Adamson et al v. United States of America, Departmment of the Interior through its Bureau of Reclamation

Filing 122

ORDER GRANTING 100 Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination re: 120 Proposed Order Submission. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr on 8/4/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)

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Thi case ars f om a br
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each of t Tr
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Nevada on Januar 5,2008.
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N um er
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ai s or
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St e and Feder Cours agai t varous par i i udi GNB i t varous cas
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captoned m at er
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ot r
her easons. They 'ur berass t t t e food consequences w er '
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exacer ed'
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by t Ciy of Fer ey and the Count of Lyon because of 'i entonali f er
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i r t ucl e t
nf as r ur hat w oul m i m i t dam age caused by foodi i t event t
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food w al s ent ed t subdi si w her Pl ntf s'hom es w er I
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5.

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t ' r s and om i ons' i cons r l ng varous el ent i udi Roli
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M eadow s subdi si i pr
vi on m ovem ent houses,Jenny' Lane cr ng and t
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'Knucke' at W r erRoad and W agon W heel com m i ed by t Def
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w el as alegatons of m i epr
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sr esent i m ade on t sal of Roli M eadow s
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pr
oper i
tes.

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6.

GNB has al sued num er par es as i
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paper pl ngs and capton.
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Varous par i have sued GNB i t s and/ ot actons as
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dentii i t m ovi paper , pl ngs,and capton on t t
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cont i i and i
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I i aleged t
ts l
hat G NB w as the devel
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aleged def s i t Roli M eadow s subdi si
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ect n he
lng
vi on. l i al al
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m i epr ent i w er m ade w hen t Roli M eadow s pr
sr es atons
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he
lng
operi w er sol
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e d.
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GNB cl m s i neverhad any actve r e as t devel
ai t
i ol
he
operorgener
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cont act of Roli M eadow s or 1 ot i pr
r or
lng
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ns ead w as si pl t
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n he
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hom e buider I i agr t GNB bui t e houses i t devel ent. How ever
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i a di
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sput as t w het GNB has any Iabiiy f Pl nlf s'dam ages.
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10 . A n am i e gl
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t Pl ntf s and m os pari t t s cas
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i t acton and al pendi actons as lst i GNB' M oton ForGood Faih
ns ant i
I
ng
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Set l ent Det m i i
tem
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t at w oul pr de cover
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d ovi
age f any of 1 pendi act ons.
or
he
ng
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13. G NB has si fcanty I
gnii l essened is busi
t
ness ac vii and t
ti tes
hus has no
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r ar sour of i
egul
ce
ncom e fom w hi t m ak any f ur paym ent W ihouta s ce
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ch o
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ut e
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of i
ncom e,GNB' def
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ense oft
hese pendi actons di pat t l ied poolof
ng
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ssi es he i t
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f
unds avaiabl f set l ent of t
l e or t em
hese I suis.
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The am ount pai by G NB w ilbe alocat t t Rondy cl pur
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l ed o he
ass
suant

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t cal atons t w hi G N B w as no! i prvy, but t sum pai i i consi at on
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dence oralegaton t t s s tem ent i f audul l
l i hat hi et l
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col vel ort tousl ai ati urng non- ti Def
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