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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Petition to Quiet Title

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CITY OF COALINGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation, formerly

known as SOUTHERN PACIFIC

TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

 

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1:05-cv-00210 OWW SMS

ORDER AFTER SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE 

FURTHER SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE DATE: 9/30/05

8:45 Ctrm. 2

I. Date of Scheduling Conference.

June 15, 2005.

II. Appearances Of Counsel.

Bacigalupi, Neufeld & Rowley by Craig M. Mortensen, Esq.,

appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. 

There were no appearances by any Defendants. 

III. Summary of Pleadings. 

1. This is a quite title action by the City of Coalinga to

obtain clear title to a parcel of property located within city

limits. All Defendants are listed in the title report as persons

with liens, encumbrances, or other interests in the subject

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property. Title to the subject parcel is vested in Union Pacific

Railroad Company, formally known as Southern Pacific

Transportation Company. 

2. Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific

Transportation Company (merged with UPRR) have filed a disclaimer

in state court prior to removal. Defendant Pacific Gas and

Electric served a disclaimer indicating an attempted filing in

state court following removal. Defendant United States of

America has filed a disclaimer in federal court. Defendants

County of Fresno, Coalinga-Huron Recreation and Park District,

Standard Oil Company of California and Plaintiff have proposed to

enter into a stipulated judgment protecting the tax and

assessment interests of these Defendants in the subject parcel. 

Defendants Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Southern Pacific

Land Company, and Southern Pacific Company, all named Defendants

with historic interest in the property, are now believed to be

subsidiaries of Union Pacific Railroad Company. Plaintiff has

sought a declaration from UPRR confirming such. Defendants

Pleasant Valley Water District and State of California have

potential interests in supplemental taxes and improvement

district assessments.

3. Service of process by notice and acknowledgment of

receipt has failed with respect to Defendants Pleasant Valley

Water District, State of California, and Southern Pacific

Railroad Company, Land Company and Company. Personal service of

Summons and Complaint is pending against these Defendants. 

Plaintiff will agree to take the property subject to the current

interests of Coalinga Huron Recreation and Park District, County

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of Fresno, and Standard Oil Company of California. It is

anticipated that the remaining Defendants will disclaim or

default. Otherwise, Plaintiff will include any remaining

answering Defendants in Plaintiff proposed stipulated judgment,

or satisfy the interests of such Defendant by compromise.

4. It is noted that the cause for removal of this case,

namely, the protection of the interests of the United States of

America, has been eliminated by disclaimer. Instead of moving

the Court to remand the matter, however, Plaintiff would prefer

to proceed to stipulated judgment following appearance or default

by all Defendants.

5. The parties therefore request the Court to continue the

scheduling conference to permit service and response default by

all Defendants.

6. Plaintiff has requested additional time to complete

service and response or default by Defendants who are named as

parties. 

7. Based on the representations of the Plaintiff that

difficulty has been encountered in serving various entities of

Union Pacific Railroad Company, formerly known as Southern

Pacific Transportation Company, good cause appears for extending

time for service of the Summons and Complaint.

8. Plaintiff shall have through and including August 15,

2005, to effectuate service on the remaining unserved Defendants. 

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A further scheduling conference shall thereafter be held on

September 30, 2005, at 8:45 a.m.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 15, 2005.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

 

 Oliver W. Wanger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

coalinga v. union pac sch con

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