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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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Michael A. Isaacs, CSBN 99782 

Diana L. Donabedian, CSBN 191384 

LUCE, FORWARD, 

HAMILTON & SCRIPPS, LLP 

121 Spear Street, Suite 200 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.356.4600 

Fax: 415.356.3895 

E-mail: misaacs@luce.com 

E-mail: ddonabedian@luce.com 

Attorneys for JOHN W. RICHARDSON, 

Receiver 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ALISAL WATER CORPORATION, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C97-20099 JF(EAI) 

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE 

APPLICATION FOR ORDER MODIFYING 

MARCH 27, 2009 ORDER (1) GRANTING 

THE RECEIVER’S APPLICATION FOR 

AUTHORITY TO RETAIN CERTAIN 

FUNDS TO PAY MONTHLY OPERATION 

AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, 

INSURANCE AND WELL REMOVAL 

COSTS FOR THE SAN JERARDO WATER 

SYSTEM; (2) DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

THE RECEIVER’S STATUS REPORTS 

FOR THE PERIOD 11/1/07 – 4/30/08 AND 

11/1/06-10/31/07; AND (3) DENYING AS 

MOOT THE RECEIVER’S EX PARTE 

APPLICATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 

$5,000 TO PAY OPERATING AND 

MAINTENANCE EXPENSES FOR THE 

SAN JERARDO WATER SYSTEM 

Based upon the Receiver’s Ex Parte Application for Order Modifying March 27, 2009 

Order (1) Granting The Receiver’s Application for Authority to Retain Certain Funds to Pay 

Monthly Operation and Maintenance Expenses, Insurance, and Well Removal Costs for the San 

Jerardo Water System; (2) Directing Payment of the Receiver’s Expenses and Costs Itemized in 

the Receiver’s Status Reports for the Periods 11/1/06 – 10/31/08; and (3) Denying as Moot the 

**E-Filed 4/23/09**

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Receiver’s Ex Parte Application for an Additional $5,000 to Pay Operating and Maintenance 

Expenses for the San Jerardo Water System, (“Ex Parte Application”) of Receiver John W. 

Richardson, and good cause appearing therefor, it is 

 ORDERED as follows: 

1. The Receiver’s Ex Parte Application is approved. 

2. The Order (1) Granting The Receiver’s Application for Authority to Retain Certain 

Funds to Pay Monthly Operation and Maintenance Expenses, Insurance, and Well Removal Costs 

for the San Jerardo Water System; (2) Directing Payment of the Receiver’s Expenses and Costs 

Itemized in the Receiver’s Status Reports for the Periods 11/1/06 – 10/31/08; and (3) Denying as 

Moot the Receiver’s Ex Parte Application for an Additional $5,000 to Pay Operating and 

Maintenance Expenses for the San Jerardo Water System entered by the Court on March 27, 2009 

is amended as follows: 

 a. Page 4, lines 14-15 is revised to state: “ . . . the Court has authorized the 

Receiver to retain a total of $13,000 from the original $151,000 to cover basic operational 

expenses. That leaves approximately $138,000 in remaining sale proceeds.” 

 b. Page 8, lines 24-26 is revised to state: “. . . Accordingly, the Court will 

grant the Receiver’s motion for leave to retain $100,000 of the remaining $138,000, those monies 

to be used for operational and maintenance expenses, and will direct the Receiver to disburse 

$38,000 to Defendants. 

 c. Page 9, lines 16-17 is revised to state: “The Receiver’s motion for leave to 

retain $100,000 from the remaining sale proceeds is GRANTED as set forth above. The Receiver 

shall remit to Defendants the remaining $38,000 in sale proceeds within thirty days of the date of 

this Order;” 

DATED: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

4/23/09

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