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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

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CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO, 

CALIFORNIA; and PEOPLE OF THE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiffs,

v.

R AND L BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, a 

California corporation, f/k/a 

STOCKTON PLATING, INC., d/b/a 

CAPITOL PLATING INC., a/k/a 

CAPITOL PLATING, a/k/a CAPITAL 

PLATING; CAPITOL PLATING, INC., 

a dissolved California 

corporation; et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:18-cv-00900 WBS EFB 

ORDER RE: EVIDENTIARY HEARING 

ON DEFENDANTS’ DIVISIBILITY 

DEFENSE

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On January 21, 2020, pursuant to the court’s Order of 

December 2, 2019 (Docket No. 125, at 16), the court met with 

counsel to discuss scheduling an evidentiary hearing on the 

defendants’ affirmative defense of divisibility. At the hearing, 

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counsel for plaintiffs agreed to dismiss their claims for 

trespass and ultrahazardous activity, as well as their prayer for 

damages under its public nuisance claim. Accordingly, there are 

no issues remaining to be decided by a jury.

After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, and 

consulting with counsel, the court sets an evidentiary hearing on 

the defendants’ affirmative defense of divisibility for August 

25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Each party shall file briefs on that issue 

on or before August 10, 2020. The remainder of the court’s 

previous Scheduling Order (Docket No. 58) remains in effect. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2020

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