Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_14-cv-01781/USCOURTS-cand-3_14-cv-01781-23/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
1.41 Acres of Land
Defendant
East Bay Regional Park District
Defendant
The State of California
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

1.41 ACRES OF LAND, more or less,

situated in the City of Alameda, Alameda

County, State of California, and THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and

through its Department of Parks and

Recreation, and the EAST BAY

REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT,

Defendants. /

No. C 14-01781 WHA

FINAL JUDGMENT

Pursuant to the stipulation signed and jointly filed herein by the Plaintiff, United States

of America, and Defendants State of California, acting by and through its Department of Parks

and Recreation (“State Parks”), and East Bay Regional Park District (“East Bay”), Final

Judgment is hereby entered as follows:

1. On April 17, 2014, the United States filed a complaint in condemnation and a

Declaration of Taking against real property owned by State Parks and operated by East Bay

(Dkt. Nos. 1 & 5).

2. On April 28, 2014, pursuant to Plaintiff’s request (Dkt. No. 8), the Court directed the

Clerk of the Court to deposit a check from the United States in the amount of Ten Dollars

($10.00) into the registry of this Court (Dkt. No. 11). At that time, title to the property, to the

Case 3:14-cv-01781-WHA Document 162 Filed 10/21/15 Page 1 of 3
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

extent set forth in the Declaration of Taking, vested in the United States by operation of law. 40

U.S.C. § 3114. 

3. On December 31, 2014, the United States filed an amended complaint and

Declaration of Taking (Dkt. Nos. 47 & 48).

4. The full just compensation payable by the United States for the taking of the property

interests identified in the Amended Complaint in Condemnation (Dkt. No. 47) and Amended

Declaration of Taking (Dkt. No. 48), the title to which has already vested in the United States,

together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, shall be the

sum of Ten Dollars and zero cents ($10.00), inclusive of interest and costs. 

5. Judgment shall be and hereby is entered against the United States in the amount of

Ten Dollars and zero cents ($10.00). 

6. The said sum of Ten Dollars and zero cents ($10.00) shall be just compensation and

in full satisfaction of any and all claims of whatsoever nature against the United States by

reason of the institution and prosecution of this action and taking of the said interests in lands

and all appurtenances thereunto belonging. 

7. The said sum of Ten Dollars and zero cents ($10.00) shall be subject to all liens,

encumbrances, and charges of whatsoever nature existing against the Property at the time of

vesting of title thereto in the United States, and all such liens, encumbrances, and charges of

whatsoever nature shall be payable and deductible from the said sum. 

8. The Clerk of this Court shall, without further order of this Court, please disburse the

sum of Ten Dollars and zero cents ($10.00), payable to the order of “California Department of

Parks and Recreation.” The Clerk will please forward the disbursal check to: 

California Department of Parks and Recreation

Legal Office, Room 1404-6

Attn: Leilani Yang

1416 9th Street

Sacramento, California 95814

Upon making the disbursal, the Clerk shall please file with the Court a notice of disbursal

indicating the amount disbursed and the date of disbursal. 

Case 3:14-cv-01781-WHA Document 162 Filed 10/21/15 Page 2 of 3
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

3

9. Defendant State Parks has warranted that it was the sole owner of the subject

property at the date of the taking, and that it has the exclusive right to the compensation herein,

excepting the interests of parties having liens or encumberances of record and unpaid taxes and

assessments, if any, and that no other party is entitled to the same or any part thereof by reason

of any unrecorded agreement. 

10. In the event that any other party is ultimately determined by a Court of competent

jurisdiction to have any right to receive compensation for the property taken in this case, State

Parks shall refund into the registry of the Court the compensation distributed herein, or such

part thereof as the Court may direct, with interest thereon at the rate of 52-week Treasury Bills,

calculated in accordance with the provisions of 40 U.S.C. § 3116, from the date of receipt of the

deposit by defendant to the date of repayment into the registry of the Court.

11. Defendants shall save and hold harmless the United States of America from all

claims or liability resulting from any unrecorded leases or agreements affecting the Property on

the date of taking. 

12. By stipulation, the signatory parties hereto will take no appeal from this Stipulated

Judgment. 

13. Parties shall be responsible for their own legal fees, costs, and expenses (including

attorney’s fees, consultant’s fees, and any other expenses).

14. This proposed stipulated judgment may be signed in counter parts. 

15. The District Court shall retain jurisdiction to the extent needed to enforce this

stipulated judgment for two years.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 21, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:14-cv-01781-WHA Document 162 Filed 10/21/15 Page 3 of 3