Filed: May 16, 2014
Latest Update: May 16, 2014
Summary: ORDER DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge. On April 3, 2014, the assigned District Judge referred this matter to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 301, and upon the parties' agreement, for an evidentiary hearing and, thereafter, the issuance of findings and recommendations addressing reimbursement issues surrounding remediation efforts at the site which is the subject of this litigation. (Dkt. No. 436.) On May 16, 2014, the parties appeared before the undersigned for a Status Conference. Att
Summary: ORDER DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge. On April 3, 2014, the assigned District Judge referred this matter to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 301, and upon the parties' agreement, for an evidentiary hearing and, thereafter, the issuance of findings and recommendations addressing reimbursement issues surrounding remediation efforts at the site which is the subject of this litigation. (Dkt. No. 436.) On May 16, 2014, the parties appeared before the undersigned for a Status Conference. Atto..
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ORDER
DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge.
On April 3, 2014, the assigned District Judge referred this matter to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 301, and upon the parties' agreement, for an evidentiary hearing and, thereafter, the issuance of findings and recommendations addressing reimbursement issues surrounding remediation efforts at the site which is the subject of this litigation. (Dkt. No. 436.)
On May 16, 2014, the parties appeared before the undersigned for a Status Conference. Attorneys Karl Fingerhood and Andrew Doyle appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, the United States of America, ("Government"), and attorneys Thomas Bruen and Erik Reinertson appeared on behalf of defendant El Dorado County ("County").
Upon consideration of the arguments on file and at the hearing, and for the reasons set forth on the record at the hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Within thirty days of the date of this order the County shall disclose to the Government a description of the relief the County may seek at evidentiary hearing, including a computation and relevant documentation, related to the cost overruns on the construction of the Government's Final 100% Remedial Design.1
2. Within forty-five days of the County's disclosure to the Government the Government shall meet and confer with the County regarding possible proposed stipulations and other matters based upon the disclosures.
3. Within twenty days of the parties' meeting and conferring the parties may file proposed stipulations with the court that would govern an evidentiary hearing in this matter or which would otherwise aid in resolving this dispute.
4. A Further Status Conference is set for Friday, September 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in Courtroom No. 27, before the undersigned.
5. Any party may appear at the status conference telephonically if the party pre-arranges such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, the courtroom deputy of the undersigned magistrate judge, at (916) 930-4128, no later than 48 hours before the Status Conference; a land line telephone number must be provided.
6. The parties' shall file a joint status report on or before September 9, 2014, that provides an update as to the status of the parties' dispute and joint or separate proposed discovery schedules, if applicable.
