UN ITED STATES DI/TRICT COURT

S O U T H E R N D IST R IC T O F F L O R ID A

M A RC M . D U LCIO ,

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CA SE N O .

Defendants. FILED By t D.c.

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CLERK ANGELA E. NOBLE

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C O M P LM N T

COM ES N OW the Plaintiff, M arc M . Dulcio, representing him -

self as a Pro Se litigant, sue the Defendants; EN W RONM ENTM PROTECTION

AGEN CY, FLO RID A D EPA RTM EN T O F EN W RON M EN TM PROTECTION ,

ARCAD IS U .S., IN C., G PI PRO PERTIES, IN C., EA RTH TECH DR ILLIN G, IN C.,

STACI KICH LER , JA SON AN D REOW A, SIM N A DAW M , N O RVA BLAN DIN ,

M A N N AH IRW IN , ROM IN A LA N CELLOW I, AARON CO H EN , GM W BM LARD , JUSTIN STA RK, SH AW N H AM ILTON , TH ERESA PEPE, BRECK

DM TON, MICHAEL S. iEGAN, SARAH HAW LEY, OYEPERO OLOW U, and

I,ATESHEE M . DANIELS as the result of retaliation, discrim ination, negligence,

and violations of the United States Constitution by the defendants, for which M r.

Duldo seeks declaratory relief, and dam ages.

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CASE N O .

A T TA C H E D

FullListofD efendants

1.)ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY;

2.)FLORIDA DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION;

3.)ARACDISU.S.,INC.;

4.)GPIPROPERTIES,INC.,d/b/aGroundwaterProte/tion;

5.)EARTH TECH DRILLING,INC.;

6.)STACIKICI-ILER(IndividualCapacity);

7.)JASON ANDREOTTA (IndividualCapacity);

8.)SIRENA DAVILA (IndividualCapacity);

9.)NORVA BLANDIN (lndividualCapacity);

10.)ALANNAH IRW IN (IndividualCapacity);

11.)ROMINA LANCELLOTTI(lndividualCapacity)

12.)AARON COFIEN (IndividualCapacity);

13.)GARYBALLARD (IndividualCapacity);

14.)JUSTIN STARK (IndividualCapacity);

15.)SHAW N HAMILTON (IndividualCapacity);

16.)THERESA PEPE(IndividualCapacity);

17.)BRECK DALTON (IndividualCapacity);

18.)MICHAELS.REGAN (lndividualCapacity);

19.)SARAH HAW LEY (IndividualCapacity);

20.)OYEPERO OLOW U (IndividualCapacity);

21.)LATESI-TEEM .DANIELS(lndividualCapacity).

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TA B L E O F CO N TE N T S

COUNT 11-DECLARATORY RELIEF

( r.zlLlîc/'ovs.1P;);IJ3, czrfzlrcrl?,dàInspector1)....................................................13J-::

COUNT III-GROSS NEGLIGENCE

COUN T IV -A CTION FOR D AM AGES (Chapter376Fla.Stat)

(1Wr.Dulciovs.Arcadis,GroundwaterProtection,d'rEarthTech)...............................35-37

COUNT V -DEPRIVATION OF RIGH TS (1st endm entb

(r'r.llulcftlL)s.Inspecfor1d'rW-brF?zerxhgent1).......................,...................................38-40

COUN T W -DEFAM ATION ttzibel)

(21r.llulciovs.Lsirectorl,Ilanagerz,d'rInspectorl)......--........................................41-43

COUN T I-FR UL T CO NCEAL ENT

COUN T W II-CON SPIRACY toInterferew /CivilRilhts(13thAm endm entb

(M r.Dulciovs.Directorz,M anagerz,Inspectorl,FormerAgentl,t:Counsell)............49-54

COUN T W V -ACTION FOR N EGLECT TO PREVENT

(M r.Dulciovs.EPA,ADM INISTRATORI,SECRETM YI,COUNSELX

PROGRM DIRECTORI,CONTRACTMANAGERI,FDEP,SECRETM Y

1l1DJt-2t(l1I1hr7N7ii1I1D;t-2i(71li1!7N121.,.....................-..................................................iï5-ï;/

COUNT X -DEPRIVATION OF RIGH TS (8thAm endm ent)

(1V1r.Dulciovs.Directorl,uklanagerz,Inspectorl,& Counsell)..................................58-59

COUNT XT-DEPRIVATION OF RIGH TS (Fla.Stat.376.3078(33(a3)

(.'rr.Dulciovs.Directorl,Directorz,M anagerz,Inspectorl,andCounsell).,...............60-61

COUN T XTI-A CTION FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION ...

(2kfr.1)blCiO&8.QIIDZiiiIVIIOII?I.............................................................,...............61?-66

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JU R ISD ICT IO N

ThisCourthasjurisdictionpursuantto28U.S.C.j1331asthisisa

CivilRightsClaim under42U.S.Cj1983;andpursuantto28U.S.C.j1367,

whichgivesthedistrictcourtssupplementzjurisdictionoverstatelaw claims.

V E N U E

2. Venueisproperinthisjudicialdistrictunder28U.S.C.j89(c)asthe

eventsthatgaverisetothisCom plaintoccurred inthisDistrict.

3. Venueisfurtherm adeproperin Palm Beach County,Floridaasthe

incidenttsl/acttsl/omissionts)occurredandaccruedinPalm BeachCounty,and

Defendantsoperatebusinessand/oragovernmentalagencyand/orresideand/or

work inPalm Beach County,Florida.

4. Thisisan actionseekingdam agesinexcessofSloo,ooo exclusiveof

costs,and interest.

R E FE R E N CE S

A.) FDEP-BaseSite/''1NlTIALSITEASSESSM ENTW ORK PLAN''

B.) FDEP-BaseSite/''B.LINN COMM ENTSSITEASSESSMENTW ORK PLAN''

C.) FDEP-BaseSite/''S1TEASSESSM ENTREPORT''

D.) FDEP-BaseSite/''FDEPDALTON -SITEASSESSW NTREPORT''

E.) FDEP-BaSeSite//'SUPPLEMENTALSITEASSESSM ENTREPORT''

F.) FDEP-BaSeSite//'SUPPLEMENTALASSESSMENTREPORT''

G.) FDEP-BaSeSite/''FDEPDALTON-SUPPLEM ENTALSITE......''

H.) FDEP-BaSeSite/''ATTEM PTTO CONDUCTINSPECTION....''

I.) FDEP-BaseSite/''SITEPHOTOS''

''FD EP Basesite''

(ho s://prodenv.dep.state.s.us/DepNexus/pubDc/eleckoGcdocumen//ERlc-slg4/faciliTlsearch)

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PA R TIE S

5. Plaintiff,M arcM .Dulcio(hereinafter,RM r.Dulcio''l,ata11tim es

m aterialhereto,M r.D ulcio wasan individualresidingin Palm Beach,Florida

andissuijuris,M r.DttlcioisthesinglememberownerofW arrantyRepair

Experts,LLC(hereinafter,tdW RX'')d/b/aNew LifestyleCleaners(hereinafter,

RLSC'')whichisproperlyregisteredanddomiciledinFlorida.

6. M r.DulciooperatingastheM anager/operatingManagerofW RX,

transferred allrights,interestsandcauseofactionstohim self,inhis

individual/personalcapadty.

M r.Dulcioperformedabusinessconversion(PursuanttoF.S.

605.1045)ofhisLLC toaSolepropdetorshipexposingM r.Dulciotopersohal

liability,andfurtherenablingM r.Dulciotopursuethism atterin hisindividual

and/orpersonalcapacityasaaproSE''litigant(pursuantto28U.S.C.#J65<).

8. Defendant(1),EnvironmentalProtecdonAgency(hereinafler,

d<EPA''),hasadutytoprotecthumanhealthandtheenvironment,theEPA have

severalofficesthroughoutthestateofFlorida,includingin theSouthern District

ofFlodda.

9. D efendant(2),FloridaDepartm entofEnvironm entalProtection

(hereinafter,RFDEP'');TheDepartmentistheadministradveagencyoftheState

ofFloridahavingthepowerand duty toprotectFlorida'sairandwaterresources

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andtoadm inisterand enforcetheprovisionsofChapter403 and 376,Fla.Stat.,

and therulesprom ulgatedthereunderin Fla.Adm in.CodeTitle62.

10. TheFDEPoftheSouth-EastDistrict(hereinafter,RFDEP-SED'')is

asub-division oftheFD EP operatingwith a1lthesam epowersand dutiesofthe

FD EP,and atal1tim esm aterialhereto,conductsbusiness,andhasan office

located at3301Gun Club RoadinW estPalm Beach,Floridawith azip codeof

33406.

11.

tim esmaterialhereto,wasauthorizedtodobusinessinthestateofFlorida(Acdve

Defendant(r4),ARCADISU.S.,INC.(hereinafter,fArcadis'')ata1l

CertihcateofAuthorization#GB564)andwasdoingbusinessintheStateofFlorida

through itsoo cein H ighland Ranch,Coloradoandregistered agentin Boynton

Beach ,Florida.ThenatureofArcadis'sbusinessisdesign,engineering,and

consultancysolutionsfornaturaland builtassets.

12. Defendant(a),GPIPROPERTIES,INC.,d/b/aGroundwater

Protection,adidsionofDrillpro,LLC.(hereinafter,dGroundwater

Protection''),isaFloridalimitedliabilitycom panyproperlyregisteredand

dom iciledin Florida,and conductsbusinessfrom itsprincipaladdressin

Orlando,Florida,ThenatureofGroundw aterProtection'sbusinessisto

providespecializedenvironm entaldrillingservices.

13. Defendant(n),EARTH TECH DM LLING,LLC.(hereinafler,

fdEarthrech''l,isaFloridaCorporationproperlyregisteredanddomiciledin

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Florida,with an officelocatedin Pom panoBeach,Flodda,Thenatureof

EarthTech'sbusinessistoprovideprofessionalddlling services.

14. Defendant(6),STACIKICHLER(hereinafter,dcounsellM),is

employedwiththeFDEP(GeneralCounselO' co asLegalColmsel,andatal

t'im esm aterialhereto,w asWoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'')andwhoseduties

involveservingtheinterestofFD EP,whileupholdingthelaw .

15. Defendant(% ,JASON ANDREOW A(hereinafter,tDirectorl''),

isem ployedwith theFD EP-SED asDistrictDirector,and ata1ltim esm aterial

hereto,wasfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhosedutiesweretoprovide

guidanceandoversighttoallprogram areasin thesouth eastdistrict.

16. D efendant(8),SIRENA DAW IA (hereinafter,dtDirectorzr),is

em ployedV t.IAtheFDEP-SED asM sistantDirector,andatalldm esm aterial

hereto,w asfdoperatingunderthecolorofanylaw'',andwhosedutieswereto

coordinatethecom pliancefunctions.

17. Defendant(q).NORVA BIA NDIN (hereinafter,dfM anagerin),is

em ployedw ith theFD EP-SED asEnvironm entalM anager,and atalltim es

m atedalhereto,w as<toperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhosedutieswereto

overseethedistrict'sPerm ittingandW asteCleanup program s.

18. Defendant(*0). AH IRW IN (hereinafter,ftM anagerz''),is

em ployedV t.IAtheFD EP-SED asEnvironm entalM anager,and atalltim es

m aterialhereto,wasfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'',andwhosedutieswereto

overseethedistrict'sPerm itlingandW asteCleanup program s.

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19. Defendant(â1),ROM INALANCELLOW I(hereinafter,

dlnspectorln),isemployedwiththeFDEP-SED asEnvironm entalM anager,

andata11tim esm aterialhereto,wasRoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',and

whosedutiesw eretooverseethedistrict'sPerm ittingandW asteCleanup

Program s.

20. Defendant(12),AARON COHEN (hereinafter,

6(Program Directorâ-,>),isemployedwiththeFDEPasaProgram Director,and

atal1tim esm aterialhereto,wasdoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhose

dutiesweretooverseetheDrycleanerSolventCleanupProgram .

21. Defendant(13),GARYBAIJ,ARD (hereinafter,<tCounsel2''),is

em ployedwith theFDEP asLead Counsel,andatalltim esm aterialhereto,was

tdoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'',andwhosedutieswereto overseethe

m em bersoftheOfficeofGeneralCounsel.

22. Defendant(14),JUSTIN STARK(hereinafler,tdForm erAgentl''),

wasem ployed with theFDEP asan Environm entalSpecialist,and atal1tim es

m aterialhereto,wasfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhosedutieswereto

providecom plianceassistance.

23. Defendant(â5),SHAW N HAMILTON Rereinafter,

RSecretaryâ''),isemployedwiththeFDEPasDeputySecretary,andata1ltim es

m aterialhereto,wasffoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhosedutieswereto

providestatewideguidanceonsensitiveenvironmentaljusticeissuesandwas

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appointedastheprincipalstateliaisonfortheU.S.Environm entalProtection

Agency'sOfficeofEnvironm entalJustice.

24. Defendant(16),THERESAPEPE(hereinafter,

GcontractM anagerl''),isemployedwiththeFDEPasaContractM anagerwith

aFloridaCertifiedContractM anagerCertification(#4547-21122.),andata1l

tim esm aterialhereto,wasfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhoduties

weretooverseem onitorandprovideguidancetocontracts,and contractors.

25. Defendant(âT).BRECKDAI,TON (hereinafter,RProgram PG1''),

isem ployedwith theFDEPundertheW asteSiteCleanup Section asa

ProfessionalGeologist,atal1tim esm aterialhereto,wasRoperatingunderthe

coloroflaw'',andwhodutiesweretoaideContracG anagerlwith site

characterization andprovidingtechnicalassistancetocontractors.

26. Defendant(18),M ICHAELS.REGAN (hereinafter,REPAAdm inistratorl''),isemployedwiththeEPA asa'rheEPA Administrator'',atall

tim esm aterialhereto,w asaoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'',andwhois

responsibleform anaging andenforcingthenation'senvironm entallawsand

regulations,preparingtheannualbudgetoftheagency,leadingU .S.governm ent

effortsrelatedtotheenvironm entathom eand abroad,and otherresponsibilities.

27. Defendant(1q),SARAH HAW LEY (hereinafter,GEPAAGENT1''),isem ployedbytheEPA (region4office)asaProgram Lead,andat

alltim esm aterialhereto,w asRoperatingunderthecoloroflaw '',andwhois

responsibleforleadingtheEPA program sofregion 4.

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28. Defendant(20),OYEPEROOLOW U(hereinafter,WEPAAGENT2''),isemployedbytheEPA (region4office)asLeadEnforcement,and

atalltim esm aterialhereto,w asfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'',andwhois

responsiblefortheenforcem entactionswithin EPA region 4.

29. Defendant(21),IATESHEEM.DANIELS(hereinafler,RFDEPSECRETARYM),isem ployedwiththeFDEPasanadm inistrativesecretary,and

atal1tim esm aterialhereto,wasfoperatingunderthecoloroflaw'',andwhois

responsibleforprovidinghigh-endclericalsupportforhigh-end officialsatthe

FDEP officelocatedin Tallahassee,FL.

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FA C T U A L A LLE G A T IO N S

30. M r.Dulcioownedandoperatedthree(3)LSC drycleaners.The

m ain facilityw aslocated at2565ForestH illBlvd,W estPalm Beach,Floridaw ith

azipcodeof33406(hereinafter,''LSC-Plant'').TheLSC-Plantisregisteredwith

theEPA w ith an EPA ID num berof1+ D 981029168,and w ith theFD EP w ith a

siteID ofERIC- 5194.

31. M r.D ulcio second dry cleaningoperadon know n as''N ew Lifestyle

Cleaners(CoralSpringsl''(hereinafter,''LSC-DropOff-1''),whichwaslocatedat

10878W ilesRoad,CoralSprings,Floridawith azip codeof33076.

32. M r.D ulcio third dry cleaningoperation known as''N ew Lifestyle

Cleaners(Miamil''(hereinafter,''LSC-DropOff-2'')whichwaslocatedat18978

N W 2ndAve,M iam iGardens,Floridaw ith azipcodeof33167.

33. TheLsc-D ropoff-land LSC-D ropOff-2w eresolely dependenton

LSC-Plantforal1itsfabriccleaningneeds.

34. OnNovember2014,ForestHillsREInvestments,LLLP(hereihafter,

''FHRF')purchasedtheskipmallthatLSC-Plantishousedin.

35. TheLSC-P1antsiteexistw ithin theBiscayneSoleSourceAquiferas

describedin40U.S.C.j149.2(d).

36. PriortoDecem ber2017,FD EP assigned theLSC-Plantsiteto

Arcadistoperform the''InitialSiteAssessment''(hereinafter,''ISA'')theSenior

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SciendstforthetaskwasDouglasJ.McGlone,andthePrincipalHydrogeologist

w asW illiam D .Vogelsong.

37. On Decem ber7,2017,Arcadisperform ed theISA attheLSC-P1ant

site,and on Decem ber13,2017,Arcadissubm itted theISA to theFD EP for

review.(pleasesee''RefevenceA'')

38. OnJanuary5,2018,FDEPemployeeBillLinnoncomment#3

requestthatground penetrating radarbeused tolocatethedrain field,and on

comment#4statesthatitistheir(FDEP)beliefthattlaesiteisutilizingcitywater

andsewer.(pleasesee''ReferenceB'')

39. Groundpenetratingradar(hereinafter,''GPR'')playsanintegral

partbyproviding anon-intrusivem eansofexam iningthesubsurfacefor

environm entalhazardssuch assoilcontanaination,underground storagetanks

and drums.Thekey toacom prehensiveenvironm entalassessm entisthe

subsurfaceinvestigation.

40. ThemosteffecdvewayforM cadistoidentifythedrainfield(per

BillLinn'scomments),wouldbetoidentifythepipesleadingto,andfrom the

septictanks.

41. Priorto Decem ber2018,theFD EP assignedtheLSC-Plantsiteto

Arcadistoperform theSiteAssessmentReport(hereinafter,''SAR''),nottobe

confused w ith theISA.

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42. PriortoDecem ber2018Arcadissubcontracted theservicesof

Groundw aterProtection toperform thedrilling attheLSC-Plantsite.

43. PriortoDecem ber3,2018,Arcadishired aprivateutility locate

servicecompany,''GroundPenetratingRadarServices,lnc''(Thiscompanycould

notbefoundwithintheSunBizdatabase),Toperform anElectromagnetic

Induction(hereinafter,''EM ''),andaGPRsurveyoftheLSC-Plantsite.

44. From December3,2018toJanuary11,2019Arcadisalongw iththe

servicesrenderedby itssubcontractorsperform ed tlaesiteassessm entattheLSCPlantsite.

45. On February1,2019,Arcadissubm itstheirSAR to theFDEP for

review ,PerFigure3 ofArcadis'sSA R nounderground pipesleadingtoand

from theseptictankw asidentified.Theonlytm derground utilityidentifiedw as

thenaturalgas(hereinafter,''NG'')line,whichcommencesatthewestsidefence

ofthestripmall(ThewestsidefencerunsparalleltoForestHillBlvd.),theNG

lineleadsnorth,untilitreachestherearofthebuildinp thenveerseast(similarto

an''L''orahockeystick)untilitreachesthegasm eterlocateddirectlybehindthe

DryCleanersnexttotheBoiler.(pleasesee''ReferenceC'')

46. TheLSC-Plantsitedoesudlizecity w ater,butdoesnotutilized city

sewer.ThereforeitwasArcadis'sobligationand/orresponsibilityand/orduty

toensurethata11pipesleading toandfrom theseptictanks,attheLSC-Plantsite

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beidentified,and m arked priortodrilling;thisprocessislm ow n aspre-drilling

clearr ce/poG olGg/daylighdngandisamandatoryprerequisitepertheFDEP

SOP-17.

47. PerFDEPSOP-17;''lTlhestandardpracticeistopostholeorhand

augertoadepthoffourfeetto'pcrl/../thatthelocationisclearofutilities.The

Contractorshouldobtaincopiesofblueprintsoras-builtdrawingsbefore

beginningworkon-site.Theseshouldbereadilyavailableforrecentlyconstructed

facilities.''

48. On April23,2019Program pG lcreated am em orandum and

submittedittoContractM anagerl(pleasesee''ReferenceD''),keytakeawaysfrom

thecomment/recommendationsection'.

1 (#3)I'Ijhatdepartmentengineersconsider''Interim Source

Rem oval''

k (#14)Arcadisrecommendsconsiderationofadditionalsoil

samplingandan excavation.Theyalsorecommendconsidering

SME usingM .AG.Swellstoremediatesoil.Itisfm cthatthere

appearstobeinsuy cientsoildatatoproceedwithexcavation.Soil

samplingdidnotidentifysignihcantsoilcontamination,but

M A GS testresultsindicatea pcr,ysignlficantremaining

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vadosezonesource.Itmaybefeasiblethataninterim source

removal(ISR)using.$7Ecouldbeimplementedwithouttheneed

forfzfrf/'lersoilsampling.Departmentengineersshouldconsider

remedialstrategiesforthesiteand,then,determinezvhether

additionalsoilsamplingiszvarranted.

û (#16)The5AR canberevised/resubmittedandadditional

assessmentcompletedassupplementalsiteassessment.

49. On M ay 9,2019,Arcadisresubm itted the SAR w ith the

recom m ended correctionsto tlaeFD EP forreview .

50. OnJune6th,2019M r.DulciopurchasedtheLSC businessand

equipm entfrom theproperty ow nerFH RI,then sipaed aleaseagreem entto

leasetheLSC-P1antsitefor5years.

51. OnoraboutJuly25th2019,employeesoftheFDEPperform eda

Com plianceEvaluation Inspection attheLSC-Plantsite.

52. Theinspection w asconducted by M anagerz,Inspectorl,and an

unknown m em beroftheFD EP,M r.D ulciow aspresentforthisinspection.

53. Priorto N ovem ber1,2019,M r.D ulciocom pleted a1lneeded repairs

and corrected allactiveFD EPviolationsin ordertobein com plianceand to

begin operating theLSC business.

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54. O nSeptem ber9,2020,Arcadisreturned to theLSC-Plantsiteand '

began drilling for2new w ells,oneinsideoftheLSC-Plantbuilding and the

otheroutside,on thenextday Septem ber10,2020,M cadisstarted collecting

groundw atersam ples.

55. On N ovem ber11,2020Arcadissubm itstheir''Supplem entalSite

AssessmentReport''totheFDEPforreview.(pleasesee''ReferenceE'')

56. On Decem ber18,2020,Arcadisreturned onceagain totheLSCPlantsitetocollectadditional/confirmatorygroundwatersamples.

57. OnJanuary8,2021,Arcadissubmi/ their''Supplemental

AssessmentReport''totheFDEPforreview.(pleasesee''ReferenceF'')

58. OnMarch25,2021(atotalof1yearand7monthsfrom when

ArcadisperformedtheISA,andafterArcadishascompletedtheSAR),

ProgrampGlsubm ittedam emorandum toConkactM anagerl(pleasesee

''ReferenceG'')/keytakeaway;

i (#1)Ourinitialsiteassessmentfoundsigmjcantcontaminationatthe

site,butthePCEconcentrationinM W 003was1,680zfg//inJanuary

2019andwas72,600zfg/linSeptember2020.Likezvise,thePCE

concentrqtioninsedimenthnm f/lcseptictankzvas0.21?p:tg/kgin

December2018and963mg/kginSeptember2020.

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K (#7)Pendingresolutionofpotentialcomplianceissuesandwhetherfhc

facilityisorwillbeanactivedrycleaner,sitedataappeartozvarrant

remediation.Ifthedmcleanerisntlforwillnofbeanactivedrycleaner

inthenearfuture,Irecommendfhflfdepartmentengineersconsidevan

Interim SourceRemovalandclean-outoffhcseptictank.

59. On April13,2021,an unknow n person entered intoLSC-P1antsite

and dem anded to do an inspection,M r.D ulciow asnoton-siteatthetim eofthe

unlmownpersorusarrival,butMoranaHilaire(hereinafter,''SiteM anagerl'')was

thereand advised theunknow n person thathew ould havetofirstspeak w ith

, M r.D ulcio toensurethatthisw asok,theunknow n person did notpresentany

credentialstoSiteM anagerl. .

60. SiteM anagerlcalled M r.Dulcio and advised M r.D ulciothatthere

w asaperson thereattem ptingto conductan inspection.M r.D ulciostated that

hew asnotaw areofanyinspectionsand asked tospeakw ith theunknow n

Person.

61. M r.D ulcioinform ed theunknown person thathew asn'taw areof

anyinspection and ifshecould reschedulethis''inspecdon''foranotherdateand

tim e.Theunknow n person advised M r.D ulcio thattheproperty ow nersigned a

siteaccessagreem entw hich hew ouldbeinviolation ofifM r.Dulcio did not

grantheraccess.M r.D ulcioacknow ledged w hattheunknow n person said,and

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requested afew m inutesin orderforM r.D ulcio tocalltheproperty ow nerBill

Sahni(hereinafter,''Propertyownerlv),inhopesofgainingclarityastowhotlais '

unknow n person w as,and iftheproperty ow nerw asokay granting this

unknow n person siteaccess.

62. M r.D ulciom adeseveralcalls,alongw ith sendingtextm essagesto

thePropertyow nerl,butw asnotsuccessful.M r.Dulciocalled SiteM anagerl,

andrequested tospeak w ith theunknow n person;M r.D ulcio inform ed the

unknow n person ofhisinabilitytoreach Propertyow nerland re-requested for

theinspection to berescheduled,oriftheunknown person couldw aitorcom e

backlaterin theafternoon,to allow M r.D ulciotim eto com m utetotheLSCPlantsitefrom wherehewasatthatmoment(M iami).

63. Theunknow n person becam every irateandbegan tothreaten M r.

;

Dulciowithviolations,fines,andcriminalchargesofobstructingjustice,Mr.

Dulciorequestedthattlaeunknownpersonclam downandgranthim justafew

m orem inutesto contacttheFD EP inhopesofgaining abetterunderstandingas

tow hothisperson w as.

64. Theunknow n person becam eeven m oreirateand began insulting

M r.D ulcio in frontofSiteM anagerl,by referringtoM r.Dulcio asM .r.Sucio

(ThisisaSpanishwordthatmeansunclean/dirty/disgusting),Mr.Dulcio

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dem anded thattheunknow n person ceasecallinghim M r.Sucio,and thathe

, w ould becalling theFD EP.

65. M r.D ulcioended thecalland called theonly num berhehad forthe

FD EP butw asgreeted by avoicem ailbox.M r.D ulciohad nootherchoicebutto

com posean em ailtotheFD EP requestingassistancew ith thism atler.W hileM r.

D ulciow ascom posing theem ailSiteM anagerltexted M r.D ulcioadvisinghim

thattheunknow n person said shew ould com eback laterin theafternoon

around4 pm .Toconducttheinspection w ith M r.D ulcio on-site,M r.D ulcio

responded;O k.

66. M r.Dulcioleftfrom w herehew asin M iam iand begin com m uting

toLSC-P1antsitelocatedin thecity ofW estPalm Beach,Floridatom eetw ith the

unlm own person at4p.m .beforeM r.DulciogottotheLSC-P1antsitethe

Propertyow nerlcalled M r.D ulcioadvisinghim thatthetm known person w as

an em ployeeoftheFD EP and topleasegrantheraccessnexttim eshecom es.

67. Mr.DulcioadvisedPropertyownerlthat;He(M r.Dulcio)wil

m akesureallofhisem ployeesareaw areofthepotendalofasurpriseinspection.

M n D ulcio alsoadvised Propertyow nerl thathew illcom posean em ail

apologizingtotheFDEP,andensuring them thattheyw on'thavetow orry

aboutdelaysin siteaccessin thefuture.

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68. M r.Dulcio com posed theem ailand sentitto thePropertyow nerl,

M anagerz,and Inspectorl,in theem ailM r.Dulcio apologized forthe

M sunderstandGg/miscommunicationandstatedthata1lofhisemployeesare

aw areofthepotentialofasurpriseinspection and thattheFD EP w illnothave

anissuew ith siteaccessanym ore.

69. M anagerzresponded w ith additionalthreatsofviolations,fines,

fees,and civilliabilitiesforthecurrentinstanceand ifeversiteaccessisnot

granted in thefuture.

7p. On April16,2021,InspectorlreturnedtotlaeLSC-Plantsiteand

perform ed an inspection attheLSC-P1antsite.Asaresultoftheinspectors

reportMr.Dulciowasplacedin''non-compliance/'status.(pleasesee''Reference7)

71. M anagerzcreated an em ailchain and advised FH RI,and M r.

D ulciothatLSC-P1antisin ''non-com pliance''statusand iseligibleforprogram

term ination from theDrycleanerSolventCleanup Program .

72. Thisinform ation m adetlaeproperty ow nervery upsetw ith M r.

D ulcio,causingtlaepropertyow nertothreaten toevictM r.D ulcio ifhedoesn't

correcttheviolationsthathascaused thesitetobein ''non-com pliance''status.

73. On oraboutFebruary 5,2021,FH RIentered intoan agreem entto

selthepropertytoHiglarange,Inc.,(hereinafter''HRI'').

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74. H RIreceived acom m itm entletterfrom TruistBank on February25,

2021,forthepurchaseofthepropertyfrom FH RI.

75. On oraboutM ay 22,2021,Truistbank inform ed H RIthatit''could

notrely upon theproperty ascollateral/'?duetothesitebeingin anoncom pliancestat'usw ith theFD EP.

76. PriortoJuly1,2021Mr.Dulciocompleteda11correctionsrequested

by theFD EP-SED in ordertorem rn tocom plianceand continueoperatinghis

business.

77. W laen M r.D ulcio contacted theFD EP-SED to confirm iftheyw ere

in receiptofhispictures,provingthathehascom pliedw ith theirdem ands,

M anagerzadvised M r.D ulciothattheFD EP-SED w asin receiptofhispicture,

and togranttheFD EP som etim etoreview thephotosand inform ation,

M anagerzconcluded herem ailbystatingthatthedepartm enthad 300daysto

review theinform ation.

78. Thisresponsem adePropertyow nerlvery upsetcausing

Propertyow nerltodem and thekeysforLSC-Plantsite,and inform ed M r.

D ulciothathisleasecontained aclausem akingitm andatory tobein com pliance

w ith al1federal,stateand locallaw s,and duetoM r.D ulcio ''non-com pliance'',

FH RIm ustevicthim .

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79. M r.D ulciobegged Propertyow nerltoreconsider,

Propertyo w nerl said hew ouldn't.M r.D ulcio then asked ifhecould pleasesell

thebusinessto generatem oney,dueto M r.D ulcio'sw ifebeingpregnant,w ith

an expected delivery dateofAugust10,2021.

80. ProperT ow nerlsaidhewilgrantM r.Dulcio'srequesttosellthe

business,butalsorequested ifM r.Dulciocould pleasefixthe''non-com pliance''

issue,oratleastfigureoutw hatw asgoingon,M r.D ulcio gave

Propertyo w nerlhisw ord thathew ould sortthism atterout.

81. M r.Dulcio triedtoselltheLSC businesspriorto hiseviction date

ofNovem ber1,2021,buta1lprospectivebuyersrescinded theiroffersafter

discovery ofthe''non-com pliance''statusoftheLSC-P1antsite.

82. Dueto M r.Dulcio'snon-com pliancestatusw ith theFD EP,M r.

D ulciow asin directviolation w ith theterm sand conditionsofhislease

agreem entw ith FH RIw hich consequently w asthedirectcauseforM r.D ulcio's

evictionfrom tlaeLSC-P1antsite(OnNov1,2021).

83. Dueto M r.D ulcio'seviction,M r.D ulciolostpossession oftheLSCPlantsiteand allofhisdrycleaningequipm ent,w hich perform ed al1ofhisfabric

cleaningforLSC-Plant,Lsc-D ropo ff-l,and LSC-DropOff-2.

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84. Dueto thelossofLSC-Plant,M r.Dulcio w asunabletoperform the

w orkneeded tosustain theLSC-DropOff-1,and LSC-D ropO ff-2sites,and w as

forced toreturn thekeystotheow nersoflnof.h properties.

85. Dueto M r.D ulcio'snon-com pliancestat'usM r.D ulciolosthis

governm entcontracts,w hich required him tobein com pliancew ith allstate

law s,locallaw s,statutes,and ordinances.

86. Dueto M r.D ulcio'snon-com pliancestatus,M r.D ulcio losthis

exclusivetextilerestoration contractw ith areputablew aterrestoration com pany

thatservicestheentirestateofFlorida.

87. DuetoM r.D ulcionon-com pliancestatusM r.D ulciow asnotable

toapply foraseriesofadditionalgovernm entasw ellasprivatebusiness

contracts.

88. M n Dulcio isan ''Am erican w ith D isabilities''asdescribed in42

U.S.C.j12102(1a)&(1b),M r.Dulciowastestedanddiagnosedashaving a

learningdisability(Readinp Learning,andConcenkating)oncein1993,and

again in 1997asastudentin theM iam i-Dadecounty publicschoolsystem .

89. Afterbeingleftdestituteby thelossofincom eand subsequentloss

ofbusinesseson theheelsofthebirth ofM r.D ulcio'slastchild,M r.D ulciow as

determ ined tobecom ecom petentin environm entalscience,geologp and

hydrologyforthepurposeoffiguring outw hy FD EP and Arcadisw asunableto

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figureoutthetruecauseofthespikein CO C attheLSC-P1antsiteand decided

toresearch tlaism atterforhim selfM r.Dulciostarted by review ingtheISA,and

theSAR'Sthatw eresubm itted by Arcadis.Afterfully review ing and readingthe

ISA,and SAR'SM r.DulciocalledArcadisemployeeDouglasJ.M cGlone

(hereinafter,''Douglas'')inhopesofgainingclarityonaseriesofdiscrepancies

M r.D ulciofound w ithin Arcadis'sSAR.

90. AsM r.D ulciobegan toask D ouglasquesdonsaboutthe

discrepancies,D ouglasappeared tobecom eabitagitated and began todivert

theconversation bysaying;''Thosethingsdon'tm atter,therealproblem isthey

haveablackbusinessow nerthatdidn'tgivethem access.H e'sbasically digging

ltisow n grave.''

91. Thisstatem entshocked M r.D ulciobecauseM r.D ulciohasnever

m etD ouglas,itw asatthatm om entM .r.D ulciorealized that;

A, D ouglasw asnotaw areofw hohew asspeakingtoon thephone;

k Thatsom eofthedifficultiesthatM r.Dulciowasdealingwith,

w ith theFD EP m ay havebeen racially m otivated.

92. On D ecem ber1,2021,TheFD EP issued M r.D ulcioan Official

N oticeofPotentialN ew D ischarge.

93. On February10,2022,theFD EP issued M r.D ulcio an Official

NoticeofViolation(ThefirststepinanAdministrativeProceeding).

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94. On M ay41 2022,M r.D ulciow asm adeaw areofacrim inal

hw estigation thatw asopened againsthim bytheFD EP.

95. M r.D ulcioasked theFDEP,w hatinitiatedthecrim inal

hw estigation.TheFD EP replied thattheSeptem ber10th2020,sam pling event

alongw ith corksultadon from Arcadisw eretheirbasisforlaunchingacrim inal

investigation intoM r.D ulcio.

96. On M ay 18,2022,theFDEP acquired asearch w arrantw ith M r.

D ulcio'snam eon it,and w itlatheassistanceof10policeofficersbegan tosearch

theform erLSC-P1antsite.

97. OnJuly5,2022,M r.DulciogavenoticetotheFDEP,EPA,DSCP,

andW SCS thattheLSC-Plantsitew asa''DenseN on-AqueousPhaseLiquid''

(hereinafter,''DNAPL/')siteasdescribedinFloridaAdministrativeCode62-

780.200(20).

98. Duetothem isdiagnosisoftheform erLSC-Plantsite,thesitew as

subsequentlym ishandledbyA rcadis,EarthTech,and G roundw aterProtection

causingthespikein CO C thatw asfound in thegroundw atersam plesdated

Septem ber10,2020.

99. OnJuly7,2022,anindependentfirm wascontracted(Alpha-omega

TrainingandCompliance(hereinafter,''AOTC'')),toperform confirmatory

sam pling oftheform qrLSC-Plantsite,duringthesam plingeventthecontractor

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determ ined thatthesitew asindeed aD N APL siteand thatanew dischargeby

M r.Dulciow asnotpossiblegiven theevidence.

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100. TodatetheFDEPhasanOpen/ActiveCivil,andcriminal

investigation onM r.Dttlcio,both investigationshavegeneratedhardshipsfor

M r.Duleio,M r.D ulcio hasbeen forcedtoforegoaseriesofgainful

investm ents,businessopportunities,and em ploym ents,which resultedin M r.

Dulcio suffering m ental,em otional,and çconom icallossesbothknown and

unknown and an inabilitytoprovideforhim selfandhisfam ily.

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C O U N T l

D EC LA R IT O RY R ELIEF

28U.S.C.jj2201-2202

7s.(FDEP& ARCADIS)

101. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1tlarough 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

102. ThisisacauseofactionagainstFDEP,andM cadis(hereinafter,

''CountlDefendantsv),pursuanttotheDeclaratoryJudgementAct,28U.S.C.50

2201-2202.

103. ThiscouTthastheauthorityandjurisdictiontoorderthedeclaratory

reliefsoughtby M r.D ulcio in thism atter.

104. M r.Dulcioisindoubtastowhetherhe,and/orFDEP,and/or

Arcadisistheresponsibleparty/partiespursuanttoFla.Stat376.308(2)forthe

new dischargeorothercondition ofpollution coveredbySections376.30

through 376.317,F1aStat.attheLSC-P1antsite.

105. FD EP'SdutytothepublicistoprotectFlorida'ssoil,w ater,and air.

106. M cadis'scontractualdutiestoFD EP and by extension M r.D ulciois

toprovideprofessionalservicesw ith an em phasison thequalityofcare,andnot

tofurtlaercontam inatetheLSC-Plantsite.

107. Dueto CountlD efendants'sbreach ofdutp conflictofinterest,and

potentialcrim inaland civilliabilitiesassociated w ith thedeterm ination ofw ho

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theresponsibleparty m aybe;itisclearthatneithercan bedependentupon for

anunbiased determ ination.

108. Asadirectand proxim ateresultofthiscontroversy M r.D ulcio's

rights,liberties,protections,andfreedom havebeen threatened,hindered asw ell

asinfringed upon.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulciorespectfullyrequestsadeclaratory

judgementpursuantto28U.S.C.jj2201-2202,declaringFDEPand/orArcadis

astheresponsiblepardespursuantto376.3078(2)Fla.Stat.,andifpossiblean

exoneradon forM r.D ulcio orthebenefitsoflim itation ofliability offuture

action broughtagainsttheLSC-Plantsiteasaresultofthenew dischargeor

othercondition ofpollution,alongw ith expertw ithessfees,on thegroundsthat

such an aw ard isin thepublicinterest,and any furtherreliefastheCourtdeem s

PrOPer.

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D EC LA R ITO RY R ELIEF

28U.S.C.jj2201-2202

vs.(FDEP,M ANAGERZ& INSPECTORI)

109. Plaintiffreiteratesand herebyincorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1through 100 asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

110. Thisisacauseofaction againstFDEP,M anagerz,and Inspectorl

(hereinafter,''CountzDefendants/')pursuanttotheDeclaratoryJudgementAct,

28U.S.C.j42201-2202.

111. Thiscourthastheauthorityandjurisdictiontoorderthedeclaratory

reliefsoughtby M r.Dulcio in thism atter.

112. M r.D ulcioisin doubtastow hetherviolationsthatw ereissued to

him (Mr.Dulcio)bytheFDEPonJuly25,2019,April16,2021,andDecember1,

2021arewithmeritand/oraccurate/true.

113. TheFDEP,andbyexterusionitsemployees(M anagerz,and

Inspectorl)haveadutytothepublictoprotectFlorida'ssoil,water,andair,and

abovealltohonorthelaw ,and theiroath ofoffice.

114. M r.D ulciohasm adenum erousattem ptstoresolvethism atter,but

havenotreceived cooperation from CountzD efendants.

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115. Asadirectand proxim ateresultofthiscontroversy M r.D ulcio's

rights,liberties,protections,and freedom havebeen threatened,hindered asw ell

asinfringed upon.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulciorespecdullyrequestsa

declaratoryjudgementpursuantto28U.S.C.5j2201-2202dëclaringwhich

violations/claimswereproper/true,andwlaichviolations/claimswerenot

proper/falseagainstCountzDefendants,alongwithexpertwitnessfees,onthe

groundsthatsuch an aw ard isin thepublicinterest,and anyfurtherreliefasthe

Courtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T Ill

G R O SS N EG LIG EN C E

768.72(2)$)FlaStat.

vs.(ARCADI.S& GROLJNDW ATFR PROTECN ON)

116. PlaintiffTeiteratesand hereby incorporatestlaeallegationscontained

in paragraphs1tH ough 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

117. 566.102Fla.Stat.definitionspertinentto Count1119

(3)''Damage'':meansanyimpactuponorcontactwith,

including,w ithoutlim itadon,penetrating,striking,scrapinp

displacinp ordentinp how everslight,theprotectivecoating,

housing,orotherprotectivedevicesofany underground

facility,ortherem ovalorw eakening ofany lateralorvertical

supportfrom anyunderground facilitp ortheseverance,

partialorcom plete,ofanyunderground facility.

(6)''Excavate''or''excavation'''meansanymanm adecut,

cavity,trench,ordepression in theearth'ssudace,form ed by

rem ovalofearth,intended tochangethegradeorlevelof

land,orintended topenetrateordisturb thesurfaceofthe

earth,includingland beneath thew atersofthestate,as

definedins.373.019(22),andtheterm includespipebursting

and directionaldrillingorboringfrom onepointtoanother

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pointbeneath thesurfaceoftheearth,orothertrenchless

tecM olo#es.

(10)''M emberoperator'':meansanypersonwhofurnishesor

transportsm aterialsorservicesby m eansofan underground

facility.

(12)''Person'':meansanyindividual,firm,jointvenmre,

parG ership,corporation,association,m unicipalitp orother

politkalsubdivision,governm entalunit,departm ent,or

agency,and includesany trustee,receiver,assignee,or

PersonalrepresentativeOfaPerson.

(16)''Undergroundfacilitf':meansanypublicorprivate

personalpropertywhich isburied,placed below ground,or

subm erged on any m em beroperatoT'sTight-of-w ay,easem ent,

orperm ittedusew hich isbeingused orw illbeused in

connection w ith thestorageorconveyanceofw ater;sew age;

electrolaic,telephonic,ortelegraphiccom m unication;electric

energy;oil;petroleum products;naturalgas;opticalsipaals;or

othersubstances,and includes,butisnotlim ited to,pipelines,

pipes,sew ers,conduits,cables,valves,and lines.

118. 556.106Fla.Stat.states;

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(2)(a)lfapersonviolatess.556.105(1)or($,andsubsequently,

w hetherbyhim selforherselforthTough theperson'sem ployees,

contractors,subcontractors,oragents,perform san excavation or

dem olition thatdam agesanunders ound facility ofam em ber

operator,itisrebuttably presum ed thattheperson w asnegligent.

Theperson,iffound liable,isliableforthetotalsum ofthelosses

to allm em beroperatorsinvolved asthosecostsarenotm ally

com puted.Any dam ageforlossofrevenueand lossofusem ay

notexceed$500,000peraffectedundergroundfacilitp exceptthat

revenueslostbyagovermnentalm emberoperatorwioserevenues

areusedtosupportpaym entson principaland intereston bonds

m aynotbelim ited.

(2)(b)lfanyexcavatorfailstodischargeadutyimposedbythis

chapter,theexcavator,iffound liable,isliableforthetotalsum of

thelossesto allpr tiesinvolved asthosecostsarenorm ally

com puted.Any dam ageforlossofrevenueand lossofusem ay

notexceed$500,000peraffectedundergroundfacility,exceptthat

revenueslostby agovernm entalm em beroperatorw hoserevenues

areused tosupportpaym entson principaland intereston bonds

m aynotbelim ited.

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119. Thisaction arisesfrom w ork perform ed between Decem ber3,2018

toJanuary11,2019attheLSC-PlantsitebydefendantArcadis& Groundw ater

Protection(hereinafter,''Count3Defendants/')fortheFDEP.

120. PertheFD EP SOP-17,itw astheresponsibility of

Count3D efendantstopedorm autility clearanceoftlaeareasw herem onitoring

w ellsw ould bedeveloped,priorto drilling.

121. Count3D efendantsbreached theirdudesbynotperform inga

properunderground survey priorto drillinp causing Count3D efendantsto

ptmcture(duringdrilling,andwelldevelopment)theH et,andpossiblythe

outletpipesoftheon-siteseptictanks(UndergroundFacility).

122. Asadirectand proxim atecauseofCount3D efendantsgross

negligencetheinletpipeleading totheseptictank

123. Asadirectand proxim atecauseoftheGrossN egligenceM r.D ulcio

suffereddamagesintheform of;damagestoapre-existinginjury,losswages,

lossprofits,and had toexpend additionalexpensesto investigatethesourceofa

potentialdischarge.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulcio respecdully requesttrialby

juryagainstCount3Defendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(Iff/'lécotfrfhndsitproper)foTacombinedtotalwithintlaejurisdictional

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lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ithcostofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T IV

A C TIO N FO R D A M A G ES R ESU LTIN G FR O M

VIO LA TION OF CFM PTTR 376Fla.Stat.

vs.(ARCADIS,GROLW DW ATERPROTECTJON & EARTHTECH)

124. Plaintiffreiteratesandhereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1through 100 asifstated fully and furtherallegesasfollow s:

125. Thisaction arisesfrom w ork thatw asperform ed attheLSC-Plant

sitebe- eenDecember3,2018H oughJanuary11,2019,andalsobetween

Septem ber% 2020throughSeptember10,2020byArcadis,Groundw ater

Protection,andEarthTech(hereinafter,''Count4Defendants'').

126. Chapter376,FloridaStatutes,addressestheseriousground and

waterpollutionproblemscausedbycontaminationofgroundwater'and/orsoil.

127. Chapter376.30,FloridaStatute,states;

''Thatthepreservationofsurfaceandgmzfnlwatersisamatterofthe

highesturgencyandprïorïfp,asthesewatersprovidetheprimary

sourceforpotablewaterinthisstate''.

128. TheFloridaLegislaturefurtherrecoglaizestlaatitisvitaltoprotect

Florida'sland and w aterresourcesfrom such pollution,and m akeitatop

prioritytopreventand quicklyrem edy any polludon:

, Spils,discharges,andescapesofpollutants,drycleaningàolvents,and

hazardoussubstancesthatoccurasaresultofprocedurestakenby

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privateandgovernmentalentitiesinvolvingthestorage,

transportation,anddisposalofsuchproductsposethreatsofgreat

dangeranddamageftltheenvironmentofthestate,ftnthecitizensof

f9zstate,andtootherinterestsderivinglivelihoodfrom thestate.

376.30(2)(16 FlaStat

1i9. j376.313,FloridaStatutes,providesforaprivatecauseofactionto

recovera1ldam agesresultingfrom adischargeorothercondition ofpollution

covered by Sections376.30-376.317,FloridaStatutes.

130. PursuanttoSection 376.301,FloridaStatute,''discharge''includes;

''

spilling,leaking,seeping,pouring,misapplying,emitting,emptying,

releasing,ordumping''anypollutantorhazardoussubstancezvhich

occursandwhichayectslandsandsurfaceorgroundwaters.''

131. 376.313(1)Fla.Stat.states;

Therem ediesinss.376.30-376.317s11a11bedeem ed tobe

cum ulativeand notexclusive.

132. lnvestigation oftheLSC-P1antsitehasrevealed thatthesitew asand

stillisaDN APL site,and duetoCount4D efendantsnegligencew ith the

handlingofthesite,apreviousdischargethatw astrapped in thevadosezone,

w astransported totheground w aterthrough aprocessthattheEPA referstoas

''ShortCircuitinf'.

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133. Duetotheshortcircuiting,caused by thew ellsdeveloped by

Count4D efendantsan old dischargeofPERC,thatw asim m obile,w asableto

m iv ateand createanew dischargeorothercondition ofpollution coveredby

Sections376.30H ough 376.317,FlaStat.

134. Asadirectcauseofthedischargeorotlaerconditionsofpollution set

forth above;thegroundw aterbelow theLSC-Plantsitebecam ehighly

contam inatedw ith pollutants.

135. A sadirectand proxim atecauseofthedefendantsactionsM r.

Dulciosuffemddamagesintheform of;damagetoapre-existinginjury,loss

w ages,lossprofits,and had toexpend additionalfinancestoinvestigatethe

sourceofapotentialdischarge.

W H EREFO RE,Plaindff,M r.Dulciorespecdully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCount4Defendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(Ifthecourthndsitproper)foracombinedtotalwithintlaejurisdictional

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T V

D EPR IV A T IO N O F R IG H T S

U N D ER TH E C O LO R O F LA W

42U.S.C.j1983(FirstAmendm ent)

vs.(INSPECTORI& FORM EM GENTI)

136. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1tlarough 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

137. Thisaction arisesfrom 2separateencotm tersthatM r.D ulcio

experienced w itlatheFD EP on April16,2021,and on Septem ber1,2021from

Inspectorl,andFormerAgentl(hereinafter,''CountsDefendants/').

138. On April16,2021,Inspectotlarrived totheLSC-P1antsiteto

perform an inspection ofthesite.M r.D ulciointended tobepresentbutw asnot

abletoduetoafam ily em ergency.D ueto M r,

. D ulcip'sabsenceM r.D ulcio

requestedthathisemployeethatwasonsiteMonach(hereinafter''Employeel/')

toopertlyvideorecord theFDEP officialforthepurposesofdocum entingthe

visitand also docum entinganyviolations,areaofconcern,and general

recommendadons/commentsthatInspectorlmaymake.

139. Onem inuteafterEm ployeelbegan openly recordingInspectorl,

Inspectorldem anded thathestop recordingher,Em ployeelexplained thathe

w asonlyrecordingInspectorlby requestofM r.Dulcio.

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140. Inspectorladvised Em ployeelthatifhecontinuestorecord her,

thathe(Employeel)andMr.Dulciowilbeguiltyofobstructing/hinderingthe

inspection.(pleasesee''Reference1'')

141. On Septem ber1,2021M r.Dulciow ason aconferencecallw ith

Propertyow nerl,and CountsD efendantstodiscusstheviolationsissued on

April16,2021inspection,during thiscallInspectorldirectly threaten M r.D ulcio

w ith theassistanceofForm erA gentlthatifM r.Dulcio attem ptstorecord an

inspection again,hew illbein violadon ofan agency policy.

142. TheFirstAm endm entprotectstherightto gatherinform ation about

w hatpublicofficialsdoon publicpropertp and specifically,arighttorecord

m attersofpublicinterest(pleaseseeBlackstonr.Alabama,30F.3J117,120(11P1

Cir.1994).

143. CountsD efendantsdeprived M r.Dulcio ofhis1stAm endm ent

right,and they also attem pted to discourageM r.Dulciofrom exercisingthat

rightin thefum re.

144. Asadigectandproxim atecauseoftlaisdeprivation,asdescribed

aboveMr.Dulciosuffereddamagetoapre-existinginjurp emotionaldistress,

andm entalanguish.

W H EREFO RE,Plaindff,M r.Dulcio respecdully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCountsDefendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

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damages(fthecourthndsitproper)foracombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictional

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and anyfurtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T V l

DEFAM ATIONILIBEL)

vs.(DIRECTORI,M ANAGERZ& INSPECTORI)

145. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegadonscontained

in parav aphs1tltrough 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

146. ThedefendantsrelevanttothiscountareD irectorl,M anagerz,and

Inspectorl(hereinafter,''Count6Defendantsv).

147. OnJuly25,2019,M anagerz,andInspectorlcam etotheLSC-Plant

siteto perform an inspection,attheend oftheinspection M anagerz,and

Inspectorlissued M r.D ulcio aseriesofvioladonsthatw ereknow n tobefalse

byboth partiesatthetim ethevioladonsw ereissued.

148. M .r.Dulciow asabletoresolvetlaeviolationsby perform ingsom e

recom m ended tasks,and by reportingM anagerz,tohersuperiorM anagerl.

149. On April16,2021,Underthedirection ofM anagerz,Inspectorl

returnedtotheLSC-Plantsiteandre-issuedthesameviolations(thatwel'e

knowntobefalse)from theinspectionthatwasconductedonJuly25,2019,along

w ith 2additionalvioladonsthatw erem eritless,and thatInspectorlknew or

shouldhaveknow n w erefalseandm eritlessatthetim ethattheviolationsw ere

issued.

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150. OnJune8,2021,M r.Dulcioreceivedtheofficialwarningletterfrom

theFD EP byw ay ofD irectorloutliningthesam em eritlessviolations.

151. 376.302(12)Fla.Stat.states;

To lm ow ingly m akeanyfalsestatem ent,representation,or

certification in any application,record,report,plan,orother

docum entfiled orrequired tobem aintained underthischapter,or

tofalsify,tam perw ith,orknow ingly renderinaccurateany

m onitoringdeviceorm ethodrequired tobem aintained underthis

chapterorby any perrrtit,registration,rule,ororderissued under

thischapter.

152. 18U.S.C s1519states;

W hoeverknow ingly alters,destroys,m utilates,conceals,

coversup,falsifies,orm akesafalseentry in anyrecord,

document,ortangibleobjectwiththeintenttoimpede,

obstruct,orinfluencetheinvesdgation orproper

admilaiskationofanymatterwithinthejurisdicdonofany

departm entoragency oftheUlaited Statesorany casefiled

undertitle11,orin reladon toorcontem plation ofanysuch

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m atterorcase,shallbefined underthisdtle,im prisoned not

m orethan 20years,orboth.

153. M r.Dulciobelieveshisrace,personalanimus(from

Count6DefendantstowardMr.Dulcio),andthedesiretoclassifyM r.Dulcioas

aSignificantNon-complier(hereinafter,''SNC')intheFDEP/EPA database

w erethem otivating factorsbehind theseactiorus.

154. A SN C classification enablestheFD EP to im poseharsherpenaldes,

fines,and ashortertim elinefortheviolatortoreturn tocom pliance.

155. M r.D ulcioresolved a11them eritless,and falseviolationsthatw ere

issued againsthim byJuly1,2021,butin furtheranceoftlaeconspiracy

Count6D efendantsdeliberatelyleftM r.D ulcioin non-com pliancestat'usforthe

purposesofpunishing M r.D ulcioand ilaitiatingacrim inalinvestigation.

156. Asadirectand proxim atecauseofthisconspiracy M r.D ulcio

suffered irreparableharm tohisfinancial,m ental,and em otionalhealth.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.Dulciorespecdully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCount6Defendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(Ifthecourthndsitpropev)foracombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictional

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and anyfurtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T V ll

FRA U D U LA N T C O N C EA LM EN T

vs.(ARCADJS)

157. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1tlarough 100asifstatedfully and furtherallegesasfollow s:

158. Arcadis(hereinafter,''Count6Defendants/')beingtheprofessionally

contracted com pm y forengineering,design,and consultation servicesforthe

LSC-Plantsite,had aduty todisclosetheircurrentand previoussuspensionsof

freeproduct.

159. 376.302412)Fla.Stat.states;

Toknow ingly m akeanyfalsestatem ent,representation,or

certificationin any application,record,report,plan,orother

docum entfiled orrequiTed tobem aintained underthis

chapter,ortofalsify,tam perw ith,orknow ingly render

inaccurateany m onitoringdeviceorm ethod required tobe

m aintained underthischapterorby any perm it,registration,

rule,ororderissued underthischapter.

160. 18U.S.C 51519states;

W hoeverknow ingly alters,destroys,m udlates,conceals,

coversup,falsifies,orm akesafalseenky in any record,

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document,ortangibleobjectwiththeintenttoimpede,

obskuct,orinfluencetheinvestigadon orproper

administrationofanymatterwithinthejurisdictionof

any departm entoragencyoftheUnited Statesorany

case filed undertitle11,orin reladon to orcontem plation

ofanysuchm atterorcase,shallbefined underthistitle,

im prisoned notm orethan 20years,orboth.

161. 556.105 Fla.Stat.states;

Ifanycontactw ithordam agetoanypipe,cableorits

protectivecovering,oranyotherunderground facility

occuTs,theexcavatorcausingthecontactordam ageshall

im m ediatelynotify them em beroperator.Ifcontactw ith

ordam agetoan tm derground pipeoranyother

undergrotm dfacilityresultsin theescapeofanynatural

gasorotherhazardoussubstanceorm aterialregulatedby

thePipeline and H azardousM aterialsSafety

A dnailaistration oftheUnitedStatesDepartm entof

Transportation,the excavatorm ustim m ediately report

thecontactordam agebycallingthe911em ergency

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telephonenum ber.U pon receivingnotice,them em ber

operatorshallsend personnelto thelocation assoon as

possibletoeffecttem porary orperm anentrepairofthe

contactordam age.Untilsuch tim easthecontactor

dam agehasbeen repaired,theexcavatorshallcease

excavation ordem olidon activitiesthatm ay causefurther

dam agetosuch undergrotm d facility.

162. A rcadishad a duty to reportto theFD EP thatGroundw ater

protectionmadecontractand/ordamagedapipelineattheLSC-P1antsite.

163. M cadisbreached itsdutyw hen theyfailedtoreporttothe

FDEPthatGrotmdwaterProtectionmadecontactwithand/ordamaged

thesepticpipelineattheLSC-P1antsite.

164. O nseveraloccasionsaftertheSeptem ber10,2020sam plingevent,

tlaeFDEP asked Count6D efendants;ifitw aspossibleforthespikein the

ChemicalofConcern(hereinafter,''COC'')concentrationinthegroundwaterand

septictank could havebeen theresultofanew discharge.

165. Count6D efendantsfailed tom ention theirprevioussuspensionsof

freeproduct,orthattlaeirsubcontractorGroundw aterProtection hasbeen

negligentintlaepastinregardstodrilingintoundergroundtanksupply/vapor

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lines,causingcrosscontam ination be> een thecontentsin thetank and its

surroundingsoil.

166. Count6D efendantsknew ,orshouldhaveknow n ofthepotential

presenceoffreeproductattlaeLSC-Plantsite,percom m unicadonsthat

Count6D efendantsengaged in w ith FDEP,when Count6D efendantsrequested

thatexeavation beconsidered priortow elldevelopm ent.

167. Count6D efendantsknew thatM r.D ulcio,and theFD EP w ere

relyingon C. ount6D efendants'sexpertophaion priortoinitiating additionalsite

assessm entsand confkm atory sam plingto delineatethesourceofthenew

dischargeoTothercondition attheexpenseofM r.D ulcio.

168. Count6D efendantshad both aprofessionalasw ellasacontraçtual

dutytodiscloseto theFDEP and by extension to theM r.Dulcio,them istakes

thatw erem ade,and whatthebestcotuseofaction should be.

169. Asadirectand proxim ateresultofCount6D efendantsFraudulent

Concealm entasdçscribed above,M r.Dulcio sustained dam agesto apre-existing

injurp lossofwages,lossofincome,lossoftheenjoymentoflife,damagetohis

personalreputation,dam agetohisbusinessrelationships.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.Dulciorespecdully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCount6Defendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(Ifthecozfrfjndsitproper)foTacombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictional

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lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ithcostofsuit,interest,and any furthetreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T V lll

C O N SPIRA CY TO IN T ER FER E

W ITH C IV IL R IG H T S

42 U.S.C.j1985(c)(ThirteenthAmendment)

vs.(DIRECTORZ,MANAGERZ,INSPECTORI,FORM ERAGENTI& COUNSELI)

170. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1through 100asifstated fully andfuTtherallegesasfollow s:

171. D efendants:D irectorz,M anagerz,Inspectorl,Form erAgentl,

Counselltln-concert)(hereinafter,''Count8Defendants'')conspiredtogetherto

subjectM r.Dulciotoinvoluntaryservim de/slavery.

172. 18U .S.C.241states;

Iftw'oormorepersonsconspiretoinjure,oppress,threaten,or

indm idateany person in anyStatezTerritory,Com m onw ealth,

Possession,orDistrictinthefreeexerciseorenjoymelatofany

rightorprivilegesecured tohim by theConstim tion orlaw s

oftheUnited States,orbecauseofhishavingsoexercised the

Sam e;

173. 18U .S.C.242states;

W hoever,undercolorofany law ,stam te,ordinance,

regulation,orcustom,wilfulysubjectsanypersoninany

State,Territory,Com m onw ealth,Possession,orDistricttothe

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E

i

deprivadon ofalay rights,privileges,orim m unitiessecured or

protected by theConstitudon orlaw softheUnited States,or

to differentpunishm ents,pains,orpenalties,on accountof

such personbeingan alien,orbyreason ofhiscolor,orrace,

than areprescribed forthepunishm entofcitizens,shallbe

fined underthistitleorim prisoned notm orethan oneyear,or

both;....

174. Bywayofextortion/blackmail,andcoercion,Count8Defendants

conspiredtocompelMr.Dulcio(Duetohisrace)toperform aseriesoftaskthat

he(M nDulcio)wasnotlegallyobligatednorresponsibletoperform.

175. Them ain task Count8D efendantsconspired tohaveM r.D ulcioto

perform wasasiteassessment(hereinafter,''ConfirmatorySampling'/),thatMr.

Dulciodeclinedtoperform,duetoFloridaStatutesChapter376.3078;(1c),(1d),

(2b),(2b1),(2b2),(2b3),makingtheendreinvestigationportionofthesite

assessment/re-assessmentadiscretionaryacdonforMr.Dulcio,andanondiscretionary acdon fortheFD EP toperform .

176. FloridaStatutesChapter376.30784131$ givestheFDEPtheauthority

todiligentlypursuereim b- sem entofa11costsincurred,including thecostof

investigation(siteassessment/re-assessment)afterthefact,notbeforethefact.

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177. On April16,2021,theFDEP issuedM r.D ulcio3violationsthat

w erem eritlessand false.

178. OnM ay22,2021,tJsmennonedinthefactualallegationssection)Truist

balakinform ed H RIthatitw illnotbeabletoutilizetlaepropertyascollateraldue

totheLSC-Pantsitebeingin anon-com pliancestatus.

179. Thisinform ation m adePropertyow nerlveryupsetw ith M r.

Dulcio,Propertyow nerldem andedthatM r.Dulcioresolvetheseviolations

im m ediately.

180. priortoJuly1,2021,M r.Dulcioresolved theviolationsandpleaded

w ith theFD EP to placeLSC-P1antsiteback intocom pliance,theFD EP declined,

statingthat;They(FDEP)believetheteexistanotherviolation(separateofwhat

wasintheFDEPwarningletter).

181. Duetotheperpetualstateofnon-com pliancethattheFD EP

im posed on M r.D ulcio,M r.D ulcio'spersonalzand businessrelationship w ith

ProperWownerlbecameverydamagedandestranged.

182. July18,2021,PropertyownerldemandedthatMr.Dulcioreturnthe

keysfortheLSC-P1antsite,duetoaclausew ithin theleaseagreem entthat

required M r.D ulciotobein com pliancew ith a11federal,state,andlocallaw s.

M 1'.Dulciobegged Propertyo w nerltoallow him tosellthebusinessinstead,

duetoM r.Dulcio expectingthebirth ofhislastchild in August.

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183. Propertyow nerlagreed and advised M r.D ulcio,thathehad until

N ovem ber1,2021,to sellthebusiness.

184. M T.Dulcio M arketed tlaebusinessand found severalpzospective

buyers.

185. M r.D ulcioinform ed theFD EP ofhisdesiretosellthebusiness,and

thathe(Mr.Dulcio)tm derstoodthatsellingthebusinesswouldnott'ransferthe

responsibility ofresolvinganyprev'iousviolation.

186. OnSeptember1,2021(ThroughaCortferenceCa1l),FormerAgentl,

and lnspectorlpröposidoned M r.D ulciothatifheperform ed theConfirm atory

Sam plingthattlaeFD EP w ould placehim back intocom pliancestam s,M r.

Dulcio declined statingthat;itw asnotM r.D ulcio'sTesponsibility toperform

tlaeConfirm atory Sam pling.

187. OnSeptember8,2021(tlwoughemail),Inspectorlre-requestedthat1

(M r.Dulcio)perform theconfirmatorysampling

188. OnOctober11,2021(throughemail),M anagerzrequestedthat1

(Mr.Dulcio)perform theconfirmatorysamplingifnotthanmyeligibilityinthe

DSCPwouldbeinjeopardy.

189. OnOctober12,2021(throughemail),M r.Dulcioinformedthe

FDEPthroughM anagerzthathe(M r.Dulcio)couldnotaffordtoperform the

confirm atory Sam pling.

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190. OnOctober19,2021(throughemail),M anagerzadvisedM r.Dulcio

thathew aslegally obligated toperform theConfirm atory Sam pling,and sited

twoFloridaAdministrativeCodeRules(62-730.225,61-780.600),neitherofthe

adm ilaistrativecodessupported M anagerz'sasserdons,w ithin thesam e

aforem entioned em ailM anagerzthreatedM r.Dulcioby statingthatifM r.

D ulcio doesnotperform theConfirm atory Sam pling thattheFD EP w illm ove

forw ard w ith theirO fficeofGeneralCounselprocedures.

191. OnOctober20,2021(throughemail),M anagerzadvisedM r.Dulcio

thatifhew asnotgoingtoperform theConfirm atory Sam pling,thattheFD EP

w illissueaform alN oticeofViolation.

192. OnOctober25,2021(throughemail),Directorzmadethesame

requestforM r.D ulciotoperform theConfirm atory Sam pling.

193. OnJune27,2022(tlaroughemail),Counsellmadethesamerequest

toM r.D ulcio toperform theconfirm atory sam pling.

194. W henl(M r.Dulcio)requestedforthelaw,statute,orordinancethat

requiresthisofm e,Ireceived silence.

195. Asadirectqndproximatecauseofthisconspiracy,I(M T.Dulcio)

suffered m ental& em otionalanguish,financialhardslaips,dam ageto apreexistinginjurp damagetoreputadon,lossofbusiness,lossofbusiness

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relationships,lossofprofits,lossofincome,lossofenjoymentoflife,anda

dim inished senseofselfvalue& w orth.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulciorespectfully dem andst'rialby

juryagainstCount8Defendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(Iffhccozfrfhndsitproper)foracombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictiohal

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T V IV

A C TIO N FO R

N EG LECT T O PR EV EN T

42 U.S.C.j1986vs.

(EPA-ADM INISTM TORI,M ANAGER1,SECRETARY1,COUNSELZ)

(PROGM M DIRECTOR1,CONTRACTP NAGERI)

(FDEP-SECRETARY,EPA-AGENTI& EPA-AGENTZ)

196. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1tlarough 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

197. 'lhedefendantsrelevanttothiscountareEpA-Adm inistratorl,

Secretaryl,Counselz,Program D irectorl,ContractorM anagerl,FD Ep-seiretary,

EpA-Agentl,andEPA-Agent2(hereinafter,''CountgDefendants/').

198. 'Ihisisan actionbroughtunder42U.S.C.j1986,which allowsfo<

dam agerecoverfrom thosew how ereaw areoftheconspiracy tointerferew ith

civilrights(42U.S.C.j1985CountXI11).

199. OnJune28,2022,M r.Dulciocomposedanemail(hereinafter,

''Emailchain'')toseveralindividualsoftheFDEP(ProgramDirectorl,

ContractM anaerl,M anagerl,FDEp-secretarylwithinthisemailMr.Dulcio

com m tm icated hisfrustrationsw itlathew ayhehasbeen treated by theFD EP

andforthepurposesoftransparency,and continuity M T.D ulcio included 2

additionalparticipants(Secretaryl,andCounselz),inhopesthatthese

individualsw ould interveneand assistin endingtheundeserved punislam ent

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il

thatM r.Dulciowasbeingsubjectedto,butunforhmatelyforMr.Dulciothese

individualsw ould donothing tow ard endingM r.Dulcioagony.

200. OnJuly5,2022,M r.DulciorepliedtotheEm ailchainwithanem ail

thatoutlined in m uch detaila11thetechnicalerrorsthattheFD EP had w ithin

theirunderstanding ofhazardousw asteand them istakesthatw erem adein site

characterizadon fortheLSC-Plantsite.In hopesoffinallybringingthism atterto

aclose.

201. Dueto thecom plicated natureofM r.D ulcio em ailandforthe

purposesofconcurrencesfrom theEPA (theauthor,andpublisherofthe

informadonM r.DulcioutilizedtocorrecttheFDEP)M r.Dulcioincludedtwo

additionalparticipants(EPA-AGENTI,EPA-AGENTZ),unfortunatelyforMr.

D ulciothese2individualsdecided nottorenderaid orassistin theprevention of

theconspiracy tointerferew ith M r.D ulcio'scivilrights.

202. On Oct1,2022,M r.D ulcioreplied totheEm ailchain w hich

encom passed alldefendants,ventinghisfruskation and disappointm entw ith

tlaeEPA,and FD EP and theirlack ofcarefortheenvironm ent,and abovea11M r.

Dulcio,andpleadedforsom eassistancein understandingw hy thedeparture

from standardprotocol,attheendofMr.Dulcio'semailresponsehe(Mr.

Dulcio)includedasanew participantEpA-Administratorl.

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203. Asadirectand proxim atecauseofthisdeprivadon ofrightsM r.

Dulciosuffered financial,m ental,and em otionalhardships.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulciorespectfully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCountgDefendantsforcompem atorydamagesandpunitive

damages(fthecourfhndsitproper)foracombinedtotalwitlaintlaejurisdicdonal

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T X

D EPR IV A TIO N O F R IG H T S

U N D ER T H E C O LO R O F LA W

42 U.S.C j1983(EighthAmendment)

vs.(DIRECTORI,M ANAGERZ,INSPECTORI& COUNSELI)

204. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

inparagraphs1through 100asifstated fullyandfurtherallegesasfollow s:

205. Thedefendantsrelevantto thiscountare:D irectorl,M anagerz,

Inspectorl,andCounsell(hereinafter,''CountloDefendants'')

206. TheEighth am endm enttotheUnited StatesConstitution states;

Excessivebailshallnotberequired,norexcessivefinesim posed,

norcrueland unusualpunishm entsinflicted.

207. M r.Dulciowassubjectedtocruelandunusualpunishmentwhen

thedefendants;

a. Deliberately violated M r.Dulcioforconcernsthatw erenot

violations.(Inspectorl)

b.D eliberately kqptM r.D ulcioin non-com pliancestatusforthe

purposesofclassifying/re-classifyinghim (M r.Dulcio)asa

si 'icantnon-complier.(M anagevl)

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Initiated acrim inalinvestigation intoM r.D ulciow ithoutfirst

performingaproperhwestigationtindirectconflictwiththe

FDEPEnforcementM anual).(Divectovl)

d.haitiated an Adm ilaistrativeproceduréagainstM r.D ulciodespite

M r.D ulciohavingliabilityprotection asaresultofbeingin the

DrycleanerSolventCleanupProgram.(Directorl& Counsel)

W H EREFORE,Plaintiff,M r.DulcioTespecdully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCountloDefendantsfoTcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(fthecotlrfhndsïfproper)foracombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictional

lim itsofthisCourt,togetherw ith costofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T M

D EPR IV A TIO N O F R IG H T S

U N D ER T H E C O LO R O F LA W

42 U.S.C.j1983(Fla.Stat.376.3078(3)(+)

vs.(DIRECTORI,DIRECTORZ,M ANAGERZ,INSPECTORI& COUNSELI)

208. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1through 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

209. FloridaStatutesChapter376.3078(3)/)states;

In accordancew ith theeligibilityprovisionsofthissection,areal

Property ow nerznearby realproperty owner,orperson w ho

ow nsoroperates,orwhootherw isecould beliableasaresultof

theoperadon of,adrydeaning facility oraw holesalesupply

facilityisnotliablefororsubjecttoadministrativeorjudicial

action broughtbyoronbehalfofany stateorlocalgovernm ent

oragency thereoforby oron behalfofany person to com pel

rehabilitation orpay forthecostsofrehabilitation of

environm entalcontam inadon resultingfrom thedischargeof

drycleaningsolvents.

210. On February 10,2022,D irectorl,D irectorz,M anagerz,Inspectorl,

andin-concertCounsell(hereinafter,''CountllDefendants/')subjectedMr.

D ulciotoan unlaw fuladm inistrativeproceedingby w ay oftheissuanceofa

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''N otkeofViolation,OrdersforCorrectiveAcdon and Adm inistrativePenalty

Assessment''servedonMr.Dulcio(viaCertifiedM ailNumber:9171999991

703090958663),whereMr.Dulciowasassessedanadministrativepenaltyinthe

am otm tof$81,460.00.

211. Asadirectand proxim atecauseofthisdeprivation ofrightsM r.

Dulciosuffered financial,m ental,and em otionalhardships.

W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.Dulciorespectfully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCountllDefendantsforcompensatorydamagesandpunitive

damages(ffhecozfrfhndsïfproper)foracombinedtotalwithinthejurisdictional

lim i/ ofthisCourt,togetherw ithcostofsuit,interest,and any furtherreliefas

theCourtdeem sproper.

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C O U N T X Tl

A C TIO N FO R C O R R EC TIV E A C TIO N ,A N D

A D M IN ISTR A TIV E PEN A LTY A SSESSM EN T

33 U.S.C.j1321(g)

rs.(EPA & FDEP)

212. Plaintiffreiteratesand hereby incorporatestheallegationscontained

in paragraphs1through 100asifstated fully andfurtherallegesasfollow s:

213. Thedefendantsrelevanttothiscountare:EPA,and FD EP

(hereinafter,''CountlzDefendants'')

214. FD EP isrespondeatsuperiorforArcadis.

215. M r.Dulcioisauthorizedtobringthisacdon by-w ayof33U.S.C.j

1365(a).

216.33U.S.C.j1321definitionspertinenttoCountXII;

a.(a)(2)''Dischavge''includes,butisnotlimitedto,anyspiling,

leaking,pum ping,pourinp em itting,em ptyingordum ping.

b.(a)(7)''Person''includesanindividual,firm,corporation,

association,and aparm ership.

c.(a)(10)''OnshoveFacility''meansanyfacility(including,butnot

limitedto,motorvehiclesandrollingstock)ofanykindlocated

in,on,orunder,any landw ithin theUnited Statesotherthan

subm erged land.

d.(a)(14)''HazardousSubstance''meanselementsandcompounds

w hich,w hen dischargedin anyquantity intoorupon tlae

navigable''W atersoftheUnitedStates''oradjoiningshorelines

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orthew atersofthecondguouszoneorin cormection w ith

activitiesundertheOuterContinentalShelfLandsAct(43U.S.C.

1331etseq.lortheDeepwaterPortActof1974(33U.S.C.1501et

seq.l,orwhichmayaffectnaturalresourcesbelongingto,

appertaining to,orundertheexclusivem anagem entauthority of

theUnitedStates(includingresourcesundertheMagnusonStevensFisheryConservationandM anagementActE16U.S.C.

1801etseq.l),presentanimminentandsubstantialdangertotlae

publichealth orw elfare,including,butnotlim ited to,fish,

shellfish,w ildlife,shorelines,andbeaches

217. PertheEPA'Sw ebsitegroundw aterisoften hydrologically

connected tonavigablew aters...

218. ...therefore,groundw aterhasthepotentialtom igrateand

contam inatenavigablew aters.

219. M r.D ulciohascom plied w ith a1ltheprerequisitesofthiscitizens

suitinaccordancewith33U.S.C.41365(b1)&(b2)

220. TodatetheEPA northeStatenortheFD EP hascom m enced oris

diligentlyprosecutingaciviland/orcriminalactioninacourtoftheUnited

States,orastatetorequirecom pliancew ith thestandard.

221. TheLSC-P1antsiteisaDN APL site,thatrestaboveasolesource

aquifer(BiscayneAquifer)andasaresultofbeingaDNAPLsitetherewasa

levelofcareand caution thatshouldhavebeen exercised hatherem ediation of

thesitethatwasnotutilizedand/orsatisfiedbyb0thArcadisandtheFDEP.

222. BetweenDecem ber3,2018throughJanuary11,2019Arcadis

conskucted5w ellsattheLSC-Plantsite.

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223. OnSeptem ber9,2020,Arcadisreturned andconstructed 2

additionalw ells,foTatotalof7w ells.

224. A1lwellsduetowhereandhow theyweredeveloped/constructed

constitutes7violationsof33U.S.C.j1321paragraph(3).

225. Duetothecatastrophicharm totheenvironm enttheseviolations

warranttheassessmentofaclass11penaltyundersubparagraphtA)whichmay

notexceed$10,000perdayperviolation,butduetothegrossnegligence

involvedthe$125,000capshouldnotapply.

226. Thenumberofdaysfrom thedevelopment/constructionofthefirst

5wells(January11,2019)untiltodayequal1,422days,whenmultipliedbythe

numberofwells(1,422x5)equal7,110,whenmuldpliedbytlae$10,000perday

civilpenaltyundersubsection(a)equal$71,100,000.

227. Thenumberofdaysfrom thedevelopment/constructionofthelast2

wells(September10,2020)untiltodayequal814days,whenmultipliedbythe

numberofwells(814x2)equal1,628,whenmultipliedbythe$10,000perday

civilpenaltyundersubsection(a)equal$16,280,000.

228. Thecom bined assessed totalforcivilpenalty

($71,100,000+$16,280,000)equals($87,380,000).

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229. Asadirectand proxim atecauseoftlaegrossnegligenceofArcadis,

andtheFDEPaconditionthatistheequivalentofadischarge/new discharge

w asachieved.

230. Causingtlaenavigablew atersoftlaeUlaited Statestobecom ehighly

contaminatedwithcopiousamountsofhazardouswaste/substances.

231. 33U.S.C.j1321(g)states;''(l1nanyotheTcasetheliabilityofsuch

thirdparty shallnotexceed tlaelim itation w laich w ould havebeen applicableto

theow neroroperatorofthevesselortheonshoreoroffshorefacility from w hich

thedischargeacm ally occurredifsuch owneroroperatorw ereliable.

''

232. 33U.S.C.j1321(f)(2)(c);fortlaeremovalofsuchoilorsubstanceby

theUnitedStatesGovernm entinanam ountnottoexceed$50,000,000,except

thatw heretheUnited Statescan show thatsuch dischargew astheresultof

w illfulnegligenceorw illfulm isconductw ithin theprivity and know ledgeof

thèowner,such ow neroroperatorshallbeliabletotheU nited States

G overnm entforthefullam ountofsuch costs.TheUnited Statesm aybring an

acdon agairusttheow neroroperatorofsuch facility in any courtofcom petent

jurisdicdontorecoversuchcosts.

233. Asadirectand proxim atecauseofCountlzD efendantsactionsM 1'.

Dulciosufferedalofthedamagesasoutlinedinthe''Damagesl osses

Stffered''section ofthiscom plaint.

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W H EREFO RE,Plaintiff,M r.D ulciorespectfully dem andstrialby

juryagainstCountlzDefendantsfornominaldamages(fthecplfrfhndsitproper),

injuncdvereliefagainsttheFDEPfortheimmediateremediationoftheLSCPlantsite,injunctivereliefagainsttheEPA toassessanadministrativepenalty

againsttheFD EP,plusexpertw itnessfeesforacom bined totalw ithin the

jurisdictionallimitsofthisCourt,togetherwithcostofsuit,andanyfùrtherrelief

astheCourtdeem sproper.

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SU M M A RY O F

D AM AGESA O SSES SUFFERED

234. Asadirectandproximateresultoftheactts)and/oromissionts)

and/orindifferencets)ofALLDefendantsMr.Dulciosuffered;

< Lostofhisgovernm entcontracts,w hich required him tobein

com pliancew ith ALL federal,andstatelaw s.

k Lostoftheabilitytobidonanyadditionalgovernm entcontract,

untilthevioladonsw ereresolved.

L Lostofhisexclusivetextilerestoration contractw ith areputable

w aterrestoration com pany,thatservicesallofFlorida.

ézLostoftheLsc-plant,whichperform ed alofhisdrycleaning,

latm dry services,and alteratiorusforLSC-DropOff-1,LSCDropoff-z.

% LostofLsc-Dropo ff-l

& LostofLSC-DropOff-2

gs D am ageto Businessrelationships

k Dam agetoBusinessReputation.

is M entalAn> ish

: Enlbarrassnaent

ksLossofqualityoflife

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lz Lossofenjoymentoflife

maLossofO pporhm ities

m Dissociation

1 Exhaush'on

a Lack ofM otivation

qz Anxiety

L Confusion

â, D epression

lz A diminishedsenseofselfvalue/worth

m Lostoftrustin thegovernm ent

L FeelingsofHopelessness/Helplessness

m An inabilitytoprovideforlaim selfand hisfam ily

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D EM A N D FO R IU RY TRIAL

PLM NTIFF,M R.DW CIO I-IEREBY RESPECTFULLY DEM ANUS

TRIALBYJURYIN TI4EABOW -STYLEACTION.

Datedthis5thdayofDecem b.xer,2022

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By:

cM . cio *ProSeLitigant

M arcM .D ulcio

70N .E.131stskeet

N orth M inm l'#'FL 33161

Cellphone:(561)660-4855

SecondaryEm ailAddress:

M arcl7yllcio@l'lot-rlAai.qom

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