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Parties Involved:
30.60 Acres of Land, More or Less, in the County of Sutter
Defendant
Steve Harrah
Defendant
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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Application and Proposed Order for Publication 1

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KELLI L. TAYLOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2741

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

30.60 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN

THE COUNTY OF SUTTER; PACIFIC GAS

AND ELECTRIC COMPANY; STEVE

HARRAH, SUTTER COUNTY TREASURER;

and UNKNOWN OWNERS,

Defendants.

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No. 2:10-CV-00789 GEB GGH

APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR

PUBLICATION

The United States of America, Plaintiff herein, applies for an order of publication as follows:

1. Rule 71.1(d)(3)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that upon the filing

of a Certificate for Service by Publication (see Attachment), unknown owners may be served by

publication by a notice addressed to “Unknown Owners.”

2. Local Rule 171 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 83), Eastern District of California, provides that the

Court shall designate by order the appropriate newspaper for publication upon the filing by counsel of a

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motion proposing the place and manner of such publication setting forth such information as the

language to be published, the frequency of publication, the reasons underlying selection of the proposed

vehicle of publication, and related matters;

3. Plaintiff proposes that publication be made as follows:

a. Publication shall be made once a week for not less than three successive weeks

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 71.1(d)(3)(B);

b. Service by publication is complete upon the date of the last publication. Proof of

publication and mailing shall be made by certificate of the plaintiff’s attorney, to which shall be attached

a printed copy of the published notice with the names and dates of the newspaper marked thereon.

c. Publication shall be made in THE APPEAL-DEMOCRAT, a newspaper of

general circulation, printed and published in the City of Marysville, County of Yuba, which newspaper

has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation within the County of Sutter, by the Superior Court

of the County of Sutter, State of California;

d. The publication is to be addressed to “Unknown Owners” and is to include the

following:

(1) The Court, title and number of the action;

(2) That the action is to condemn the property;

(3) A description of the property sufficient for its identification; 

(4) The interest to be taken;

(5) The authority for the taking;

(6) The uses for which the property is to be taken;

(7) That the defendant may serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney an answer

within 20 days after service of the notice, and that failure to do so

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constitutes a consent to the taking and to the authority of the court to

proceed to hear the action and to fix the compensation;

(8) The name and address of the attorney for the Plaintiff where the attorney

may be served, and the telephone number of the attorney;

Dated: April 9, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

/s/ Kelli L. Taylor 

KELLI L. TAYLOR

Assistant United States Attorney

 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

10cv789.ord

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