UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUR

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY; R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; B.A.T. INDUSTRIES, P.L.C.; PHILIP MORRIS, INC.; LIGGETT GROUP, INC.; LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.; UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY; HILL & KNOWLTON, INC.; THE COUNCIL FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH - USA, INC. (Successor to Tobacco Institute Research Committee); and THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC.

Defendants.

Civil Action No. 5:96CV91

JUDGE: DAVID G. FOLSOM

MAGISTRATE JUDGE: WENDELL C. RADFORD

NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION OF JOSEPH E. BUMGARNER

TO: All Known Defense Counsel (See Exhibit "1")

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the undersigned counsel, pursuant to Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on behalf of Plaintiff, The State of Texas, will take the video deposition of Joseph E. Bumgarner, c/o Environmental Protection Agency, 86 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, Annex Building, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina 27711 for the above-captioned case, 5:96CV91, for all purposes permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure and Evidence. The video deposition will take place on October 18, 1996, before a fully authorized court reporter at Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., 490 Park, Beaumont, Texas 77701, commencing at 10:00 a.m.

You are invited to attend and participate in accordance with the Fed.R.Civ.P. and the Local Rules of the Eastern District of Texas.

Respectfully submitted,

DAN MORALES

Attorney General of Texas

Tx. Bar No.: 14417450

JORGE VEGA

First Assistant Attorney General

Tx. Bar No.: 20533800

JAVIER AGUILAR

Special Assistant Attorney General

Tx. Bar No.: 00936300

TOM PERKINS

Chief, Consumer Protection Division

Tx. Bar No.: 15790850

HARRY G. POTTER, III

Special Assistant Attorney General

Tx. Bar No.: 16175300

P. O. Box 12548

Capitol Station

Austin, TX. 78711-2548

(512) 463-2191

(512) 463-2063 Fax

OF COUNSEL:

LAURENCE H. TRIBE

Hauser Hall 420

1575 Massachusetts Ave.

Cambridge, MA 02138

ARTHUR MILLER

Areeda Hall 228

1575 Massachusetts Ave.

Cambridge, MA 02138

WALTER UMPHREY

WALTER UMPHREY, P.C.

490 Park

P. O. Box 4905

Beaumont, TX. 77704

(409) 835-6000

(409) 838-8811 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 20380000

ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE

JOHN M. O’QUINN

JOHN M. O'QUINN, P.C.

440 Louisiana St., Ste 2300

Houston, TX. 77002

(713) 223-1000

(713) 222-6903 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 15296000

JOHN EDDIE WILLIAMS, JR.

8441 Gulf Freeway, Suite 600

Houston, TX. 77017

(713) 649-6464

(713) 649-0126 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 21600300

WAYNE A. REAUD

REAUD, MORGAN & QUINN, INC.

801 Laurel

Beaumont, TX. 77701

(409) 838-1000

(409) 833-8236 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 16642500

HAROLD W. NIX

NIX LAW FIRM

205 Linda Drive

P. O. Box 679

Daingerfield, TX. 75638

(903) 645-7333

(903) 645-5389 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 150410000

GRANT KAISER

KAISER & MORRISON, P.C.

Suite 1440 Lyric Centre

440 Louisiana Street

Houston, TX 77002-0440

(713) 223-0000

(713) 223-0440 Fax

Tx. Bar No.: 11078900

HUGH E. MCNEELY, of Counsel for

Provost & Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.

LSBA No.: 10,628

2901 Turtle Creek Drive, Ste 201

Port Arthur, Texas 77642

(409) 727-0800

(409) 727-7671 Fax

BY: HUGH E. MCNEELY

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing Notice of Video Deposition of Joseph E. Bumgarner has the _____ day of October, 1996 been forwarded to all known counsel of record listed in Exhibit "1" by regular U.S. mail.

HUGH E. MCNEELY

EXHIBIT "1"

SERVICE LIST FOR STATE OF TEXAS VS.

THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, ET AL

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT PHILIP MORRIS, INC:

J. Dennis Chambers, Howard Waldrop,

Alan Harrell, Victor Hlavinka

Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, L.L.P.

1710 Moores Lane

P. O. Box 5517

Texarkana, TX 75505-5517

903.792.8246

903.792.5801 Fax

Fulbright & Jaworski

1301 McKinney, Suite 1500

Houston, TX 77010

713.651.5151

713.651.5246 Fax

Larry Germer

Germer & Gertz, L.L.P.

805 Park Street

Beaumont, TX 77701

409.838.2080

409.838.4050 Fax

Of Counsel:

Arnold & Porter

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4000

Denver, CO 80203

303.863.1000

303.832-0428 Fax

Maroney, Crowley, Bankston, Richardson & Hull, L.L.P.

701 Brazos

Austin, TX 78701

512.499.8855

512.499.8886 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY:

J. Dennis Chambers, Howard Waldrop, Alan Harrell, Victor Hlavinka

Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, L.L.P.

1710 Moores Lane

P. O. Box 5517

Texarkana, TX 75505-5517

903.792.8246

903.792.5801 Fax

Walter J. Crawford, Jr.

Wells, Peyton, Beard, Greenberg,

Hunt, & Crawford

P. O. Box 3708

Beaumont, TX 77704

409.838-2644

409.838.4713 Fax

Of Counsel:

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

1450 G Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

202.879.3939

202.737.2832 Fax

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2300

Dallas, TX 75201

214.220.3939

214.969.5100 Fax

Atlas & Hall

818 Pecan Avenue

McAllen, TX 78502

210.682.5501

210.686.6109 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO, THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY:

James N. Haltom

George L. McWilliams

John B. Greer, III

Patton, Haltom, Roberts, McWilliams & Greer

700 Texarkana National Bank Building

P. O. Box 1928

Texarkana, TX 75504-1928

903.794.3341

903.792.6542 Fax

Paul E. Stallings

Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.

1000 Fannin Street, Suite 2300

Houston, TX 77002-6760

713.758.2222

713.615.5200 Fax

Of Counsel:

Kirkland & Ellis

200 East Randolph Drive

Chicago, IL 60601

312.861.2000

312.861.2200 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY:

Nicholas H. Patton

Patton, Tidwell, Sandefur & Paddock

4122 Texas Blvd.

P. O. Box 1897

Texarkana, TX 75504

903.792.7080

903.792.8233 Fax

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY:

Gene Voigts

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.

1200 Main Street

Kansas City, MO 64105

816.474.6550

816.421.5547 Fax

Robert A. Gwinn

Gwinn & Roby

1201 Elm Street, Suite 4100

Dallas, TX 75270

214.698.4100

214.747.2904 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT HILL & KNOWLTON:

Winford Dunn

Dunn, Nutter, Morgan & Shaw

Suite Six, State Line Plaza

Texarkana, AR 75502

501.773.5651

501.772.2037 Fax

Of Counsel:

Davis & Gilbert

1740 Broadway

New York, N.Y. 10019

212.468.4800

212.468.4888 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT THE COUNCIL FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH - U.S.A., INC.:

William Key Wilde

Mark E. Lowes

Bracewell & Patterson

2900 South Tower Pennzoil Place

Houston, TX 7002

713.223.2900

713.221.1212 Fax

Robert E. Dodson

Gooding & Dodson, P.C.

300 Texarkana National Bank Building

Texarkana, TX 75501

903.794.3121

903.793.4801 Fax

Of Counsel:

Debevoise & Plimpton

875 Third Avenue

New York, N.Y. 10022

212.909.6000

212.909.6836 Fax.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC.:

Lea F. Courington

Gwinn & Roby

1201 Elm Street, Suite 4100

Dallas, TX 75270

214.698.4100

214.747.2904 Fax

Bill Iverson

Covington & Burling

P. O. Box 7566

Washington, D.C. 20044-7566.

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT B.A.T. INDUSTRIES P.L.C.:

Damon Young

Young, Kesterson & Picket

4122 Texas Blvd.

P. O. Box 1897

Texarkana, AR-TX 75504

903.794.1303

903.792.5098 Fax

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT LIGGETT GROUP, INC.:

Jerry L. Mitchell, Jr.

Marjorie C. Bell

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman

700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2200

Houston, TX 77002

713.220.8800

713.222.0843 Fax