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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KELLI L. TAYLOR

LYNN TRINKA ERNCE

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2741

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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-789 GEB GGH

ORDER FOR DELIVERY OF

POSSESSION

Plaintiff United States of America has filed an ex parte motion for an order for the

surrender of the possession of the 30.60 acres of property described in the Complaint in

Condemnation filed in this action. Entry of an order for possession is appropriately done via

ex parte application. United States v. 0.95 Acres of Land, 994 F. 2d 696, 698 (9 Cir. 1993). th

Based on Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed with the motion and the

original complaint and declaration of taking and exhibits filed therewith, the United States is

entitled to possession of said property. 

On April 2, 2010, the United States filed a Declaration of Taking and deposited eleven

thousand seven hundred dollars into the registry of the Court. Under the Declaration of Taking

Act, 40 U.S.C. section 3114 (formerly 40 U.S.C. section 258a), upon the filing of the

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Declaration of Taking and the deposit of estimated just compensation, title to the property

described in the declaration is vested in the United States. The primary purpose of the

Declaration of Taking Act is to give the government immediate possession of the property and

give the owner immediate compensation, in the form of estimated value in return for title to the

land. United States v. Miller, 317 U.S. 369 (1943). Thus, upon the filing of the Declaration of

Taking, the United States is entitled to possession. United States v. Cobb, 328 F. 2d 115 (9 Cir.

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1964); Narramore v. United States, 960 F. 2d 1048, 1050 (9 Cir. 1992). th

The United States confirms that it needs immediate possession of the property because

the Department of Energy wants to immediately commence and continue with construction of

the power transmission system of the Central Valley Project, of which the line over the

condemned property is an integral part. The construction contract has been awarded and the

Department of Energy, through the Western Area Power Administration (“WAPA”), is prepared

to move forward with construction immediately but cannot begin construction without access to

and possession of the property. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that all defendants in this

action, and all persons in possession or control of the property, described in the Complaint in

Condemnation, shall immediately surrender possession of said property to Plaintiff upon service

of a copy of this Order. 

Dated: May 27, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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