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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

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC.,

A Delaware corporation,

NO. CIV. S-00-113 LKK/JFM

Plaintiff,

v.

VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICE, INC.,

a former California corporation,

et al.,

Defendants.

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HUHTAMAKI FOODSERVICE, INC.,

NO. CIV. S-04-1494 LKK/JFM

Plaintiff,

v. O R D E R

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC., a

Delaware corporation,

Defendant.

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Pending before the court is AmeriPride Service’s

(“AmeriPride”) motion for consolidation filed on September 26,

2005. The motion requested the consolidation of AmeriPride

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Services, Inc. v. Valley Industrial Services, Inc., et al., CIV.

S-00-113 LKK (filed January 19, 2000), and Huhtamaki Foodservice,

Inc. v. AmeriPride Services, Inc., CIV. S-04-1494 LKK (filed

July 29, 2004). 

After consideration of the parties’ papers and after oral

argument, the court hereby ORDERS that:

1. Decision on this motion is deferred pending the

upcoming state court hearing regarding the California Regional

Water Quality Control Board’s Clean-up and Abatement Order. The

hearing on the motion to consolidate is CONTINUED to October 24th,

2005 at 10:00 a.m. 

2. The two cases are consolidated for the purposes of

discovery only. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 13, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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