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OverkillZJ
02-07-2007, 10:34 AM
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/16640607.htm (http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/16640607.htm)

Looks like it's only going to hold up long enough for Knosps to get their stuff...

Link to the legal paperwork: http://www.timesleader.com/multimedia/timesleader/KRT_packages/archive/paragon.pdf

OverkillZJ
02-07-2007, 10:44 AM
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WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday granting the owner of Paragon Adventure Park access to his off-road vehicle park, where the gate was padlocked Monday by a group that wants to build a cargo airport on the site.
Judge Ann Lokuta also barred Gladstone Partners L.P. – the group that wants to build the airport – from using the site until further notice. Her order prohibits Gladstone from denying park owner Kyle Knosp access to his personal property at the park, located partly in Hazle Township and in East Union Township in Schuylkill County.
Gladstone, in exercising a possession order from District Judge Thomas Sharkey on Monday, had a state constable lock the gate to the park property and change the locks on Knosp’s office trailer on site.
Knosp said Gladstone would not let him on the property to retrieve bulldozers, a backhoe, a truck and other equipment.
Gladstone is trying to dissolve a 25-year lease between Knosp and landowner PCA Corp., claiming that Knosp breached the lease by failing to make rental payments and damaging the land, among other things. Sharkey ruled in Gladstone’s favor in August.
Knosp, who denies the breach allegations, lost one appeal in county court last week, and his attorney is pursuing another avenue of appeal in the same court. Knosp vowed to continue fighting the eviction, saying he’s being bullied into giving up the land so “politically connected” people could profit from a land sale.
Gladstone, headed by former Hazleton Mayor Michael Marsicano and attorneys Robert Powell and Gregory Zappala, wants to buy at least 2,500 acres of the land the park is using from PCA Corp. for $22.5 million, according to court documents.
Knosp’s lease is for 4,400 acres, and officials have said the airport would cover about 4,800 acres. Gladstone wants to lease 1,000 acres of land to a cargo airport authority that Luzerne County commissioners intend to create to run the airport.
Hundreds of off-road vehicle enthusiasts from across the East Coast showed up at the park Saturday for a benefit ride and raffle; proceeds went to Knosp’s legal bills in his fight with Gladstone.
Lokuta will hear arguments from both sides on the land access issue at 2 p.m. today.
Lycoming County Senior Judge Clinton Smith, who dismissed Knosp’s first appeal on the breach allegations, will hear arguments on the second appeal at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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To read filings involving Tuesday’s decision, go to www.timesleader.com (http://www.timesleader.com/)

Sudz
02-07-2007, 08:02 PM
today's news:


WILKES-BARRE – The owner of Paragon Adventure Park scored another victory in court today when a judge ruled that Kyle Knosp – the off-road-vehicle park owner – would keep possession of the park’s land until all appeals on a lease issue have been exhausted.

Gladstone Partners L.P. – a group that wants to build a $1.6 billion cargo airport on land partly occupied by the park – sued Knosp, claiming that he breached his 25-year lease with landowner PCA Corp. The Gladstone Partners want Paragon evicted so they can buy the land from PCA Corp.

Knosp denied breaching the lease and is appealing an eviction order issued by a lower court.

Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ann Lokuta denied nearly every motion or request Gladstone made at today’s hearing, including a request to recuse herself from the case because of a possible prejudice toward Gladstone’s attorney of record – Jill Moran, who is also the county prothonotary.

Lokuta heard arguments on whether a preliminary injunction she issued yesterday to bar Gladstone from the land through the appeal process should remain in effect.

Gladstone on Monday had exercised an eviction order from a lower court; they padlocked the park gate and locked Knosp out of his office trailer.

The order Lokuta issued today prohibits Gladstone from denying Knosp access to the land and barred Gladstone from interfering with Paragon’s use of the land throughout the appeals process. Her order also requires Knosp to post a $7,648.35 bond to guarantee his appeal, rather than honor Gladstone’s request that he post a $40 million bond.

LouisianaZJ
02-07-2007, 08:47 PM
this is crap

however, i dont think there is much chance he will ever win this case without hiring a $1m defense team of corporate lawyers

jsteves
02-07-2007, 08:55 PM
at least it is a little bit of good news!

Sudz
02-08-2007, 08:16 AM
posted thurs 2/8/07

local papers:

standardspeaker (http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4307&Itemid=2&PHPSESSID=a60fb0621d256e658f5499ba0a3494e4)

timesleader (http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/16649983.htm)

OverkillZJ
02-08-2007, 01:08 PM
Another step... dying to hear what's going on at the hearing happening right now...

go_big247
02-08-2007, 03:42 PM
What a bunch of corporate asses. That just shows the greed instilled in society. I hope the park will remain open and he gives those muthers a couple birds. :booya: Rock on Paragon!!

OverkillZJ
02-08-2007, 04:43 PM
That didn't go well. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/breaking_news/16653887.htm

jsteves
02-08-2007, 05:05 PM
No, not so well at all! Hopefully, it will go better in the supreme court.