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Parties Involved:
.41 Acres of Land, More or Less, In the County of Sutter
Defendant
Sean Carberry
Defendant
Elizabeth Gianella
Defendant
Steven Harrah
Defendant
Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LYNN TRINKA ERNCE

Assistant U.S. Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2720

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.

.41 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN

THE COUNTY OF SUTTER; ELIZABETH

GIANELLA; SEAN CARBERRY;

SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN

DRAINAGE DISTRICT; STEVEN HARRAH,

SUTTER COUNTY TREASURER/TAX

COLLECTOR and UNKNOWN OWNERS,

Defendants.

 

Case No. 2:10-cv-791 LKK KJN

ORDER FOR DELIVERY OF POSSESSION

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

of the possession of the .41 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 (9th Cir. 1993). 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 three thousand

one hundred forty dollars into the registry of the Court. Under the Declaration of Taking Act, 40 U.S.C.

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section 3114 (formerly 40 U.S.C. section 258a), upon the filing of the 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, 381 (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, 116 (9th Cir. 1964); Narramore v. United States, 960 F. 2d 1048, 1050

(9th Cir. 1992). 

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, 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.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall provide defendant with 72 hours notice before

the commencement of construction on her property. 

Date: June 7, 2010.

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