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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 ·

·1· · · · · · · · · ·UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

·2· · · · · · FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

·3· · · · · · · · · · · · ·WESTERN DIVISION

·4· · · · · · · · ·MASTER CASE NO. 5:15-CV-00013-BR

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·8· ·IN RE:· NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE· )
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14· · · · Deposition of BARBARA GIBBS, taken on behalf of

15· ·the Plaintiff, pursuant to the stipulations agreed to

16· ·herein, before Tamara Violette, Professional Reporter and

17· ·Notary Public, Landfall Executive Suites, 1213 Culbreth

18· ·Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina on the 10th day of June,

19· ·2016, commencing at 9:45 a.m.

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 5

·1· · · · · · ·(The Deposition commenced at 9:45 a.m.)


·2· · · · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is the beginning of Media
·3· ·Number 1 in the deposition of Barbara Gibbs in the matter
·4· ·of NC Swine Farm Nuisance Litigation, Case Number
·5· ·5:15-CV-00013-BR.· Today's date is June 10, 2016 and the
·6· ·time on the video monitor is 9:46 a.m..· My name is Jon
·7· ·Landau, and I'm the videographer.· The court reporter is
·8· ·Miss Tammy Violette.· We are here with Huseby Global
·9· ·Litigation.· Counsel, please introduce yourselves, after
10· ·which the court reporter will swear in the witness.
11· · · · · · ·MR. WALLACE: Daniel Wallace and Mona Lisa Wallace
12· ·for the plaintiffs.
13· · · · · · ·MR. SNUKALS: Dixon Snuckals and I'm joined by my
14· ·colleague Chad Bebout and we are here on behalf of the
15· ·defendant, Murphy-Brown LLC.
16· · · · · · · · · · · · · BARBARA GIBBS,
17· · · · · · · ·The Witness, after being duly sworn
18· · · · · · · · · · · testified as follows:
19· · · · · · · · · · · · DIRECT EXAMINATION
20· ·BY MR. WALLACE:
21· · · · Q· · Good morning, Ms. Gibbs.
22· · · · A· · Good morning.
23· · · · Q· · Can you please introduce yourself?
24· · · · A· · My name is Barbara Gibbs.
25· · · · Q· · Ms. Gibbs, Where do you live?

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 6

·1· · · · A· · I at live 956 Hallsville Road, Beulaville, North


·2· ·Carolina.
·3· · · · Q· · How long have you lived there?
·4· · · · A· · Since 1973.
·5· · · · Q· · Do you recall who your purchased the property
·6· ·from?
·7· · · · A· · They were Halls, Lady Hall.· That's -- that's all
·8· ·I can remember right this minute.
·9· · · · Q· · Do you recall what was on the property prior to
10· ·when you purchased it?
11· · · · A· · No, it was a clear lot.
12· · · · Q· · Where do you live with respect to the hogs?
13· · · · A· · I'm kinda in between.· I'm in between.· One is on
14· ·that side and the other one is on this side.· They kinda
15· ·got me sandwiched in.
16· · · · Q· · Okay, can you describe what it's like living near
17· ·the hogs?
18· · · · A· · It's terrible at times.
19· · · · Q· · How's it make you feel?
20· · · · A· · Bad, real bad.
21· · · · Q· · What sort of things are caused by the hogs that
22· ·make you feel bad?
23· · · · · · · · · MR. SNUKALS: Objection to form.
24· · · · A· · Bad smells, real bad smells, a lot of flies and
25· ·gnats, a lot of trucks passing back and forth, back and

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 7

·1· ·forth, and a lot of, just real, real bad odors.
·2· ·BY MR. WALLACE:
·3· · · · Q· · How often do you think about this?
·4· · · · A· · And there's buzzards flying all the time.· A lot
·5· ·of buzzards, and they comes down, landing everywhere. I
·6· ·think about it all the time.
·7· · · · Q· · Now, are you claiming any medical condition
·8· ·caused by the hogs?
·9· · · · A· · I don't know of -- I don't know whether I have
10· ·any medical conditions from that or not.
11· · · · Q· · Have you spoken to your doctor about the hogs?
12· · · · A· · No, I don't talk to doctors about hogs and
13· ·things.
14· · · · Q· · Why not?
15· · · · A· · If I talked to them about the medical thing I'm
16· ·there for, I'm doing pretty good.
17· · · · Q· · Have you ever seen your medical records?
18· · · · A· · No.
19· · · · Q· · Do you know if they're correct?
20· · · · A· · No, I don't really know, no.
21· · · · Q· · Do you worry about the future health effects from
22· ·breathing in the odors from the hogs?
23· · · · · · · · · MR. SNUKALS: Objection to form.
24· · · · A· · Yes.· Yes.· You don't know what's going on, so.
25· ·BY MR. WALLACE:

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 8

·1· · · · Q· · Do you live on a road where the hog trucks pass


·2· ·by?
·3· · · · A· · Yes, they come and go all the time.· In and out,
·4· ·in and out.· I keep hearing all that noise, what in the
·5· ·world is going on out there, and I be looking out to see
·6· ·what is it.
·7· · · · Q· · How does that affect you?
·8· · · · A· · It bothers me.· I don't know what's going on.
·9· · · · Q· · Ms. Gibbs, do you know the other plaintiffs
10· ·involved in this lawsuit?
11· · · · A· · Yeah, I know just about everyone, just about,
12· ·yeah.
13· · · · Q· · How long have you known them?
14· · · · A· · For a long time.
15· · · · Q· · Are there others that have lived there as long as
16· ·you have?
17· · · · A· · And longer, yeah.
18· · · · Q· · Have you discussed the odors, flies, buzzards and
19· ·other nuisances with them?
20· · · · A· · Oh, yeah, we exchanged some -- some of those
21· ·words.· The bad smells, mostly the bad smells for me and
22· ·flies, too, and gnats.· They ran me out of the yard one
23· ·day.· They did.· I had to take a break from them.
24· · · · Q· · Have you ever visited any of the other
25· ·plaintiffs' properties?

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 79

·1· ·area?
·2· · · · A· · That's been a long time.· You said when did I
·3· ·notice it?
·4· · · · Q· · Yes, ma'am.
·5· · · · A· · It's been a long time.· I probably noticed it
·6· ·soon after it was up.
·7· · · · Q· · Well, can you tell me a general timeframe of when
·8· ·you remember the hog farms being there?
·9· · · · · · · · · MR. WALLACE: Object to form.
10· · · · A· · I don't really know exactly.
11· ·BY MR. SNUKALS:
12· · · · Q· · Was it before you started working for Carolina
13· ·Turkeys?
14· · · · A· · Oh yeah, yes.
15· · · · Q· · Was it after you stopped working for National
16· ·Spinning?
17· · · · · · · · · MR. WALLACE: Object to form.
18· · · · A· · Yes, yes.
19· ·BY MR. SNUKALS:
20· · · · Q· · Do you remember seeing any construction of the
21· ·farms?
22· · · · A· · No, I don't remember the construction.
23· · · · Q· · Do you remember hearing that the farms were going
24· ·to be put into the area?
25· · · · A· · I knew about it.· I heard about it whenever --

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 80

·1· ·whenever I signed the petition to stop it.


·2· · · · Q· · When was that?
·3· · · · A· · That was a long time ago, so I don't know.
·4· · · · Q· · Was it --
·5· · · · A· · It was before they came.
·6· · · · Q· · Before any of them were there?
·7· · · · A· · Yes.
·8· · · · Q· · Who signed that petition?
·9· · · · A· · The people that were already living over there.
10· · · · Q· · Can you list all the names that you can remember
11· ·that were on that petition?
12· · · · A· · I don't know who was on it except the ones that
13· ·was, you know, over there.
14· · · · Q· · Can you name those folks?
15· · · · A· · Myself, Al Davis, the Kenans, the Farlings, the
16· ·Carters.· I don't know who else.
17· · · · Q· · Who wrote up the petition?
18· · · · A· · It was a lady named Esther Drum, Esther C. Drum.
19· ·She was -- she had the petition.
20· · · · Q· · What did the petition say?
21· · · · A· · I don't know.
22· · · · Q· · But you signed it?
23· · · · A· · Huh?
24· · · · Q· · But you signed it?
25· · · · A· · Yes, I signed it but I don't remember what it

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IN RE: NORTH CAROLINA SWINE FARM NUISANCE LITIGATION
Barbara Gibbs on 06/10/2016 Page 81

·1· ·said.
·2· · · · Q· · What was your understanding of what the petition
·3· ·was for?
·4· · · · A· · It was to stop the hog farm from coming.
·5· · · · Q· · Who was the petition directed towards?
·6· · · · · · · · · MR. WALLACE: Object to form.
·7· · · · A· · The hog farm.· The hog houses.
·8· ·BY MR. SNUKALS:
·9· · · · Q· · Who was given the petition?
10· · · · · · · · · MR. WALLACE: Object to form.
11· · · · A· · Who was given it?
12· ·BY MR. SNUKALS:
13· · · · Q· · After y'all signed the petition, who did you give
14· ·it to?
15· · · · · · · · · MR. WALLACE: Object to form.
16· · · · A· · I don't know.· I wasn't the one with the
17· ·petition, so I don't know who they gave it to.· I would
18· ·like to know where it is, too.· If you find out, let me
19· ·know.
20· ·BY MR. SNUKALS:
21· · · · Q· · If you find out let me know.· Give it to them,
22· ·please.
23· · · · A· · That would be a good idea.
24· · · · Q· · You can't tell me who it was directed too,
25· ·though?

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