Morici Corp. v. United States

OPINION

MacBRIDE, District Judge.

As set forth in this court’s earlier Opinion, Mo rici Corp. v. United States, 491 F.Supp. 466 (E.D.Cal.1980) (hereinafter Morici I), plaintiff seeks to recover dam ages of $1,000,000 incurred as a result of the loss of fruit and nut trees and crops on plaintiff’s land located on the banks of the Sacramento River downstream from the facilities of the Central Valley Project. The original complaint alleged in part:

Beginning on or about December 1, 1973, and continuing through April, 1974, defendant, its agents and employees operated the [Central Valley] Project…