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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ai s or
ous cl m s w er fl i
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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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tes o s
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r at t t Fer ey food of Januar 5, 2008. The par i t thi acl on ar set
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f t i t capton and have been i
or h n he
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dent fed i 1 pl ngs on fl i t aboveii n he eadi
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captoned m at er
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ai if
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tes ai hat hey suf er dam ages
f ed
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r tng fom t food w at s t cam e f om t br
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Januar 5,2008.
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Pl ntf s and varous pari al
ai if
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tes l t t Januar 5,2008 food i
ege hat he
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F nl wa du t 1 i de at man e ean opertonoft e Ca l a g
er ey s e o he na iu e it nanc d
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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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f t
er hat h l
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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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vi on o
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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
d ni ze he
l ng n he
he
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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.
Pl nt f s al ass tt t food consequence w er exacer ed by
ai if so
er hat he l '
s
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bat
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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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er
ssi ' n
t uc i
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s. ncl ng
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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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endant as
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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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lng
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pr
oper i
tes.
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6.
GNB has al sued num er par es as i
so
ous li
dentfed i 1 m ovi
ii n he
ng
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paper pl ngs and capton.
s, eadi
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7.
Varous par i have sued GNB i t s and/ ot actons as
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tes
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or her i
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dentii i t m ovi paper , pl ngs,and capton on t t
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he heores ofneglgence,
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cont i i and i
rbuton
ndem niy.
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8.
I i aleged t
ts l
hat G NB w as the devel
oper and gener cont act of
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r or
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Rolng M eadow s,i ved i t Jenny' Lane cr ng and t 'Knuckl 'at
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angl Road and W agon W heeland t GNB w as at I
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bat
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bl or
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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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eged t
hat
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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
al
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cont act of Roli M eadow s or 1 ot i pr
r or
lng
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s
ns ead w as si pl t
m y he
B
n he
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hom e buider I i agr t GNB bui t e houses i t devel ent. How ever
l . t s eed hat
l h
t
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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
cabl obals l ent of t s m at er has been r
ettem
hi
t
eached am ong
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t Pl ntf s and m os pari t t s cas
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t tes o hi
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11. The Set l entAgr ent essentaly pf des t GNB shal
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i t acton and al pendi actons as lst i GNB' M oton ForGood Faih
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Neiher Gr erNevada Buider norSteven Cam poy had i ance
t
eat
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nsur
t at w oul pr de cover
h
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
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ce
ncom e fom w hi t m ak any f ur paym ent W ihouta s ce
r
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
m
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f
unds avaiabl f set l ent of t
l e or t em
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aw t
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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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GNB actons w er t
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m ni
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Ther i no evi
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dence oralegaton t t s s tem ent i f audul l
l i hat hi et l
s r
enty,
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col vel ort tousl ai ati urng non- ti Def
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setlng endant
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