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Nature of Suit Code: 210
Nature of Suit: Land Condemnation
Cause of Action: 43:946 Complaint in Condemnation - Eminent Domain

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

1.41 ACRES OF LAND, more or less,

situated in the City of Alameda, Alameda

County, State of California, and THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and

through its Department of Parks and

Recreation, and the EAST BAY

REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT,

Defendants. /

No. C 14-01781 WHA

ORDER DENYING REQUEST

OF THE UNITED STATES FOR

AN ADVISORY OPINION

The United States has filed a “Motion for a Finding that the Conveyance of a Street Use

and Parking Easement to Defendant State of California, its Successors and Assigns, is the

Reasonably Necessary Substitute Facility” (Dkt. No. 126). A previous order denied a motion for

summary judgment that only nominal compensation was due, as the United States failed to

reserve parking rights to defendants in its condemnation of McKay Avenue (Dkt. No. 113). The

United States has proposed to convey a non-exclusive easement to defendant the State of

California, and its successors and assigns, for street purposes and for parking. The easement has

not been executed or recorded. 

With this motion, the United States seeks an advisory opinion that the grant of this

easement is adequate compensation. Such an advisory opinion would be improper, and for that

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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reason, the motion of the United States is DENIED. The portion of the hearing scheduled for 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 2:00 P.M. pertaining to this motion is hereby VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 28, 2015. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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