KFD ENTERPRISES, INC. v. CITY OF EUREKA

Case No. 08-cv-04571-SC.

KFD ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff, v. CITY OF EUREKA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

May 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KFD Enterprises Inc, Plaintiff, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation doing business as Norman's Dry Cleaner, Plaintiff, represented by Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

City of Eureka, Defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP, Lucas Victor Munoz, Maureen Anne Rodgers, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP, Maureen Anne Rodgers, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP, Maureen Anne Rodgers, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Multimatic Corporation, now known as Kirrberg Corporation, Defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Unocal Corporation, 3rd party defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP, Lucas Victor Munoz & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Winzler & Kelly, 3rd party defendant, represented by Nannette De Lara, Severson & Werson & Peter Charles Lyon.

Kenneth Daer, 3rd party defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates & Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates.

City of Eureka, 3rd party plaintiff, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

City of Eureka, Counter-claimant, represented by Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation doing business as Norman's Dry Cleaner, Unocal Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Unocal Corporation, 3rd party plaintiff, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP, Lucas Victor Munoz & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., 3rd party defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Unocal Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Cross-claimant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

City of Eureka, Counter-claimant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Winzler & Kelly, Cross-claimant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

Kenneth Daer, Cross-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates & Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Winzler & Kelly, Cross-defendant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

Unocal Corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

City of Eureka, Cross-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Multimatic LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

The Kirrberg Coporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney.

Winzler & Kelly, Counter-claimant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

Winzler & Kelly, Counter-defendant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

City of Eureka, Counter-claimant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Kenneth Daer, Counter-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates & Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Counter-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Multimatic LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Counter-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

The Kirrberg Coporation, a New Jersey corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Winzler & Kelly, Counter-defendant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

Winzler & Kelly, Cross-claimant, represented by Nannette De Lara, Severson & Werson & Peter Charles Lyon.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Multimatic LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

The Kirrberg Coporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

KFD Enterprises Inc, a California Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Jan Adam Greben, Greben & Associates, Jenna Lee Motola, Greben & Associates, Brett Andrew Boon, Greben and Associates & Shelley O'Connor, Greben & Associates.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Winzler & Kelly, Counter-defendant, represented by Peter Charles Lyon.

City of Eureka, Cross-claimant, represented by Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett, Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

City of Eureka, Cross-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Multimatic LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Cross-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

The Kirrberg Coporation, a New Jersey corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Cross-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Winzler & Kelly, Counter-claimant, represented by Nannette De Lara, Severson & Werson & Peter Charles Lyon.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

City of Eureka, Counter-defendant, represented by Charles Hamilton Bolcom, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Moris Davidovitz, Davidovitz & Bennett LLP, Stacey Melinda Alton, Davidovitz and Bennett LLP, Coreal Riday-White, Davidovitz and Bennett & Cyndy Day-Wilson, City of Eureka.

Environmental Resolutions, Inc., a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by George A. Acero, Gordon & Rees LLP & Kristin N. Reyna, Gordon & Rees LLP.

Multimatic Dry Cleaning Machine Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

Multimatic LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Counter-defendant, represented by Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP.

The Kirrberg Coporation, a New Jersey corporation, formerly known as Multimatic Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Richard Alan Dongell, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, Thomas F. Vandenburg, Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP & Ani Adjemian, Dongell Lawrence Finney.

Union Oil Company of California, a California corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.

Unocal Coporation, a Delaware corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Andrew Thomas Mortl, Glynn & Finley, LLP & Morgan Kelley Lopez, Glynn and Finley.


ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SAMUEL CONTI, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Now before the Court are Defendant City of Eureka's ("Eureka") and Plaintiff KFD Enterprises, Inc.'s ("KFD") cross motions for summary judgment. The motion is fully briefed, ECF Nos. 672, 675, 684, 674, 683, 684, and appropriate for determination without oral argument per Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons set forth...

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