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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADOBE LUMBER, INC., a California )

corporation, ) NO. CV S-02-186 GEB GGH

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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HAROLD TAECKER, an individual, and )

GERALDINE TAECKER, an individual, )

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Defendants. )

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM AND )

THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT. )

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On April 18, 2005, Third-Party Defendant Joseph Montalvo

(“Montalvo”), general partner of the Woodland Shopping Center (“WSC”),

“a dissolved California limited partnership [which] filed for

bankruptcy in 1992,” moved for summary judgment. Montalvo argues he

is entitled to summary judgment because Defendants’ claims arising

from perchloroethylene releases at the WSC property from 1979 to 1989

were discharged in Montalvo’s bankruptcy in 1994. (Mem. Supp. Summ.

J. at 1-2.) No opposition to Montalvo’s motion was filed. 

Since the factual and legal assertions in Montalvo’s motion 

have not been controverted, and Montalvo’s specific averments stated

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above show he is entitled to summary judgment on this ground, Montalvo

is granted summary judgment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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