IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
HARDY STORAGE COMPANY, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-36 (Groh)
EASEMENTS FOR THE STORAGE OF NATURAL GAS UNDERLYING PROPERTIES IN HARDY AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA, 5 ACRES OWNED BY CHRISTOPHER AND TRICIA VAN ORDEN (PARCEL ID NO. 02-308-37); 5 ACRES OWNED BY ERIC BODLEY AND SHERYLL POE (PARCEL ID NO. 02-308-38); 5 ACRES OWNED BY TAMMY LOVING (PARCEL ID NO. 02-308-40); 2 ACRES OWNED BY GOKCE CAPITAL LLC (PARCEL ID NO. 02-308-45); 11.78 ACRES OWNED BY NATHANIEL AND ROBIN SEE (PARCEL ID NO. 03-228-10.9); 6.34 ACRES OWNED BY JAMES AND BRENDA SHAFFER (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.10 and 03-228-10.28); 11.13 ACRES OWNED BY KEVIN RAY HOFFMAN (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.11, 03-228-10.12, AND 03-228-10.13); 11.13 ACRES OWNED BY SANDRA JEAN EVANS (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.14, 03-228-10.15, AND 03-228-10.16); 6.26 ACRES OWNED BY KENNETH AND DENISE RUBENKONIG (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.17 AND 03-228-10.18); 23.02 ACRES OWNED BY RAYMOND PARKS, III (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.20, 03-228-10.21, 03-228-10.22, 03-228-10.23, 03-228-10.24, AND 03-228-10.25); 4.76 ACRES OWNED BY ADAM AND ALICIA CRITES (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-228-10.26 AND 03-228-10.27); 2.91 ACRES OWNED BY JOSHUA PARKER (PARCEL ID NO. 03-288-34); 9.78 ACRES OWNED BY JESSE R. LOCKARD, JR. (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-288-32, 03-288-33, AND 03-288-37); 3.26 ACRES OWNED BY HAROLD E. LEESE (PARCEL ID NO. 03-288-39); 3.55 ACRES OWNED BY RALPH M. SHAMER AND NANCY M. SHAMER (PARCEL ID NO. 03-288-41); 4.83 ACRES OWNED BY DAVID M. JOOS AND WILLIAM M. JOOS (PARCEL ID NOS. 03-288-49 AND 03-288-51); 5.24 ACRES OWNED BY WAYNE C. STEPHAN, ELSIE STEPHAN AND ALLEN STEPHAN (PARCEL ID NO. 03-288-50); 2.7 ACRES OWNED BY JAMES AND SHIRLEY HUGHES IN A LIFE ESTATE AND HAROLD LEESE, JR. AND PATRICIA GAMBER AS REMAINDERMEN (PARCEL ID NO. 03-288-53); 2.97 ACRES OWNED BY BURNELL AND LINDA LIPPY, ZACHARY LIPPY, AND KEITH LIPPY (PARCEL ID NO. 02-288-55); 3.06 ACRES OWNED BY DAVID MERRITT (PARCEL ID NO. 02-288-57); 9.53 ACRES OWNED BY THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOHN SOLOMON THARP AND ZANE WAGONER (PARCEL ID NO. 09-19-27); 5.36 ACRES OWNED BY THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOHN AND SOLOMON THARP (PARCEL ID NO. 09-19-27.1); 149.09 ACRES OWNED BY KITTY J. HOTT, AKA KITTY J. SWICK, MATTHEW G. HOTT AND MITZI HOTT LIZER, CO-TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BAXTER O. HOTT FAMILY TRUST (PARCEL ID NOS. 09-32-30 AND 09-32-36); 2.7625 ACRES OWNED BY MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA (PARCEL ID NOS. 09-32-38); and UNKNOWN PERSONS AND INTERESTED PARTIES,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF MEDIATION
TO THE DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE OR MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE BELOW LISTED PROPERTIES IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA SUBJECT TO CONDEMNATION IN THIS ACTION, BUT WHOSE IDENTITY OR PLACE OF RESIDENCE IS UNKNOWN:
• Unknown Heirs of John and Solomon Tharp, Tax Parcel ID Nos. 09-19-27 and 09-19-27.1
• Potential Unknown Persons and Interested Parties
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: Mediation has been scheduled in the above-captioned matter on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, First Floor Courtroom, 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401 before United States Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble. The Order scheduling the mediation and setting forth the requirements for the mediation can be found at Document No. 122 on the docket for Civil Action No.: 3:24-cv-36 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Any communications sought to be sent to Plaintiff related to this mediation should be sent to its counsel, Nicolle R. Snyder Bagnell, Reed Smith LLP, 412-288-3131, 225 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
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