Public Service Company of New Mexico v. Approximately 15.49 Acres of Land et al

Filing 274

ORDER by District Judge Margaret I. Strickland granting 273 Joint Motion for In Camera Review. The parties shall submit the agreement to the Court by 10/27/2022. (ke)

Case 1:15-cv-00501-MIS-KRS Document 274 Filed 10/24/22 Page 1 of 5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF
NEW MEXICO, a New Mexico corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 1:15-cv-00501-MIS/KRS

APPROXIMATELY 15.49 ACRES OF LAND IN
MCKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NAVAJO NATION;
NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY;
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE,
INC.; TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC;
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.; CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,
AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GULF OIL
CORPORATION; HARRY HOUSE, DECEASED;
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF HARRY HOUSE, DECEASED;
LORRAINE BARBOAN (LARENE H. BARBOAN);
PAULINE H. BROOKS; ESTATE OF BENJAMIN HOUSE;
ANNIE H. SORRELL (ANNA H. SORRELL);
MARY ROSE HOUSE (MARY R. HOUSE); DOROTHY
HOUSE (DOROTHY W. HOUSE); ESTATE OF LAURA
CHACO; LEO HOUSE JR.; GRACE DEHIYA;
NANCY DEHEVA ESKEETS; JIMMY A. CHARLEY
(JIM A. CHARLEY); ESTATE OF MARY CHARLEY;
ESTATE OF BOB GRAY, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
BOB GRAY, DECEASED; CHRISTINE GRAY BEGAY
(CHRISTINE G. BEGAY); THOMAS (THOMPSON)
GRAY (THOMAS GREY); ESTATE OF JIMMIE GREY;
LORRAINE SPENCER; ESTATE OF MELVIN LEE CHARLES;
MARLA L. CHARLEY (MARLA CHARLEY);
KALVIN L. CHARLEY; LAURA A. CHARLEY;
HELEN M. CHARLEY; MARILYN RAMONE;
WYNEMA GIBERSON; ESTATE OF IRENE WILLIE;
EDDIE MCCRAY (EDDIE R. MCCRAE);
ETHEL DAVIS (ETHEL B. DAVIS); ESTATE OF
CHARLEY JOHNSON; WESLEY E. CRAIG;
HYSON CRAIG; NOREEN A. KELLY; ELOUISE J.
SMITH; ELOUISE ANN JAMES (ELOUISE JAMES WOOD,
ELOISE ANN JAMES, ELOUISE WOODS); LEONARD
WILLIE; ALTA JAMES DAVIS (ALTA JAMES);
ALICE DAVIS (ALICE D. CHUYATE); PHOEBE

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CRAIG (COWBOY) (PHOEBE C. COWBOY);
NANCY JAMES (NANCY JOHNSON); BETTY
JAMES, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
BETTY JAMES, DECEASED; LINDA C.
WILLIAMS (LINDA CRAIG-WILLIAMS);
GENEVIEVE V. KING; LESTER CRAIG;
SHAWN STEVENS; FABIAN JAMES;
DAISY YAZZIE CHARLES (DAISY YAZZIE,
DAISY J. CHARLES); ROSIE YAZZIE,
DECEASED; ROSIE C. YAZZIE ESTATE;
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROSIE C. YAZZIE,
DECEASED; KATHLEEN YAZZIE JAMES
(CATHERINE R. JAMES); VERNA M. CRAIG;
JUANITA SMITH (JUANITA R. ELOTE);
ALETHEA CRAIG; SARAH NELSON; LARRY
DAVIS, JR.; BERDINA DAVIS; MICHELLE DAVIS;
STEVEN MCCRAY; VELMA YAZZIE;
GERALDINE DAVIS; LARRISON DAVIS
(LARRISON P. DAVIS); ADAM MCCRAY;
MICHELLE MCCRAY; EUGENIO TY JAMES;
LARSON DAVIS; CORNELIA A. DAVIS;
CELENA DAVIS (CELENA BRATCHER);
FRANKIE DAVIS; GLEN CHARLES CHARLESTON
(GLEN C. CHARLESTON); VERNA LEE
BERGEN CHARLESTON (VERNA L. CHARLESTON);
VERN CHARLESTON; GLENDA BENALLY (GLENDA
G. CHARLESTON); KELLY ANN CHARLESTON
(KELLY A. CHARLESTON); SHERYL LYNN CHARLESTON
(SHERYL L. CHARLESTON); SPENCER KIMBALL
CHARLESTON, JR., DECEASED; SPENCER K.
CHARLESTON ESTATE; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
SPENCER KIMBALL CHARLESTON, JR.
(SPENCER K. CHARLESTON), DECEASED;
EDWIN ALLEN CHARLESTON (EDWIN A.
CHARLESTON); CHARLES BAKER CHARLESTON
(CHARLES B. CHARLESTON); SAM MARIANO,
AND UNKNOWN OWNERS, CLAIMANTS AND HEIRS
OF THE PROPERTY INVOLVED,
Defendants.
Consolidated with
LORRAINE J. BARBOAN, ESTATE OF LAURA CHACO,
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN HOUSE, MARY R. HOUSE,
ANNIE H. SORRELL, DOROTHY W. HOUSE,
GRACE DEHIYA, KALVIN CHARLEY,
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ESTATE OF MARY CHARLEY,
ESTATE OF MELVIN LEE CHARLEY,
MARLA L. CHARLEY, CHRISTINE G. BEGAY,
ESTATE OF JIMMIE GRAY, THOMPSON GREY,
ESTATE OF BOB GREY, LEONARD WILLIE,
ESTATE OF IRENE WILLIE,
ESTATE OF CHARLEY JOHNSON, ELOISE J. SMITH,
SHAWN STEVENS, GLEN C. CHARLESTON,
AND GLENDA G. CHARLESTON,

Plaintiffs,

No. 1:15-cv-00826-MIS/GJF

v.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF
NEW MEXICO, a New Mexico Corporation,
and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as
Nominal Defendant,
Defendants.
STIPULATED ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW OF CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This matter came before the Court on Plaintiff, Public Service Company of New Mexico’s
(“PNM”), Lorraine J. Barboan, Estate of Laura Chaco, Estate of Benjamin House, Mary R. House,
Annie H. Sorrell, Dorothy W. House, Grace Dehiya, Kalvin Charley, Estate of Mary Charley,
Estate of Melvin Lee Charley, Marla L. Charley, Christine G. Begay, Estate of Jimmie Gray,
Thompson Grey, Estate of Bob Grey, Leonard Willie, Estate of Irene Willie, Estate of Charley
Johnson, Eloise J. Smith, Shawn Stevens, Glen C. Charleston, Glenda G. Charleston, and Linda
C. Williams’ (“Barboan Parties”) and the United States’ (collectively “Parties”) Joint Motion for
Order Granting Joint Motion for In Camera Review of Confidential settlement agreement
(“Motion”). The Court being fully advised on the pleadings and the issues in the case, finds the
Motion is well taken and hereby granted.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, PNM and the Barboan Parties shall submit a hard copy of the
confidential settlement agreement between PNM and the Barboan Parties to Honorable Margaret
I. Strickland’s chambers for in camera review within three (3) days of the date of this Order.

____________________________________
MARGARET I. STRICKLAND
United States District Judge
Agreed to and submitted by:
MILLER STRATVERT, P.A.
By:

/s/ Kirk R. Allen
Kirk R. Allen
Elizabeth M. Reitzel
Attorneys for PNM
500 Marquette Avenue NW, Suite 1100
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Agreed to:
DAVIS KELIN LAW FIRM LLC
By:

Email approval 10/12/2022
Zackeree S. Kelin, Esq.
Attorney for Barboan Parties
127 Bryn Mawr Drive SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
and

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LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL M. MULDER
Michael M. Mulder1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 600
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Agreed to:
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
By:

Email approval 10/21/2022
Manuel Lucero
Assistant U.S. Attorney
P.O. Box 607
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
and
Stephanie P. Kiger
Office of the Solicitor, Southwest Region
505 Marquette Ave., Suite 1800
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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