United States of America v. 42.35 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Kern County, California et al

Filing 42

ORDER RELATING and REASSIGNING CASES, signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 12/21/17. This case now related to 1:17-cv-0932-LJO-JLT. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

1:17-cv-0930-LJO-JLT

Plaintiff,

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Case No.:

v.

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42.35 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
SITUATED IN KERN COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, et al.,

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Defendants.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,

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Plaintiff,

Old Case No.: 1:17-cv-0932-DAD-JLT
New Case No.: 1:17-cv-0932-LJO-JLT
ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASES

v.
29.81 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
SITUATED IN KERN COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, et al,

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Defendants.

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Both cases listed in the caption are “brought by the United States of America at the request of

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the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing, and Partnerships, for the taking

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of property in Kern County, California, under the power of eminent domain through a Declaration of

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Taking, and for the determination and award of just compensation to the owners and parties in

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interest.”
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The Court’s review of the cases reveals that the actions are related, as that term is defined in

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Local Rule 123. The Government acquired the properties in issue in both cases for the Lake Isabella

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Dam Safety Modification Project. The actions involve the same questions of law, including the

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Government’s power to condemn property for public purpose. The assignment to the same District

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Judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

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The cases noted above SHALL be related; and

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The case numbered 1:17-cv-0932-DAD-JLT SHALL be assigned to the docket of the

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Honorable Lawrence J. O'Neill, United States District Court Judge. Magistrate Judge

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Jennifer L. Thurston shall remain assigned to that case. To avoid delays in processing,
any further filings in the reassigned case shall bear the case number:

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1:17-cv-0932-LJO-JLT

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

December 21, 2017

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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