United States v. Marble Mountain Ranch
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:21-cv-02391 WBS DMC Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE:
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
MARBLE MOUNTAIN RANCH, INC.; SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DOUGLAS T. COLE; HEIDI A. COLE;
NORMAN D. COLE; and CAROLYN T.
COLE,
17 Defendants.
19 ----oo0oo---- 20 Plaintiff United States of America brought this action 21 against defendants Marble Mountain Ranch, Inc., Douglas Cole, 22 Heidi Cole, Norman Cole, and Carolyn Cole, alleging common law 23 negligence and trespass by fire and seeking damages, interest, 24 and penalties. (Compl. (Docket No. 1).) Individual defendants 25 Norman Cole and Carolyn Cole now move for summary judgment on the 26 negligence claim. (Docket No. 21.)1
The instant motion initially sought summary judgment as I. Factual Background Marble Mountain Ranch, Inc. operates a guest ranch in Somes Bar, Siskiyou County, California. (Defs.’ Statement of Undisputed Facts…