RIO LINDA ELVERTA COMMUNITY WATER DISTRICT v. UNITED STATES

No. 2:17-cv-01349-KJM-CKD, No. 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.

622 F.Supp.3d 898 (2022)

RIO LINDA ELVERTA COMMUNITY WATER DISTRICT, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants. Sacramento Suburban Water District, Plaintiff, v. Elementis Chromium Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. California.

Signed August 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Sloane , Adam M. Shapiro , Katie H. Jones , Margaret V. Tides , Matthew K. Edling , Victor M. Sher , Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff in 2:17-cv-01349-KJM-CKD.

Timothy R. Sloane , Adam M. Shapiro , Katie H. Jones , Matthew K. Edling , Victor M. Sher , Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Margaret V. Tides , Office of the Placer County Counsel, Auburn, CA, for Plaintiff in 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.

Geoffrey Charles Cook , John Michael Cane , David Domagala Mitchell , Michael L. Williams , US Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Env. Tort Branch, Washington, DC, Simi Bhat , United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant United States of America.

Ella Burn Foley-Gannon , Gurinder Singh Grewal , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, San Francisco, CA, John McGahren, PHV , Pro Hac Vice, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Princeton, NJ, for Defendant Elementis Chromium Incorporated.

John Frank Barg , David M. Metres , R. Morgan Gilhuly , Stephen C. Lewis , Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant Occidental Chemical Corporation in 2:17-cv-01349-KJM-CKD.

Sean O. Morris , Stephanie N. Kang , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Bonnett Weirick , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant Honeywell Incorporated in 2:17-cv-01349-KJM-CKD.

Stephanie N. Kang , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Bonnett Weirick , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant Honeywell International Inc. in 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.

Amber Melia Trincado , Gennaro August Filice, III , Megan Ritsu Nishikawa , Quyen L. Ta , Bailey Langner , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant BASF Corporation.

Gary J. Smith , Kaitlyn D. Shannon , Beveridge and Diamond PC, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant PPG Incorporated.

Adam M. Rapp , Andrew Thomas Mortl , Glynn, Finley, Mortl, Hanlon & Friedenberg, LLP, Walnut Creek, CA, for Defendant E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company.

Deepi Miller , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Sacramento, CA, Francis A. Citera, PHV , Pro Hac Vice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL, Lori G. Cohen, PHV , Pro Hac Vice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant Univar Incorporated in 2:17-cv-01349-KJM-CKD.

Landon David Bailey , Bailey PLC, Sacramento, CA, Stephen M. Packman, PHV , Carlos M. Bollar, PHV , Archer & Greiner P.C., Haddonfield, NJ, for Defendant Luxfer Holdings PLC.

Jay E. Smith , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Jennifer B. Bonneville , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, CA, for Defendant Sigma-Aldrich Corporation.

Stephen M. Nichols , Polsinelli LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant Dow Chemical Company.

John Frank Barg , David M. Metres , R. Morgan Gilhuly , Stephen C. Lewis , Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant Occidental Chemical Corporation in 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.

Sean O. Morris , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant Honeywell Incorporated in 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.

Deepi Miller , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Sacramento, CA, Francis A. Citera, PHV , Pro Hac Vice, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant Univar Incorporated in 2:17-cv-1353-KJM-KJN.


ORDER

There are two motions pending in these two related cases. First, the United States moves to dismiss the claims against it. The court grants that motion, in part. Second, the remaining defendants move to dismiss the nuisance, trespass, and utility tampering claims...

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