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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Damage

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KELLI L. TAYLOR

RICHARD M. ELIAS

Assistant United States Attorneys

501 “I” Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for the United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, et al.,

 Defendants.

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AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

CASE NO. 2:09-cv-02445-KJM-EFB

ORDER REGARDING MOTION BY THE

UNITED STATES TO COMPEL

DEPOSITION TESTIMONY AND

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

Date: October 26, 2011

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Hon. Edmund F. Brennan

Courtroom: 24, 8th Floor

Trial Date: April 23, 2012

This matter was before the Court on October 26, 2011, for hearing on the United States' Motion

to Compel Deposition Testimony and Production of Documents against Defendants Sierra Pacific

Industries ("SPI"), and W.M. Beaty and Associates, Inc. and the Landowners (collectively "Beaty"). 

After considering the motions, the joint statement regarding the discovery dispute, the declarations and

exhibits submitted by the parties, and oral argument, the Court hereby GRANTS the United States'

motion in full. The Court orders as follows:

1. Defendants shall produce all documents responsive to the United States' Requests for

Production No. 536 to SPI and No. 509 to Beaty, including any and all documents, photographs and

data that Gary White and Walt Wruble generated, read, review, saw, used, or reflected upon during, as

a result of, or in connection with their visits to and investigation of the alleged Moonlight Fire origin

 

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area. All such documents shall be produced no later than November 2, 2011.

2. SPI will produce Gary White at deposition for an additional 3.5 hours to answer

questions related to Mr. White's investigation of the Moonlight Fire origin area, including any opinions

he may have formed as to the origin of the Moonlight Fire and the basis of those opinions. Walt

Wruble will be produced for an additional 7.0 hours of deposition and is ordered to answer all

questions related to his investigation of the Moonlight Fire origin area, including any opinions he may

have formed as to the origin of the Moonlight Fire and the basis of those opinions. 

DATED: November 7, 2011.

 

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