**SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK**

**COUNTY OF NEW YORK**

**ZACHARY DAVID RUFFING, an Infant by his Mother and Natural Guardian, FAY CALTON, and FAY CALTON, Individually; CANDACE CURTIS, an Infant by her Mother and Natural Guardian, HEATHER CURTIS and HEATHER CURTIS, Individually; HOLLY DESSER, an Infant by her Mother and Natural Guardian, SHARON DESSER, and SHARON DESSER, Individually; CHEVONELLE HAYES, an Infant by her Mother and Natural Guardian, MICHELLE HAYES, and MICHELLE HAYES, Individually; NORMA CATALON; ROBERT MACHIA, VIKKI MACHIA; JOHN JASTREBSKI; LINDA POULIN, JAMES POULIN; SUSAN E. SCOFIELD; ED LAUFFER, JOY C. LAUFFER; RICHARD GAMBIINO; JUDY ROBERTS; WENDY WILLS, STEVEN WILLS; JEFF NICHOLS, DEBRA NICHOLS; KAREN FITZGERALD; VIRGINIA T. FARROW; DONNA J. PORTUSE, JOSEPH PORTUSE; ROSE MARIE VELIE; LILLIAN L. WILSON, DAVID WILSON; JOHN GREGGO; DENNIS FOX, SHARON FOX; JAMES STANFIELD, LAURICE STANFIELD; JUDY O'CONNELL, JAMES O'CONNELL; MANUEL GALINDO, BEVERLY GALINDO; LILY WALTERS, CARL WALTERS; ALBERT HOLLISTER, KATHLEEN HOLLISTER; ALYSSA PFLEGING, WILLIAM PFLEGING; DEBORAH FELA; CHRISTINA MERCADO, ERIC MERCADO; EUGENE LADE; HARRY MORAN, MARLENE MORAN; HELEN MISHKIN, GEORGE MISHKIN; PATRICIA RHEA, DON RHEA; SHARON FAITH; KIM DAVIS; GWENDOLYN STEWART; BARBARA WATSON; HARRIET ROBERTUCCI, SAMUEL ROBERTUCCI; NANCY DEOLDE; EDWARD SIMONS, MAUREEN SIMONS; EMMA EARL; RICHARD COULARD; KARL TALARZYK; ELAINE TIERNEY; EDITH GLEESON; HERMAN HINTON, ROSA HINTON; ALAN COON, PATRICIA COON; TAMMIE PLASS; ANTHONY BRENNIE, RICHARD D. SHORT, EILEEN RASTGAR, RAHIM RASTGAR; ELAINE CHERNANSKY, Representative of the Estate of JOSEPH CHERNANSKY, and ELAINE CHERNANSKY, Individually; JOANNE DEPEW, Representative of the Estate of DONLEY MONROE, and JOANNE DEPEW, Individually; STUART NOE, 25 AUG 96 11: Representative of the Estate of BEVERLY NOE, and STUART NOE, Individually; MIA POLANCHIK, Representative of the Estate of PHILIP POLANCHIK, and MIA POLANCHIK, Individually; JANICE REYNOLDS, Representative of the Estate of JOHN REYNOLDS, III, and JANICE REYNOLDS, Individually; LORRAINE WILKIE, Representative of the Estate of RAYMOND J. WILKIE, and LORRAINE WILKIE, Individually; KATHY WILLIAMS, Representative of the Estate of JOHN E. WILLIAMS; and KATHY WILLIAMS, Individually; MICHAEL KOVALYK, Representative of the Estate of DOROTHY KOVALYK; and MICHAEL KOVALYK, Individually; JOAN CAHILL, Representative of the Estate of ROBERT CAHILL; and JOAN CAHILL, Individually; RODNEY CASSELL, Representative of the Estate of KIMBERLY SCOTT CASSELL and RODNEY CASSELL, Individually; ANN MASKER, Representative of the Estate of GREGORY FORSHEY and ANN MASKER, Individually; DONALD JORDAN, Representative of the Estate of MARTHA REED ESPARO and DONALD JORDAN, Individually; WILMA GILBERT, Representative of the Estate of THOMAS GILBERT, and WILMA GILBERT, Individually; EMILY HARRIS, Representative of the Estate of GERALD HARRIS;

**PLAINTIFFS,**

**INDEX No:** 114563/96

**PLAINTIFF DESIGNATES NEW YORK COUNTY AS THE PLACE OF TRIAL SUMMONS**

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