City of Lincoln v. United States of America et al
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SETTLEMENT ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT dated *6/25/2021* pursuant to order signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/25/2021. ACCORDINGLY 115 the foregoing Consent Decree is hereby APPROVED. Upon entry of the Consent Decree, all of City& #039;s claims against the U.S., and all of the United States' counterclaims against City in the referenced action, whether alleged in the complaints or otherwise, shall be DISMISSED with prejudice, as provided in the Consent Decree. There being no just reason for delay, this Court directs entry of final judgment in accordance with the terms of the Consent Decree and this Order. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees. (Reader, L)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CITY OF LINCOLN,
Case No. 2:16-cv-01164-KJM-AC
Plaintiff,
SETTLEMENT ORDER AND FINAL
JUDGMENT
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
et al.
Defendants.
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Upon consideration of the Joint Motion To Enter the proposed Consent Decree, the
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Memorandum in Support and other pleadings submitted, as well as the terms of the proposed
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Consent Decree between Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant City of Lincoln (“City”), and Defendant
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and Counterclaimant United States of America, General Services Administration, and the
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Department of the Air Force (collectively, the “United States”) (Collectively, the City and United
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States are referred to as “the Parties”), the Court hereby finds that the Parties’ proposed Consent
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Decree is fair and reasonable, both procedurally and substantively, consistent with the
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and other
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applicable law, in good faith, and in the public interest. Accordingly, the foregoing Consent Decree
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is hereby APPROVED.
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The Court concludes, as specified in Paragraph 3 of the Consent Decree, that the Parties’
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settlement adequately and fairly represents a reasonable and equitable settlement of the parties’
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claims against each other in this litigation. As per Paragraph 5 of the Consent Decree, the United
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States is entitled to contribution protection pursuant to section 113(f) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §
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9613(f), the Uniform Comparative Fault Act, and any other applicable provision of federal or state
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law, whether by statute or common law, extinguishing the United States’ liability as set forth in the
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Consent Decree.
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Upon entry of the Consent Decree, all of City’s claims against the United States, and all of
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the United States’ counterclaims against City in the above-referenced action, whether alleged in the
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complaints or otherwise, shall be dismissed with prejudice, as provided in the Consent Decree.
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There being no just reason for delay, this Court directs entry of final judgment in accordance
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with the terms of the Consent Decree and this Order. The Parties shall each bear their own costs,
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expenses, and attorneys’ fees.
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SIGNED, SO ORDERED, and ENTERED this 25th day of June 2021.
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