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Case On Hold for Settlement Discussions

On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Court approved a six-month stay (i.e., pause) of the litigation to allow the parties to focus on facilitated settlement discussions.  The stay will be in effect through September 30, 2022.  The Phase 1 trial that was scheduled to begin on March 16 did not commence and is now on […]

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Revised Start Date for Phase 1 Trial

At a hearing on January 20, 2022, the court rescheduled the start date of the Phase 1 trial to begin on March 16, 2022.  It is expected that the Phase 1 trial will last approximately 15 court days. Before holding a hearing for the court to consider adopting the proposed physical solution, several parties in the […]

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Court Grants Request for Extension to October 30, 2020 for People to File Answers

At the Status Conference held on August 17, the Court granted the City of Ventura’s request to extend the deadline for people to file an answer to the City’s Third-Amended Cross-Complaint to October 30, 2020.  The existing deadline to file an answer  was September 8, 2020, which has now been extended to October 30, 2020. […]

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Update from the City

The Summons and Notices that were sent out to those impacted in this litigation listed a 60-day deadline to file a response. The City is scheduled for court this month, to ask the court for a six-month extension on the deadline, as the City continues working with other large water users to agree upon a […]