United States v. Sierra Pacific Industries

*953 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.

After reaching a settlement with the government and requesting the court to enter judgment pursuant to that settlement almost two years ago, defendants Sierra Pacific Industries, Howell’s Forest Harvesting Company, and fifteen individuals and/or trusts who own land in the Sierra Nevada mountains (referred to collectively as “defendants”) now move to set aside that judgment based upon “fraud on the court.”

I. Brief Factual and Procedural Background

On September 3, 2007, a fire ignited on private property near the Plumas National Forest. The…