Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 13, 2008No. CIV S-06-1740 FCD/KJMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR., District Judge.
This case arises out of the “Storrie Fire” that occurred on August 17, 2000 and resulted in damages to approximately 52,000 acres of National Forest System (“NFS”) land in the Plumas and Lassen National Forests before it was suppressed. This matter is before the court on four motions for partial summary judgment, three brought by defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (“defendant” or “UP”) and one brought by plaintiff United States of America (“plaintiff”). 1 In general, the motions ask the court to adjudicate core legal issues…
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