USA v. Sterling Centrecorp Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-DB
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL, Plaintiffs, ORDER v. STERLING CENTRECORP INC., STEPHEN P. ELDER, and ELDER DEVELOPMENT, INC., Defendants.
19 The Motion for Reconsideration presently before the Court (ECF No. 374) asks this Court to revisit its July 22, 2021, Order (ECF No. 369) which denied a previous request by Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. (“Defendant” or “SCI”) for reversal of the Magistrate Judge’s February 20, 2020, Order granting a motion to compel further discovery filed on behalf of Plaintiff United States of America (“Plaintiff”). ECF No. 359. Once Plaintiff obtained a USD $30 million monetary judgment against Defendant, it served discovery pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69 concerning alleged assets valued in excess of CAD $80 million that were transferred to related parties just before Plaintiff filed the instant CERCLA cost recovery…