City of Visalia v. Mission Linen Supply

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CITY OF VISALIA, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-1809 AWI EPG

Plaintiff

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

v. REMAND AND DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS AND ORDER

MISSION LINEN SUPPLY, INC., a REMANDING MATTER TO THE California corporation, and DOES 1-100 TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT inclusive,

Defendant (Doc. Nos. 5, 13)

15 16 This action was removed from the Tulare County Superior Court on December 30, 2019, and was related to Mission Linen, Inc. v. City of Visalia, 1:15-CV-0672 AWI EPG, a CERCLA case. In this case, Plaintiff the City of Visalia (“the City”) seeks a declaration that remediation projects at a property contaminated with perchloroethylene (“PCE”), and subject to a remediation order by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”), are subject to the competitive bidding procedures mandated by the California Public Contracts Code and the City Charter. Currently before the Court is Defendant Mission Linen…