND FAMILIES; XYZ

CORPORATIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations);

ABC

COMPANIES 1-10 (fictitious

designations);

DEF

CONTRACTORS 1-10

(fictitious designations); and

JOHN DOES

1-10

I

fictitious designations),

Defendants

I

DEMAND FOR ANSWERS TO

INTERROGATORIES

ArroRN1:mrnw Plaintiff,

GREG

WHITAKER, residing at 851 Quinton Avenue

in

the City of Trenton,

MAILING ADDRJ:5S

PO JIOX 5315

County

of

Mercer, and State ofNew

Jersey,

byway of Complaint,

say(s):


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STARK S

STARK

PROF.E5S ONAL CORPORATION

ATTORNE1'5ATI..AW

MAIUNG ADDRESS

PO BOX 5315

JERSEY 08543 5315

FIRST COUNT

1

Defendants, CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.; THE MENTOR NETWORK;

NMH

HOLDINGS, LLC; NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.;

REM;

NEW JERSEY

MENTOR; and/or

REM

NEW JERSEY are related companies which operate in the State

of

New Jersey by providing home and community based health and human services, among other

services, to citizens of and individuals located in the State

of

New Jersey.

2. Defendants, NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES

and/or

NEW

JERSEY

DNISION

OF

CHILDREN

AND

FAMILIES

are

or

were

agencies

of

Defendant, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

3. On or about January

12,

2014, Plaintiff, GREG WHITTAKER, was an invitee

· and/or lawfully on the premises known as a l\1ENTOR Network Home located at 49 Edgemere

Avenue,

in

the City

of

Trenton, County

of

Mercer, and State

of

New Jersey.

4. At

the same time, the aforesaid premises was owned, possessed, maintained,

established, evaluated, investigated, secured, overseen, supported, and/or otherwise controlled

by

Defendants, CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.; THE :MENTOR NETWORK; NMH

HOLDINGS, LLC; NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.; REM; NEW JERSEY

MENTOR; REM NEW JERSEY; LISA McGEE; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; NEW JERSEY

DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES; NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES;

XYZ

CORPORATIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations); ABC

COMPANIES 1-10 (fictitious designations); DEF CONTRACTORS 1-10 (fictitious

designations); and JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious designations).

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ST RK

S

ST RK

PROFESSIONAL COIU OllATION

ATIORNEYS T L W

MAIUNG

ADDRESS

PO BOX 5315

N W

JERSEY 08543-5315

5. Defendants,

CIVITAS SOLUTIONS

INC.;

THE MENTOR NETWORK; NMH

HOLDINGS, LLC;

NATIONAL MENTOR

HOLDINGS, INC.; REM; NEW JERSEY

MENTOR;

REM NEW JERSEY; LISA McGEE;

STATE

OF

NEW JERSEY;

NEW JERSEY

DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES;

NEW

JERSEY DIVISION OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; XYZ CORPORATIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations); ABC


designations); and JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious designations), evaluated, provided services,

cared for the safety, and placed individuals including, but not limited to, Natavia Robinson and

her minor daughter, M.R., in the aforementioned MENTOR Network Home located at 49

Edgemere Avenue, in the City of Trenton, County of Mercer, and State ofNew Jersey.

6. Defendant,

LESTER

J. WILLIAMS is the father ofNatavia Robinson s minor

daughter, M.R.

7. At present, the identity(ies) ofDefendant(s), XYZ COPORATIONS 1-5

(fictitious designations), ABC COMPANIES 1-10 (fictitious designations), XYZ

CONTRACTORS 1-10 (fictitious designations), and JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious

designations), are unknown. As such, ABC COMPANIES 1-10 (fictitious designations), XYZ

CONTRACTORS 1-10 (fictitious designations), and JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious

designations), are fictitious designations, representing one or more individual(s), sole

proprietorship(s), association(s), limited partnership(s), general partnership(s), limited liability

company(ies) and/or corporation(s), which

in

any way owned, possessed, controlled,

maintained, provided investigations for, evaluated, provided security to, provided oversight,

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STARK

8 STARK

PROFESSIONAL COR.l OllATION

ATTORNEYS ATl.l .W

MAILING ADDlUSS

PO BOX 5.315

NEW JERSEY 08543-5315

supported, or placed individuals in the premises known as a

MENTOR

Network

Home

at 49

Edgem ere A venue in Trenton, New Jersey.

8.

On

January 12, 2014, Defendant, LESTER J. WILLIAMS ep.tered the

aforementioned MENTOR Network

Home

located at 49 Edgemere Avenue,

in

the

City

of

Trenton, County of Mercer, and State of

New

Jersey, and sexually assaulted Natavia Robinson.

9. Later that same day, Defendant, LESTER

J.

WIL.LIAMS reentered

the

aforementioned

11ENTOR

Network

Ho~e

located at 49 Edgemere Avenue in

the

City

of·

Trenton,

County

of

Mercer, and State

of

New

Jersey

and

assaulted Plaintiff,

GREG

WHITAKER causing severe and permanent injury.

10.

The

aforesaid occurrence w s caused by the negligence of Defendants,

CIVITAS SOLUTIONS INC.; THE .MENTOR NETWORK;

NMH

HOLDINGS LLC;

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS INC.; REM; NEW JERSEY

MENTOR; REM

NEW

JERSEY; LISA McGEE; LESTER J. WILLIAMS; STATE OF

NEW

JERSEY;

NEW

JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES;

NEW

JERSEY DMSION OF



designations);

and JOHN

DOES 1-10 (fictitious designations), their agents, servants and

employees, who had inadequate security and controls in place to protect its invitees, residents

and

visitors against the foreseeable conduct an.cl/or actions

of

Defendant, LESTER

J.

WILLIAMS

and/or other individuals who may be reasonable anticipated to perform violent

and/or dangerous acts against invitees, residents, and/or visitors

of

the premises; and who

provided inadeq.uate· investigation and/or monitoring of the foreseeable danger to residents

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ST RK ?, ST RK

PRO 'ESS ONAL

CORPOMTION

ATTORlJEn

T

LAW

MAILING

ADDRESS

PO BOX 5315

NEW JERSEY 8543·5315

including, but not limited to, Natavia Robinson by Defendant, LESTER J. WILLIAMS, and/or

other individuals who may be reasonable anticipated to perform violent and/or dangerous acts

against invitees, residents, and/or visitors

of

the premises; by failing to intercede and protect

invitees, residents, and/or visitors including, but not limited to, Plaintiff, GREG WHITAKER,

from the threatening and/or assaultive behavior of Defendant, LESTER

J

WILLIAMS; by

failing to engage in background checks or other diligent and necessary investigations and

evaluations to determine the likelihood

of

dangerous and potentially injurious conduct of

Defendants, LESTER J. WILLIAMS, and/or other individuals who may be reasonable

anticipated

to

perform violent and/or dangerous acts against

invitees,

residents, and/or visitors

of the premises and by failing to otherwise properly monitor and secure the premises; in failing

to provide adequate security and safety measures at the premises despite knowledge of a risk of

danger and assault at the premises; and otherwise in failing to exercise due care under the

circumstances.

11. As a result of the carelessness, recklessness, and negligence of Defendants,

CNITAS

SOLUTIONS, INC.; HE

MENTOR

NETWORK;

NMH

HOLDINGS;, LLC;

NATIONAL :MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.; REM; NEW JERSEY MENTOR; REM NEW

JERSEY; LISA McGEE; LESTER

J

WILLIAMS; STATE OF

NEW

JERSEY;

NEW

JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH

AND FAMILY

SERICES;

NEW

JERSEY DIVISION OF


COMPANIES 1-10. (fictitious designations);

DEF

CONTRACTORS 1-10 (fictitious

designations); and JOHN DOES 1-10 (fictitious designations), their agents, servants and

employees, and their disregard for the safety of others, Plaintiff,

GREG

WHITAKER, was

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.STARK 8 STARK

CORPORATION

TTORNEYS AT L W

MAILING ADDRESS

PO BOX 5315

JERSEY 08543-5315

caused to suffer severe bodily injuries, some

of

which are permanent

in

nature, has been caused

and

will

be

caused

to

expend large sums

of money

for medical treatment necessary to effect a

cure for his injuries,

has been

caused and

will in the

future

be

caused great pain

and

suffering,

has been caused

and

will

in

the future

be

caused

to

be unable to pursue his usual activities,

and

has been

and

will

in

the future

be

caused to lose large sums

of

money due

to

his inability

to

pursue his usual occupation.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff,

GREG WHITAKER

demands Judgment for damages

generally against

the

Defendants, CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.;

THE MENTOR NETWORK;

NMH

HOLDINGS, LLC;

NATIONAL MENTOR

HOLDINGS, INC.;

REM;

NEW JERSEY

MENTOR;

REM

NEW

JERSEY; LISA McGEE;

LESTER J

WILLIAMS; STA

TE

OF

NEW

JERSEY; NEW

JERSEY

DIVISION OF

YOUTH

AND

FAMILY

SERICES;

NEW JERSEY

DMSION

OF

CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES; XYZ CORPORATIONS 1-5 fictitious

de~ignations);

ABC COMPANIES

1-10 fictitious designations);

DEF CONTRACTORS

1-10

fictitious designations);

and JOHN

DOES 1-10 fictitious designations), individually, joint ly,

severally,

or

in the alternative, together with interest and costs

of

suit.

AHUE

JURY DEM ND

Plaintiff,

GREG WHITAKER

hereby demands a trial

by jury

as

to

all issues.

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STARK 8 STARK

PR OFE SSIONAL

CORPORATIO~

TTORNEYS AfLAW

MAILING DDRESS

PO BOX 5315

CERTIFICATION OF OTHER ACTIONS/PARTIES

Pursuant to the provisions

of

Rule

4:

5-1, the undersigned attorney certifies that this

matter

is not

the subject ofany other

action

pending in any court or

arbitration

proceeding, nor

is

any

other action or arbitration proceeding contemplated,

and all

known necessary parties

have beenjoined in this action.

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE l:38-7 c) l)

Pursuant to Rule 1 38-7 b), all

confidential identifiers

of the parties to

this action have

or will be redacted from all documents or pleadings submitted

to

the court.

DESIGNATION OF

TRIAL COUNSEL

Pursuant to the provisions ofRule 4 25-4 the Court is advised that Michael G Donahue,

Esq. is hereby designated as trial counsel.

DEMAND FOR

ANSWERS

TO INTERROGATORIES

Plaintiff, GREG WHITAKER, demands that Defendant, CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.;

THE MENTOR NETWORK; NMH HOLDINGS, LLC; NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS,

INC.; REM; NEW JERSEY MENTOR; REM NEW JERSEY; LISA McGEE; LESTER

J

WILLIAMS; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; NEW JERSEY DIVISION

OF

YOUTH

AND

54

•

5315

FAMILY SERICES; and NEW JERSEY DIVISION

OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

provide answers to interro~atories as follows:

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ST RK

8

STARK

l ROFESSIONAL COR.l ORATION

nolUIEYS T

UM

M/\JUNG AODRl:SS

PO OX 5315

JERSEY 08543-5315

FORM C and

FORM

C(2) UNIFORM INTERROGATORIES, as set forth

in

Appendix

II

of

the

New

Jersey Court Rules effective September 1, 2008.

Dated: January 7, 2016

STARK

A Professio

Attorneys£

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ST RK 8

ST RK

PROFB5 0NAI. CORPOIVI.TION

ATTORNEYS

T

LAW

MAILING

ADDRESS

ST RK

ST RK

Professional Corporation .

. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5315, Princeton, NJ 08543-5315

Office Location: 993 Lenox Drive, Building 2, Lawrencev~lle, NJ 08648

( 609) 896-9060


Michael

G.

Donahue, Esquire,

Attorney

ID#: 04577-1994

I

GREG

WHITTAKER SUPERIOR COURT

OF NEW

JERSEY

Plaintiff MERCER COUNTY - LAW DIVISION

vs.

CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.; THE 11ENTOR

NETWORK; NMH HOLDINGS, LLC;

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.;

REM;

NEW

JERSEY tvfENTOR;

REM NEW

JERSEY; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; NEW

JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND

FAMILY SERICES; NEW JERSEY DIVISION

OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; LISA

McGEE; LESTER J. WILLIAMS;

XYZ

CORPORSTIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations);

ABC COMPANIES 1-10 (fictitious

desigr:i.ations);

DEF CONTRACTORS 1-10

(fictitious designations); and JOHN DOES 1-10

(fictitious designations) ,

To: CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.

THE

MENTOR NETWORK

NMH HOLDINGS, LLC

Defendants I

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.

REM

NEW JERSEY MENTOR

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Docket

No.

CIVIL

ACTION

DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY

OF INSURANCE COVERAGE

NEW JERSEY DIVISION

OF

YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

LISA McGEE

LESTER J. WILLIAMS

Pursuant to Rule 4:10-2(b), demand

is

hereby made that you disclose

to

the undersigned

whether there are any insurance agreements

or

policies under which any person or firm

carrying on an insurance business may be liable to satisfy part or all

of

a Judgment which may

be entered in this action or to indemrufy or reimburse for payments made to satisfy the

judgment.

YES ) NO ( )

f

he answer is yes attach a copy of each or in the alternative state, under oath

or

certification

(a) number

(b)

name and address of insurer or issuer (c) inception of expiration dates d) names

and addresses of all persons insured there under (e) personal injury limits (f) property damage

· limits (g) medical

_payment

limits h) name and address of person who has custody and

possession thereof (i) where and when each policy or agreement can be inspected and copied.

Po

aox

s31s

Dated

Nl:W JERSEY 08543·5315


14/23

ST RK ST RK

Professional

orporation

Mailing Address: P.O. 'Box 5315, Princeton, NJ

0·8543-5315

Office Location: 993 Lenox Drive, Building 2 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

(609) 896-9060 .


Michael

G.

Donahue, Esquire, Attorney ID#: 04577-1994-

GREG WHITTAKER

I

Plaintiff

vs.

CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.; THE MENTOR

NETWORK; NMH HOLDINGS, LLC;

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.;

REM;

NEW JERSEY MENTOR; REM NEW

JERSEY; STATE

OF

NEW JERSEY; NEW

JERSEY DIVISION

OF

YOUTH AND

FAMILY SERICES; NEW JERSEY DIVISION

OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; LISA

McGEE; LESTER

J.

WILLIAMS; XYZ

CORPORSTIONS 1-5 (fictitious designations);

ABC COl\1PANIES 1-10 (fictitious

designations); DEF CONTRACTORS 1-10

(fictitious designations); and JOHN

DOES

1-10

(fictitious designations)

I

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Defendants

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TO: CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC.

THE

:rvIBNTOR

NETWORK

NMH HOLDIND, LLC

NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, INC.

REM

NEW JERSEY MENTOR

REM NEW JERSEY

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

SUPERIOR COURT

OF

NEW JERSEY

MERCER COUNTY - LAW DIVISION

Docket No.

CIVIL ACTION

PRODUCTION

O

DOCUMENTS

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERICES

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

LISA McGEE

LESTERJ.WILLIAMS

.srARK

s sTARK

Pursuant to Rule

4:18-1, plaintiff request

production

of the

following documents

from

TION

AITORNEYS AT LAW

MAILING ADDRESS

PO

OX 5315

NEW

JERSEY

08543-5315

the defendant:


15/23

STARK STARK

.ATTORNEY S AT

U.W

MAILING ADDRESS

PO OX 53 5

JERSEY

08543-5315

1. Please produce the deed showing defendant's ownership interest in

the

premises

as of the date of this incident.

2.

Attach

hereto any and

all

maintenance

records

or log

book or other

similar

documents generated by the defendant for the one

year

period prior to plaintiffs accident and

one month subsequent to plaintiffs accident.

3.

Attach

hereto a copy of any training materials or documents with respect

to

the

inspection procedure

to

be utilized

by

the defendant employees or training

manual with

respect

to the inspection

or

maintenance of the defendant premises.

4. Attach hereto any diary, log book or similar written record that describes the day

to

day

events

that take

place at defendant's premises.

5. Attach hereto copies

of

incident reports, pleadings, interrogatories,

and

deposition transcripts

from

any incident,

claim

or

lawsuit

which has ever arisen

out of

an injury

sustained on

defendant s

premises from slipping, tripping, or

other

alleged acts

of improper

design, maintenance, inspection, or construction.

6.

Attach

a

copy of all incident reports concerning

plaintiffs

claim.

7. Attach a copy of any excess insurance policy.

8.

Please

produce the following

in regard

to any surveillance conducted

of

the

Plaintiff:

a)

Any and all logs, notes, audio tapes, invoices, billing receipts or

documents that

were kept

concerning

the

filming of he videotapes

or

other surveillance that

did

not

result in videotape.

b)

A

list of

all teams, members

and

other personnel involved in the filming

of

the videotapes

along

with

the

times those individuals were involved in the taping, the

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ST RK S ST RK

PROFE.'iS ONAL CORPOllATlO N

A

TTOR.NEYS

ATLAW

M IUNG ADDRESS

PO

BOX 5315

J RS Y 08543·5315

location of those individuals were involved in the taping, the location of those individuals at the

time of he taping and what,

if

anything, those individuals were instructed to observe.

c

A list of all people involved

in

the editing and/or copying, and/or

transferring

of the videotapes along with the times they worked on said videotapes and a

detailed description

of what

they edited to include:

i) Portions

of

original tape removed;

ii

Voice-overs;

iii) Portions

of

the tape clarified;

iv) Any other editing job performed by these individuals.

d) A

list

of all people speaking on the tapes and what times those people

were present for filming or editing.

e)

A description

of

what is contained on the videotapes.

f

n

explanation

of

what is contained

on

the videotapes.

g

A detailed explanation

of

what the defendant claims is shown

by

the

videotapes.

h

A labeled set ofvideotapes with each tape marked as to its contents.

i)

A list

of

all people associated

with

tlie filming, editing, production,

viewing, delivery and otherwise involved in any manner with the videotapes and when each

person was involved with said tapes and what they did with

or

to said tapes.

j A list of all the equipment used

in

the filming

of

the videotapes including

the model numbers

of such

equipment.

k

All correspondence regarding the videotaped surveillance and any other

surveillance which may

have

resulted in videotape.

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STARK 8 STARK

PROFESSIONAL COR:POR..ATION

ATTORNEYS

AT LAW

MAILING ADDIU:S.5

PO

OX 5315

NEW

JERSEY 08543 5315

I

All still photographs.

9. f

you allege any

of

the injuries plaintiff contends were caused by the incident

in.

issue were not caused by incident/accident, please produce the following documents:

a Copies

of

all medical reports and documents upon which

you

rely;

b Copies

of

any and all pleadings, interrogatories~ depositions or trial

transcripts or any other records upon which you will rely.

10. f

you allege the plaintiff has been involved

in

any previous or subsequent

accidents or incidents or sustained any previous or subsequent injuries to those in question,

please produce the following:

a Copies

of

all medical reports and documents upon which

you

will rely;

b Copies

of

any pleadings, interrogatories, depositions, trial testimony or

any other records upon which you will rely.

11.

f

you intend to cross-examine any

of

the plaintiffs experts by use

of

any

medical

or

scientific treatises or any treatises, please attach copies

of

said documents.

12. Please attach copies

of

any photographs, videos, surveillance films, audio tapes

or any other pictures, whether still

or

moving, regarding any aspect of the happening of the

accident or

of

he injuries and disabilities incurred by the plaintiff.

13.

f

you allege the plaintiff made any written admissions or declarations against

interest as to the happening

of

the accident or the injuries sustained

in

the accident, please

produce copies

of

any document containing such admissions or declarations against interest.

14.

f

you allege that any of he plaintiffs medical treatment was unnecessary,

unreasonable or not related to the accident/incident forming the basis

of

this complaint, please

attach copies

of

all documentation upon which you ~11 rely to support this alle_gation.

4


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STARK 8

STARK

l ROfESSIONAL CORPORATION

,..-rro~EYS T

L/\W

.{/\.JUNG

ADDRESS

P BOX5 J5

NEW

JERSEY

08543·5315

15. fplaintiff is asserting a loss wage claim and

you

allege that the plain tiff was not

disabled for ny of the period of ime claimed, please atiach copies

of

any documentation up~n

which your allegation is based.

16. f

you

allege that plaintiff had

any

pre-existing medical condition, please attach

copies

of

any medical records or any other documentation upon which you intend to rely to

support this allegation.

17. Please attach copies of all defense medical examinations.

18. Please attach copies of any medical examinations performed at the request of

any person or entity not a par ty to this matter.

19. Please produce copies of any and all documents received from any subpoena or

authorizations served in this matter.

20. Please

attach

copies of all written witness statements.

21. Please produce copies

of

any

and all statements taken from

any

of your

employees as a result

of

this accident.

22. Please produce copies

of

all statements

taken

by

you~

or

anyone acting

on

your

behalf,

or by

any party

to

this action, regarding the happening of this accident.

23. Please attach copies of any reports made to anyone concerning the incident

which is the subject matter of his suit.

Dated: January 7, 2016

5


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