United States of America v. 14.368 Acres, More or Less, Situated in Kern County, State of California, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 1:24-cv-00185-CDB

9 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO STAY

10 v. (Doc. 39) 11 14.368 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,

SITUATED IN KERN COUNTY,

12 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 This is a condemnation proceeding by Plaintiff the United States of America pursuant to 16 the Declaration of Taking Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3114. (Doc. 1). On October 6, 2025, the Court 17 granted Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, finding that the subject condemnation 18 was constitutionally permissible and consistent with federal law. (Doc. 38). In general, what 19 remains for the case is the scheduling of discovery, pretrial motions and trial on the issue of just 20 compensation for the taking. 21 On October 21, 2025, Plaintiff filed a motion to stay. (Doc. 36). Respondent argues a 22 stay is warranted because appropriations to the Department of Justice [“DOJ”] (by whom counsel 23 for Respondent is employed) and to the Federal Aviation…