United States v. 14.368 Acres, more or less, Situated in Kern County, State of California

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 1:24-cv-000185-CDB

9 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANTS

VIGNOLO FARMS, INC. AND KERN

10 v. COUNTY TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

11 14.368 ACRES, more or less, Situated in Kern County, State of California, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 15 This is an action brought by Plaintiff the United States of America at the request of the 16 Federal Aviation Administration for the taking of land in Kern County, California, under its 17 power of eminent domain and through a Declaration of Taking, and for the determination and 18 award of just compensation to the owners and parties in interest. (Doc. 1 ¶ 1). Schedule G to 19 Plaintiff’s complaint in condemnation (Doc. 1-7) identifies known parties having or claiming an 20 interest in the subject property – Precious Earth, Inc., Vignolo Farms, Inc. (“Vignolo”), and the 21 Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector (“Kern County”) – all named as Defendants in the Civil 22 Cover Sheet (Doc. 1-8). 23 On…