Friday, December 05, 2014

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco Case Number: CGC 13 528312 Title: CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CO VS. MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT et al.: COURT TRIAL DAYS 1-4, December 2- 5, 2014

ABSTRACT:  Regarding the Regional Desalination Project, in San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Curtis Karnow heard testimony on Tuesday, December 2, Wednesday, December 3, Thursday, December 4 and Friday, December 5, 2014. Testimony “focused on whether the failed regional project agreements are still valid, or if they were voided by former Monterey County water resources agency board member Steve Collins’ criminal conflict of interest as a result of his dual role on the project,” according to reporting in The Monterey County Herald. A preliminary ruling is not expected until February 2015. The MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 2, 2014, MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 3, 2014, MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 4, 2014, MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 5, 2014, ORDER, EXHIBIT LIST and WITNESS LIST documents are embedded. Importantly, ORDER ON POST TRIAL BRIEFING states: For the convenience of the parties and the court this summarizes the post trial briefing procedures discussed and ordered today.
By December 12, 2014 the parties will provide (in one or two documents) a list of objections to (i) depositions extracts and (ii) exhibits that indicates (briefly) the nature of the objection and a response, and an area to mark the court's determination.
I will have those determinations filed and served, and four weeks thereafter (excluding a 7 day period commencing with December 25) simultaneous closing briefs are due.
Two weeks thereafter simultaneous reply briefs not exceeding 10 pages (aside from tables) are due.
I will then issue either a short tentative, or a longer tentative combined with proposed statement of decision, setting oral closing argument approximately I 0 days thereafter; the parties may contact the clerk to adjust the hearing date if it creates a conflict
The parties have waived objections under CRC 3.1590 (g) and I will issue a Statement Of Decision after closing argument.
Dated: December 5, 2014
Curtis E.A. Karnow
Judge of The Superior Court

MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 2, 2014

MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 3, 2014

MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 4, 2014

MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 5, 2014
ORDER

EXHIBIT LIST  
WITNESS LIST

REFERENCE:
Regional desal trial testimony concludes, Cal Am wants test well challenge moved
By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald
Posted: 12/05/14,

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