-GGH United States of America v. .41 Acres of Land, More or Less, In the County of Sutter et al, No. 2:2010cv00791 - Document 50 (E.D. Cal. 2011)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT IN EMINENT DOMAIN signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 06/14/11 ORDERING that that judgment is hereby entered against the USA in the amount of $15,000.00; that title to the interests condemned in this action vested in the US A free and discharged of all claims and liens of any kind whatsoever on 04/02/10, which is the date on which the Declaration of Taking was filed, and the $3,140.00 estimated just compensation was deposited into the Court's registry; the US shall deposit the deficiency of $11,860.00 into the Court's registry; the Clerk shall distribute $15,000.00 by check made payable to "Elizabeth Gianella" and mailed to: Thomas Gianella; this payment shall be full, adequate an d just compensation for the taking of the estate and interests in the subject property. The Clerk is directed to enter satisfaction of this judgment of record upon the payment to defendant; the ninety percent of any interest earned on the estimated j ust compensation of $3,140.00 shall be paid to the U.S. by check made payable to "Western Area Power Administration" and delivered to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for this District, in care of the Civil Division Chief. The Court shall retain the remaining 10 percent of any interest earned on the estimated just compensation for the Court's registry fee. The parties shall be responsible for their own legal fees, costs, and expenses (cc: Financial). CASE CLOSED (Benson, A.)

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-GGH United States of America v. .41 Acres of Land, More or Less, In the County of Sutter et al 1 4 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney LYNN TRINKA ERNCE Assistant United States Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: (916) 554-2720 5 Doc. 50 Attorneys for United States of America 2 3 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 Plaintiff, 13 Case No. 2:10-cv-00791 GEB GGH v. 14 15 16 FINAL JUDGMENT IN EMINENT DOMAIN .41 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN THE COUNTY OF SUTTER; ELIZABETH GIANELLA; SEAN CARBERRY; and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants. 17 18 Following a stipulation, filed herein, by and between the defendant remaining in this action, 19 Elizabeth Gianella (“Defendant”), and the United States of America (“Plaintiff”), the Court is fully 20 informed and finds: 1. 21 22 The subject property is situated in the County of Sutter, State of California, as more particularly described in the Complaint and Declaration of Taking filed herein. 2. 23 On April 2, 2010, plaintiff filed a Complaint and a Declaration of Taking which describe 24 the estate and interests in the subject property condemned by this action, and plaintiff deposited into the 25 Court registry $3,140.00 as estimated just compensation for the taking of such estate and interests. 3. 26 The use for which the subject property is taken and condemned is one authorized by law. 27 The property and its taking are necessary and suited to that use. 28 /// 29 30 Final Judgment in Eminent Domain 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 4. All parties interested directly or indirectly in the subject property have been served with 2 process, or have appeared in this action. The property, and all claimants and parties interested therein, 3 are within the jurisdiction of this Court, which has the power and authority to enter this Final Judgment. 4 5. At the time of and immediately preceding the filing of the Complaint and Declaration 5 of Taking, defendant was the only person or entity entitled to the compensation to be awarded for the 6 taking of the estate and interests condemned by this action. 7 6. The parties have entered into a stipulation in which defendant agrees to accept 8 $15,000.00 as just compensation. The Court finds that sum to be full, adequate and just compensation 9 for the taking of the estate and interests condemned by this action, and for any damages resulting 10 11 therefrom. 7. A Notice of Lis Pendens gave notice of the filing of the Complaint and Declaration of 12 Taking was recorded in the Official Records, County of Sutter, as document number 2010-0006042 on 13 April 28, 2010. The interests described therein are adopted herein by this reference. 14 15 NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment is hereby entered against the United States of America in the amount of $15,000.00. 16 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that title to the interests 17 condemned in this action vested in the United States of America free and discharged of all claims and 18 liens of any kind whatsoever on April 2, 2010, which is the date on which the Declaration of Taking 19 was filed, and the $3,140.00 estimated just compensation was deposited into the Court’s registry. 20 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the United States shall 21 deposit the deficiency of $11,860.00 into the Court’s registry. Thereafter, the Clerk shall distribute 22 $15,000.00 by check made payable to “Elizabeth Gianella” and mailed to: 23 24 25 Thomas Gianella Attorney at Law P.O. Box 881 Yuba City, CA 95992 26 This payment shall be full, adequate and just compensation for the taking of the estate and interests in 27 the subject property. The Clerk is directed to enter satisfaction of this judgment of record upon the 28 payment to defendant. 29 30 Final Judgment in Eminent Domain 2 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the ninety percent of any 2 interest earned on the estimated just compensation of $3,140.00 shall be paid to the United States by 3 check made payable to “Western Area Power Administration” and delivered to the Office of the United 4 States Attorney for this District, in care of the Civil Division Chief. The Court shall retain the 5 remaining 10 percent of any interest earned on the estimated just compensation for the Court’s registry 6 fee. 7 The parties shall be responsible for their own legal fees, costs, and expenses. 8 9 DATED: 6/14/11 10 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Final Judgment in Eminent Domain 3

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