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Nature of Suit Code: 210
Nature of Suit: Land Condemnation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF )

CALIFORNIA, acting by and )

through the Department of )

Transportation, )

 )

Plaintiff, )

)

v. )

)

JEANETTE BELL; MODESTO )

IRRIGATION DISTRICT; PACIFIC )

VALLEY NATIONAL BANK; WESTERN )

TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a )

corporation; MICHAEL D. )

McGRANAHAN, Trustee; UNITED )

STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL )

REVENUE SERVICE; FRANCHISE )

TAX BOARD; WAYNE RULON BEVAN; )

FUNDING CENTER, a Trust and )

DOE ONE through DOE TWENTY, )

inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

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1:07-cv-00965 LJO DLB

STIPULATION TO REMAND CASE BACK

TO SUPERIOR COURT; [PROPOSED]

ORDER

The undersigned parties, by and through their respective

counsel of record, stipulate as follows:

1. Defendant United States of America Internal Revenue

Service (“IRS”) no longer claims an interest in the real property

at issue in the state-based eminent domain proceeding that it

removed to this Court on or about July 5, 2007, and originally

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styled as The People of the State of California, etc. v. Jeanette

Bell, et al., Case No. 615505 (Stanislaus County, California,

Superior Court). Within that action and prior to removal,

plaintiff People of the State of California sought to acquire

certain real property for purposes of constructing transportation

improvements to State Highway Route 219 in Stanislaus County,

California;

2. As a result, the IRS no longer holds an interest in

this action, nor in the state-based action that was removed to

this Court;

3. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), this case may be

remanded back to the Superior Court, with the parties bearing

their own fees and costs.

DATED: September 9, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 By: /s/Brian W. Enos 

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant Internal

Revenue Service

DATED: September 7, 2007 BRUCE A. BEHRENS, Chief Counsel 

THOMAS C. FELLENZ, Deputy Chief

Counsel

RICHARD B. WILLIAMS, Assistant

Chief Counsel

JOANN GEORGALLIS

(As auth. 9/7/07)

By: /s/ Richard B. Williams 

RICHARD B. WILLIAMS

Attorneys for Plaintiff

The People of the State of

California, acting by and through

the Department of Transportation

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ORDER REMANDING CASE BACK TO SUPERIOR COURT

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and for good cause,

this case is remanded back to the Stanislaus County Superior

Court, with the parties bearing their own fees and costs. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), a certified copy of this order

of remand shall be mailed by the Clerk of this Court to the clerk

of the Superior Court; and the Superior Court may thereupon

proceed with this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 12, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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