San Jose Water Company v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY, Case No. 24-cv-05780-EKL
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Re: Dkt. No.
COMPANY,
11 Defendant.
12 In this eminent domain case, Plaintiff San Jose Water Company (“SJWC”) seeks to acquire a permanent easement on sections of a railway corridor owned by Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”). Before the Court is Union Pacific’s motion for summary judgment, which contends that SJWC has not produced evidence that the proposed condemnation is necessary for any public use as required by California’s eminent domain law. Mot. for Summ. J., ECF No. 38 (“Mot.”). The Court carefully reviewed the entire record, provided a tentative ruling to counsel, and heard argument on December 16, 2025. For the following reasons, the Court hereby adopts its tentative ruling and GRANTS Union Pacific’s motion. I. BACKGROUND SJWC is an investor-owned…