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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; 

and CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, 

CALIFORNIA,

Defendants.

AND RELATED ACTIONS.

No. 2:01-cv-1520 MCE DAD

ORDER

On April 3, 2014, the assigned District Judge referred this matter to the undersigned 

pursuant to Local Rule 301, and upon the parties’ agreement, for an evidentiary hearing and, 

thereafter, the issuance of findings and recommendations addressing reimbursement issues 

surrounding remediation efforts at the site which is the subject of this litigation. (Dkt. No. 436.)

On May 16, 2014, the parties appeared before the undersigned for a Status Conference. 

Attorneys Karl Fingerhood and Andrew Doyle appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, the United 

States of America, (“Government”), and attorneys Thomas Bruen and Erik Reinertson appeared 

on behalf of defendant El Dorado County (“County”).

Upon consideration of the arguments on file and at the hearing, and for the reasons set 

forth on the record at the hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Within thirty days of the date of this order the County shall disclose to the 

Government a description of the relief the County may seek at evidentiary hearing, including a 

computation and relevant documentation, related to the cost overruns on the construction of the 

Government’s Final 100% Remedial Design.

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2. Within forty-five days of the County’s disclosure to the Government the 

Government shall meet and confer with the County regarding possible proposed stipulations and 

other matters based upon the disclosures.

3. Within twenty days of the parties’ meeting and conferring the parties may file 

proposed stipulations with the court that would govern an evidentiary hearing in this matter or

which would otherwise aid in resolving this dispute.

4. A Further Status Conference is set for Friday, September 12, 2014, at 10:00 

a.m., at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in Courtroom No. 

27, before the undersigned.

5. Any party may appear at the status conference telephonically if the party prearranges such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, the courtroom deputy of the undersigned 

magistrate judge, at (916) 930-4128, no later than 48 hours before the Status Conference; a land 

line telephone number must be provided.

6. The parties’ shall file a joint status report on or before September 9, 2014, that 

provides an update as to the status of the parties’ dispute and joint or separate proposed discovery 

schedules, if applicable.

Dated: May 16, 2014

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 As stated on the record at the hearing, the court recognizes that these disclosures by the County 

are preliminary and are in no way binding as to the amount of cost overruns for which the County 

may ultimately seek reimbursement from the Government should the matter ultimately proceed to 

evidentiary hearing.

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