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The Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided December 6, 2024No. 3:24-cv-00614Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:24-CV-00614-NJR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, BOB WYATT, and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: This is a condemnation action in which the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) seeks to exercise its eminent domain authority to obtain permanent and temporary easements over certain property owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”).1 The question before the Court is…
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