United States of America v. LaPant et al
Plaintiff: United States of America
Defendant: Roger J LaPant, Jr, J&J Farms, Goose Pond AG, Inc. and Farmland Management Services
Case Number: 2:2016cv01498
Filed: June 30, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Butte
Presiding Judge: Craig M. Kellison
Presiding Judge: William B. Shubb
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33 U.S.C. ยง 1319
Jury Demanded By: None

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October 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 181 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 10/28/22 GRANTING 170 Duarte Nursery Inc's Motion to Intervene; Duarte Nursery Inc. is JOINED a defendant under Rule 25(c) to the extent it is a successor to interests in the land in question and the motion to intervene is granted to that extent. Duarte's 170 Motion to enforce the consent decree is DENIED without prejudice to renewal once the Corps issues a jurisdictional determination. (Benson, A.)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 180 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/5/2022 ORDERING Upon due consideration, the Court APPROVES the parties' stipulation to modify the Consent Decree and Settlement between the US and Roger J. LaPant, Jr., which the Cour t entered on or about 7/1/2021 (ECF No. 168 ) ("LaPant CD"). Mr. LaPant shall have through and including 2/24/2022, to satisfy his civil penalty payment obligation under Paragraph 16 of the LaPant CD.Mr. LaPant shall have through and including 2/24/2022, to satisfy his compensatory mitigation proposal obligation under Paragraph 23.b. of the LaPant CD. In all other respects, the LaPant CD remains unchanged. (Reader, L)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 168 CONSENT DECREE AND SETTLEMENT between The United States and Roger J. Lapant, Jr. signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/30/2021.(Mena-Sanchez, L)
January 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 161 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/11/21 ORDERING that the Court approves the foregoing stipulation and stays all further proceedings in this case, including deadlines respecting the parties' pending cross-motions for summary judgment 113 & 121 . (Kaminski, H)
December 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 157 SEVENTH STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/30/2020 AMENDING the schedule as follows: Reply briefs associated with cross motions for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 113 and 121 are now due 1/15/2021. The hearing date for the cross motions for summary judgment is RESET for 1/22/2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. The Joint Pretrial Statement REMAINS due on 2/5/20201. (Tupolo, A)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 155 SIXTH STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 10/19/2020 AMENDING the schedule as follows: Reply briefs associated with cross motions for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 113 and 121 are now due 11/24/2020. The hearing date for the cross motions for summary judgment is RESET for 12/11/2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. The Joint Pretrial Statement REMAINS on 2/5/20201. (Kastilahn, A)
June 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 146 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/10/2020. Case RELATED to 2:19-cv-02631-KJM-DB. (York, M)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 140 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/10/2020 AMENDING the schedule as follows: Reply briefs to 113 and 121 Motions for Summary Judgment due by 6/12/2020, 113 and 121 Motion Hearings are set for 6/26/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, and the Joint Pretrial Statement is due 8/7/2020. (Huang, H)
February 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 136 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 2/21/2020 ORDERING that reply briefs associated with 113 , 121 cross motions for summary judgment are now due 4/10/2020. The hearing is now 4/24/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. The Joint Pretrial Statement is now due 6/5/2020. (Zignago, K.)
January 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 126 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/24/2020 GRANTING defendant until 2/5/2020 to file their response to the 121 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Coll, A)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 111 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/14/19 VACATING the 12/4/2019 Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman and ORDERING: The dispositive motion hearing deadline is moved to 3/6/2020; The fili ng deadline for the joint pretrial statement is moved to 4/24/2020; The Clerk is directed to delete J&J Farms as a separate, named defendant in this case; Defendant shall complete the discovery matters set forth in paragraph 6.b. to 6.e. of the parties' stipulation; and The Court approves the availability of The Honorable Deborah Barnes to resolve disputes as noted in paragraph 6.d. of the stipulation. (Kastilahn, A) Modified on 11/15/2019 (Donati, J).
September 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 109 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/24/19. The United States is granted leave to produce, by 9/27/19, a supplemental report from Peter Stokely. Defendants are granted leave to produce, by 9/30/19, a supplemental report from Mike Delmanowski. The parties shall have through and including 11/1/19, to submit to The Honorable Deborah Barnes any discovery disputes. The dispositive motion hearing deadline is moved to 1/24/20. The filing deadline for the joint pretrial statement is 3/10/20. A settlement conference is SET for 12/4/2019, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 25 before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
June 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 106 CONSENT DECREE between U.S. and Goose Pond signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 06/10/19. (Benson, A.)
June 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/3/19 GRANTING 88 Motion to Approve Consent Judgment. (Coll, A)
May 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 104 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/2/19 DENYING 59 Motion for Judgment. (Coll, A)
April 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 103 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/17/19 CONTINUING the Discovery Completion date to 8/14/19, the Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions to 10/18/19 and the Joint Pretrial Statement date to 12/18/19. (Becknal, R)
January 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 101 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/24/2019 CONTINUING the Discovery completion date to 5/16/2019, the Dispositive Motion filing deadline to 7/19/2019, and the Joint Pretrial Statement deadline to 9/19/2019. (Huang, H)
November 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 98 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/26/2018 CONTINUING Discovery completion date to 2/15/2019 and Dispositive Motions deadline to 4/5/2019. (Zignago, K.)
September 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 84 STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/31/2018 APPROVING to Amend the Schedule and for Partial Stay of Discovery: Discovery due by 12/21/2018; Dispositive Motions shall be heard on or before 2/22/2019; Joint Pretr ial Statement due by 5/23/2019; Motions in Limine, Final Pretrial Conference, Trial Brief, Jury Trial (Liability), and Bench Trial (Remedy) will be set upon resolution of dispositive motions or at a further scheduling conference; in all other respects the Court's prior Status and Scheduling Orders remain in effect. (Yin, K)
August 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 80 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 7/27/18: By July 31, 2018, the United States may produce updated or supplemental expert reports from Joan K. Meyer, Ph.D., on the subject of Roger J. LaPant, Jr.'s ability to pay and economic benefit in light of documents produced by the LaPant Defendants on or after May 23, 2018. (Kaminski, H)
December 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 52 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/18/2017 ORDERING 49 Scheduling order amended as follows: Any joinder of parties or amendments to the pleadings shall be filed by 2/9/2018; Except with respect to economic bene fit and economic impact, the parties shall provide "opening expert reports" by 2/23/2018; Except with respect to economic benefit and economic impact, the parties shall provide "responsive expert reports" by 4/27/2018; With respec t to economic benefit and economic impact, "opening expert reports" are due to be served no later than 3/26/2018; and "responsive expert reports" are due to be served no later than 5/25/2018. In all other respects, the Scheduling Order remains in effect. (Washington, S)
June 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/22/17 ORDERING that the court confirms a stay will not be imposed and DENIES defendants' motion to stay. This order resolves ECF Nos. 37 and 38 . (Becknal, R)
June 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 49 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 06/06/17 ORDERING that the 32 Scheduling Order is AMENDED as follows: any joinder of parties or amendments to the pleadings due by 01/16/18; all discovery (fact or expert) shall be completed by 07/20/18; Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 02/23/18 with any responsive reports due 04/27/18; all dispositive motions shall be heard no later than 09/21/18; Final Pretrial Conference set for 01/25/19 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller with a joint pretrial conference statement due 12/21/18; Motions in limine shall be filed by 01/12/19 with oppositions due 01/22/19, any replies due 01/29/19 and any hearing, if needed, held on or befo re 02/22/19; Jury Trial on liability is set for 04/15/19 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller with Trial briefs due by 03/29/19. If the jury returns a verdict for the U.S. on liability against defendant(s), a b ench trial on the remedy phase is set for 05/20/19 at 9:00 AM. The U.S. shall withdraw the 45 05/26/17 protective motion to compel; no fact or expert depositions may be taken in July or August, 2017, with one exception: the U.S. will not object to a mutually agreeable date in July, 2017, for one or more Defendants to take the deposition of Charley Ohm. The U.S. reserves all other objections to any such deposition. (Benson, A)
March 24, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STIPULATION AND ORDER regarding Discovery of Electronically Stored Information signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/23/2017. (Michel, G.)
November 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 15 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/7/2016. (Zignago, K.)
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