United States v. Alisal Water Corporation Toro Water Service, Inc. North Monterey County Water Service, Inc. Moss Landing Water Service, Inc. Natholyn P. Adcock Robert T. Adcock, United States of America v. Alisal Water Corporation Toro Water Service, Inc. Robert T. Adcock North Monterey County Water Service, Inc. Moss Landing Water Service, Inc. Natholyn P. Adcock, and Patricia Adcock Bruce Pierson David M. Simcho, John W. Richardson, Receiver

427 F.3d 597 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALISAL WATER CORPORATION; Toro Water Service, Inc.; North Monterey County Water Service, Inc.; Moss Landing Water Service, Inc.; Natholyn P. Adcock; Robert T. Adcock, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alisal Water Corporation; Toro Water Service, Inc.; Robert T. Adcock; North Monterey County Water Service, Inc.; Moss Landing Water Service, Inc.; Natholyn P. Adcock, Defendants-Appellants, and Patricia Adcock; Bruce Pierson; David M. Simcho, Defendants, John W. Richardson, Receiver. No. 02-15907. No. 04-16210. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 13, 2005. Filed October 13, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Marc P. Fairman, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants. Lori Jonas, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Jeremy Fogel, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-97-2009-JF, CV-97-20099-JF. Before TALLMAN, BYBEE, and BEA, Circuit Judges. TALLMAN, Circuit Judge. 1…