United States v. 331.46 Acres of Land, more or less, Situated in Madera County, State of California

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 1:23-cv-00735-ADA-BAM 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

POSSESSION

14 331.46 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN MADERA (ECF No. 35) 15 COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 On May 11, 2023, the United States of America filed a complaint in condemnation and 19 declaration of taking concerning about 331.46 acres of land in Madera County pursuant to 40 20 U.S.C. § 3114. (ECF Nos. 1, 2; ECF No. 1-3 at 1, 3.) The United States later deposited into the 21 court registry $5,510,000.00, the estimated value of just compensation for the condemned 22 property interests. (See docket entry between ECF Nos. 18 and 19.) On June 26, 2023, the 23 United States filed a motion seeking possession of the property no later than July 18, 2023. (ECF 24 No. 35.) To address objections from Defendants Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”) and 25 Columbia Canal Company (“CCC”), the United States excluded from its request…