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Nature of Suit Code: 210
Nature of Suit: Land Condemnation
Cause of Action: 28:1358 Land Condemnation

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR SCHEDULE ON FILING MOTIONS

Glen C. Hansen (SBN 166923)

ghansen@aklandlaw.com

Diane G. Kindermann (SBN 144426) 

dkindermann@aklandlaw.com

ABBOTT & KINDERMANN, INC.

2100 21st Street

Sacramento, California 95818

Telephone: (916) 456-9595

Facsimile: (916) 456-9599

Attorneys for Defendant

ANDERSON-COOPER IRRIGATION DISTRICT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (“Plaintiff”), Defendant ANDERSONCOTTONWOOD IRRIGATION DISTRICT (“ACID”) and Defendant PACIFIC GAS AND 

ELECTRIC CO. (“PG&E”) (collectively, the “PARTIES”) jointly agree to this stipulated motion

as follows: 

1. Plaintiff filed a Complaint in this action on December 4, 2023 (ECF No. 1);

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

4.04 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR 

LESS, LOCATED IN SHASTA 

COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA; 

and PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO.,

et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-02800-WBS-AC

STIPULATED MOTION REGARDING 

(1) SCHEDULE FOR MOTION FOR 

DETERMINATION OF PROPERTY 

INTERESTS OF ACID;

(2) EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE 

MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE 

DEFENSES FILED BY ACID.

ORDER

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2. Defendant ACID filed an Answer to the Complaint on November 15, 2024 (ECF No. 32), 

which includes several Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff’s action;

3. The Parties’ Joint Status Report Pursuant To Local Rule 240 was filed in this action on 

November 18, 2024 (ECF No. 33), which Status Report states that “this Court needs to 

initially determine the nature of ACID’s interests in the Subject Property under California and 

federal law, and whether any such interests survive after the United States’ condemnation of 

the Subject Property”;

4. In the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order entered on November 25, 2024 (ECF No. 35), this 

Court responded to the request for a determination on the nature of ACID’s interests in the 

Subject Property that was discussed in the Parties’ Joint Status Report, by setting discovery 

deadlines based on the date of “the Court’s ruling on which defendants have compensable 

property interest”;

5. Plaintiff anticipates filing a motion to strike ACID’s Affirmative Defenses and that such a 

motion is presently required to be filed by December 6, 2024 pursuant to Rule 12(f)(2), which 

would be difficult as a result of the interceding joint status report, holiday, and ongoing 

discussions with ACID regarding their Affirmative Defenses; 

6. ACID believes that Plaintiff’s motion to strike any of ACID’s Affirmative Defenses is 

premature because their substance cannot reasonably be determined or amended until after 

this Court issues the “ruling on which defendants have compensable property interests”;

7. The PARTIES believe extending the time to file a motion to strike would save the PARTIES’ 

and the Court’s resources as it may no longer be necessary after the Court’s ruling;

8. THEREFORE, the PARTIES hereby jointly move the court for an order as follows:

• A motion for a determination on the legal basis of ACID’s claimed compensable 

property interests in the Subject Property shall be filed on or before January 17, 

2025, that any response to that motion shall be filed on or before February 14, 

2025, and that any reply shall be filed by February 28, 2025; 

• That the time for Plaintiff to file a motion to strike any of ACID’s Affirmative 

Defenses shall be extended to 30 days following this Court’s ruling on the legal 

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basis of ACID’s claimed compensable property interests.

/ /

FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DATED this 6th day of December, 2024.

Todd Kim 

Assistant Attorney General 

By: /s/ Joshua Fliegel

Joshua M. Fliegel (IL Bar 6320614)

Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Post Office Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044-7611 

Telephone: (202) 514-4574

Facsimile: (202) 514-8865 

Joshua.Fliegel@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Plaintiff 

United States of America

FOR DEFENDANT PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC, CO.

DATED this 6th day of December, 2024. By: /s/ Mark Habib

Mark Habib

Peters, Habib, McKenna, Juhl-Rhodes & 

Cardoza

414 Salem St

Chico, CA 95927

Telephone: (530) 342-3593

mhabib@peterslawchico.com

Attorney for Defendant 

Pacific Gas and Electric, Co.

FOR DEFENDANT ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD IRRIGATION DISTRICT

DATED this 6th day of December, 2024. By: /s/ Glen Hansen

Glen Hansen

Senior Counsel

Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.

2100 21st St

Sacramento, CA 95818 

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Telephone: (916) 456-9595

GHansen@aklandlaw.com

Attorney for 

Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District

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ORDER

1. A motion for a determination on the legal basis of ACID’s claimed compensable 

property interests in the Subject Property shall be filed on or before January 17, 2025, 

that any response to that motion shall be filed on or before February 14, 2025, and that 

any reply shall be filed by February 28, 2025; 

2. The time for Plaintiff to file a motion to strike any of ACID’s Affirmative Defenses 

shall be extended to 30 days following this Court’s ruling on the legal basis of ACID’s 

claimed compensable property interests.

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: December 6, 2024

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