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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Torts to Land

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a Municipal 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

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BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

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Case No. 07 CV 01057 IEG (BLM) 

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR 

LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT, 

JOIN PARTIES AND REMAND 

On May 12, 2008, City of San Diego (“plaintiff”), filed an amended motion for leave to 

file an amended complaint, a motion to join additional parties, and a motion to remand. (Doc. 

No. 30.) On May 28, 2008, BNSF Railway Company (“defendant”) filed a Statement of Nonopposition to plaintiff’s motion. (Doc. No. 31.) 

Good cause appearing, the following motions filed by plaintiff are granted: 

1. Plaintiff’s motion to file a first amended complaint is hereby granted. 

Exhibit A, (Doc. No. 30-3), plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be 

deemed the operative complaint, and shall be deemed served on defendant 

BNSF Railway Company as of the date of this order; 

2. Plaintiff’s motion to join Shell Oil Company, a Delaware corporation; 

Chevron Oil (successor in interest to Texaco), a Delaware corporation 

with its principal place of business in San Ramon, California; 

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ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, a New York Corporation; Kinder Morgan 

Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware corporation; SFPP, L.P., a Delaware 

corporation as defendants is hereby granted; 

3. With the addition of Chevron Oil (successor in interest to Texaco), a 

Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in San Ramon, 

California, the District Court will lose subject matter jurisdiction based on 

complete diversity. Therefore, plaintiff’s motion to remand the matter to 

the Superior Court for the County of San Diego from which the case was 

removed is hereby granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June __20___, 2008 

 

 IRMA E. GONZALEZ, Chief Judge 

United States District Court 

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