HomeMy WebLinkAbout980748.tiff DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO
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SUMMONS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:
To the above-named Respondents, GREETING:
You are hereby summoned and required to file with the clerk of this Court an answer or
other response to the attached Petition in Condemnation. If service of the Summons and Petition
was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other
response within 20 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Petition was
made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other
response within 30 days after such service upon you.
You are hereby notified that this is a special statutory proceeding brought pursuant to
C.R.S. § 38-1-101, et sue. This Summons is being issued pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-103. Any
objections concerning the legal sufficiency of the Petition in Condemnation or the regularity of this
proceeding must be raised by you as provided by C.R.S. § 38-1-109.
At the hearing on the Request for Immediate Possession, the Court may authorize the
Petitioner to enter the property.
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Should Petitioner pursue this matter further, a valuation trial will be scheduled. If you fail
to appear and defend at said valuation trial, the Court, without further notice, shall cause the
compensation to be determined and title vested in the Petitioner according to law, C.R.S.
§ 38-1-103.
The following documents are also served herewith:
Petition in Condemnation and Request for Immediate Possession
Lis Pendens
Motion to Consolidate for an Immediate Possession Hearing
Notice for Hearing on Request For Immediate Possession
Order for Hearing on Request For Immediate Possession
DATED this I' day of , 1998.
FAEGRE&BENSON LLP
Leslie A. Fields, #11232
John R. Sperber, #22073
Joseph M. Montano, #3695
2500 Republic Plaza
370 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80202-4004
(303) 592-9000
Attorneys for Petitioner
Public Service Company of Colorado
DNVRI:60045385.01
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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF t1:T2Q
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PETITION IN CONDEMNATION AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE
POSSESSION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY; J. NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN
TELEPHONE CO.; BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS,
II, as Treasurer of Weld County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY,
Respondents.
COMES NOW the Petitioner, Public Service Company of Colorado, by and
through its attorneys, Faegre & Benson LLP and for its Petition in Condemnation and
Request for Immediate Possession states and alleges as follows:
PETITION
1. Petitioner is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
Colorado and engaged in the business, among others, of purchasing, transmitting,
distributing, and selling gas, oil or any of their products to its customers throughout the
State.
2. Petitioner has the power of eminent domain to acquire real property
pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-2-101, C.R.S. § 38-5-104 and § 38-5-105.
3. In bringing this proceeding, Petitioner elects to follow the procedures
set forth in Article I of Title 38, C.R.S.
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4. Petitioner is currently in the process of constructing a 53-mile natural
gas pipeline which will run from its Fort St. Vrain Generation Station in Weld County
north to the Chalk Bluff gas compressor station located near Rockport, Colorado
("Project").
5. It is necessary and in the public interest that certain property be acquired
by Petitioner in Weld County for the Project.
6. The Project constitutes a public use or public purpose.
7. In order to construct the Project, Petitioner has determined that it is
necessary to acquire a fifty (50) ft. permanent easement in the subject property, which
easement is more fully described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
8. The permanent easement shall be for the installation, construction,
maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, operation and removal of
pipelines and associated communication facilities and related appurtenances, and
fixtures or devices for the transportation of gas or oil and related products.
9. The permanent easement shall be exclusive for a period of one year
from the date that possession is granted, after which it shall be non-exclusive to the
extent that other uses do not unreasonably interfere with the Petitioner's use and
enjoyment of said easement area for the purposes for which it is being condemned.
10. Petitioner has also determined that it is necessary to acquire a thirty-five
(35) ft. temporary construction easement in the property, which easement is also
described more fully in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
11. Petitioner has also determined that it is necessary to acquire a two
hundred (200) foot temporary construction easement (inclusive of the previously
described temporary and permanent easements) at two locations on the property for
boring under Weld County Roads 88 and 100, which easements are also described
more fully in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
12. The property described in Exhibit A is purportedly owned of record by
Respondent Brown Grain & Livestock Inc.
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13. Respondent Union Pacific Railroad Company is being named herein
pursuant to a Reservation recorded October 15, 1906 in Book 233 at Page 54; a
Reservation recorded February 6, 1906 in Book 233 at Page 17 and a Surface Owners
Agreement recorded June 5, 1957 in Book 1479 at Page 144.
14. Respondents J. Norman Brown and Freiderich Hillmann are being
named herein pursuant to a Reservation of gas and minerals recorded April 21, 1965 in
Book 540 under Reception No. 1461950.
15. Respondent Nunn Telephone Co. is being named herein pursuant to a
Right of Way recorded August 19, 1983 in Book 1005 at Reception No. 1937691.
16. Respondent Bellwether Exploration Co. is being named herein pursuant
to an Oil and Gas Lease recorded April 23, 1984 in Book 1027 at Reception No.
1963887.
17. Respondent Arthur L. Willis, II, as Treasurer of Weld County, Colorado
is being joined herein pursuant to C.R.S. § 39-3-134.
18. All unknown persons who claim an interest in the property are also
named as Respondents herein.
19. Petitioner states that:
a. The Board of County Commissioners for Weld County may
have an interest in a portion of the property to be acquired herein
pursuant to a Right of Way for county roads recorded October
14, 1889 in Book 86 at Page 273, and a Right of Way recorded
October 8, 1907 in Book 250 at Page 224, and Petitioner seeks
to acquire title to the property subject to any such interests.
b. The United States of America may have an interest in a portion
of the property to be acquired herein pursuant to a Right of Way
recorded April 15, 1939 in Book 1040 at Page 593; a Right of
Way recorded December 16, 1970 in Book 637 at Reception No.
1558991; a Right of Way recorded December 16, 1970 in Book
637 at Reception No. 1558992; a Right of Way recorded
December 16, 1970 in Book 637 at Reception No. 1558993 and
a Right of Way recorded December 10, 1938 in Book 1034 at
Page 450, and Petitioner seeks to acquire title to the property
subject to any such interests.
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c. Certain persons may have an interest in a portion of the property
to be acquired herein pursuant to a ditch right of way for the
Nunn Lateral Ditch as established or used on the property, and
Petitioner seeks to acquire title to the property subject to any
such interests.
20. The Petitioner requires an Order of Immediate Possession of the
property described in Exhibit A, subject to certain interests as enumerated herein, in
order to proceed with the construction of the Project.
21. Petitioner is informed and believes that this action does not affect the
property of any person under guardianship or conservatorship.
22. Petitioner has considered existing utility rights-of-way as a part of its
Project and has, to the extent practicable, placed the pipeline within such existing
rights-of-way.
23. Petitioner has negotiated in good faith with the Respondents for the
purchase of the subject property, but the compensation to be paid for the property
described herein cannot be agreed upon by Petitioner and Respondents. Petitioner
contends that further negotiations would be futile.
24. Respondents have a duty to mitigate their damages, if any, arising by
reason of this acquisition.
REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
25. Petitioner hereby incorporates the above allegations as if enumerated
herein.
26. Petitioner requires an Order for immediate entry upon the property
described in Exhibit A, subject to certain interests as enumerated herein, so that it may
commence construction of its natural gas pipeline.
27. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-105(6)(a) the Petitioner is entitled to obtain
immediate possession of the Property ("At any stage of new proceedings . . . the court,
by rule in that behalf made, may authorize the petitioner . . . to take possession of and
use, said premises during the pendency and until the final conclusion of such
proceedings . . . if such petitioner pays a sufficient sum into the court, or to the clerk
thereof, to pay the compensation in that behalf when ascertained"). See also C.R.S.
§ 38-5-106 (giving same rights to gas and pipeline companies).
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CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays:
(a) That this Court determine and approve the proper deposit and bond
pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-101.5, to be made by the Petitioner for the taking of
immediate possession of the property described in Exhibit A, subject to certain
interests as enumerated herein, and upon proper hearing, enter an Order of Immediate
Possession authorizing Petitioner and its contractors and employees to enter upon and
use such property for its purposes without interference from Respondents, their
successors, assigns, heirs or representatives or any other person claiming by or through
them, and to take and retain possession of such property for its use during the
pendency of this proceeding;
(b) That Respondents be required to affirmatively state any claim they may
assert in the property which is the subject matter of this action, if that claim is other
than the ownership described herein;
(c) Petitioner seeks forthwith a date for hearing on its Request for
Possession;
(d) That the Petitioner have judgment condemning the property described in
Exhibit A, subject to certain interests enumerated herein, upon the payment of just
compensation to the Respondents or other parties-in-interest as provided by law, and
for a Rule and Order conveying said property to Petitioner; and
(e) For such further orders and relief as may be necessary and proper to
effectuate possession of the property by the Petitioner and the taking in condemnation
sought herein.
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DATED this (^ day of April, 1998.
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Leslie A. Fields, #11232
John R. Sperber, #22073
Joseph M. Montano, #3695
2500 Republic Plaza
370 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202-4004
(303) 592-9000
Attorneys for Petitioner
Public Service Company of Colorado
Petitioner's Address
1225 Seventeenth Street
Suite 600
P.O. Box 840
Denver, Colorado 80201-0840
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LIS PENDENS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 6, 1998, Public Service Company of Colorado, a
Colorado corporation, Petitioner, commenced the above-referenced action in the District Court in
and for the County of Weld, State of Colorado, against the named Respondents.
The said action is a condemnation action against Respondents, which may affect real
property in which the said Respondents may have an interest in the County of Weld, State of
Colorado. Said lands and appurtenances affected thereby being more particularly described as set
forth in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
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DATED this day oft_ 1.1, , 1998.
FAEGRE & BENSON LLP
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Leslie A. Fields, #11232
John R. Sperber, #22073
Joseph M. Montano, #3695
370 Seventeenth Street
Suite 2500
Denver, CO 80202-4004
(303) 592-9000
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Public Service Company of Colorado
Petitioner's Address:
1225 Seventeenth Street
P.O. Box 840
Denver, Colorado 80201-0840
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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. q 9 N
NOTICE OF HEARING ON REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN;NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the Stet 9 g , at 9:OD 4.m., or as
soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the request and application for immediate possession
contained in the prayer of the Petition in Condemnation will be heard, and determination of
the amount of deposit for immediate possession will be made, and the amount of the bond to
be posted, if any, pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-101.5, at which time and place you may be
present if you so desire, in the District Court, Weld County.
980748
DATED this (0 day of 1998.
FAEGRE& BENSON LLP
Nal aReihy
Leslie A. Fields,#11232
John R. Sperber, #22073
Joseph M. Montano, #3695
2500 Republic Plaza
370 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80202-4004
(303) 592-9000
Attorneys for Petitioner
Public Service Company of Colorado
DNVR1:60045348.01
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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. '7 v c v 91 N
ORDER FOR HEARING ON REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's application and request for an Order of
Immediate Possession, as contained in its Petition in Condemnation, will be heard, and
determination of the amount of deposit for immediate possession will be made, and the amount of
the bond to be posted, if any, pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-101.5, in the within District Court in Weld
County, Colorado, on pt.\ 'D,g , 1998, at the hour of quo flt .m., or as
soon thereafter as counsel can be heard. n n
DONE IN COURT this 4f day of �j( /fl I , 1998.
BY THE COURT:
District Court Judge
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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORI ED IN WELD rnt;,•--
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Civil Action No. C v 1
MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE FOR PURPOSES OF IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
HEARING ONLY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
Pursuant to C.R.C.P. Rule 42 and Rule 121 section 1-8, Petitioner Public Service
Company of Colorado moves to consolidate for purposes of an Immediate Possession hearing
only this condemnation proceeding with twclve other condemnation proceedings filed by
Petitioner simultaneously with this action. In support of its motion, Petitioner states as
follows:
1. On April 6, 1998, Petitioner filed Jseparate condemnation proceedings to
obtain easements to construct a 53-mile natural gas pipeline which will run from its Fort St.
Vrain Generation Station in Weld County north to the Chalk Bluff gas compressor station
located near Rockport, Colorado ("Project").
2. In order to construct the Project, Petitioner has determined that it is necessary to
acquire a fifty (50) foot permanent easement and temporary construction easements of varying
widths, as described in the Petition in Condemnation and exhibits attached to the Petition.
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3. C.R.C.P. 42(a) states that:
When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it
may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may
order all the actions consolidated; and it may make such orders concerning proceedings
therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.
4. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-1-105(6)(a) and C.R.S. § 38-5-106 Petitioner is
entitled to an Immediate Possession hearing in each of the filed cases.
5. For purposes of the Immediate Possession hearing only, these actions involve
common questions of law and fact and should be consolidated to avoid unnecessary costs or
delays.
6. In each action, the Petitioner seeks to condemn parcels of land for the same
purpose, that is, for the construction of a natural gas pipeline. Petitioner anticipates that the
issues addressed in each case filed will be virtually identical at the Immediate Possession
hearing.
7. All of the owners of record named as Respondents in the individual actions are
presently represented by the same attorney, Mr. Kenneth Lind. Petitioner is represented by
the same counsel in each action as well.
8. Many of the named Respondents are parties in several of the actions sought to
be consolidate herein.
9. Petitioner anticipates that many, if not all of the same witnesses and expert
witnesses will be called in each of the Immediate Possession hearings.
WHEREFORE, in the interest of judicial economy and to avoid unnecessary costs and
delays, Petitioner respectfully requests that the Court order that the condemnation actions
filed by the Petitioner be consolidated for the purposes of the Immediate Possession hearing
only.
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DATED-this ((- day of April, 1998.
FAEGRE& ENSON LLP
seph o, #3695
Lesli i l , #11232
Jo R. Sperber, #22073
arol A. Deck, #23152
2500 Republic Plaza
370 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 802024004
(303) 592-9000
Attorneys for Petitioner
Public Service Company of Colorado
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980748
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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1 $ Lv yl l\
ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION FOR
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION HEARING ONLY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a Colorado corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
BROWN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK INC.; UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J.
NORMAN BROWN AND FREIDERICH HILLMANN; NUNN TELEPHONE CO.;
BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO.; ARTHUR L. WILLIS, II, as Treasurer of Weld
County, and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY,
Respondents.
THIS MATTER having come before the Court upon Petitioner Public Service
Company of Colorado's Motion to Consolidate for Purposes of Immediate Possession
Hearing Only, and the Court having reviewed the Motion and being otherwise fully advised;
IT IS ORDERED that the following condemnation actions be consolidated for
purposes of the Immediate Possession Hearing Only:
Civil Action No. 98-CV-Ye Z Public Service Company v. Lazy D Grazing Association, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-y2/ Public Service Company v. Arvid R. De Porter, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-y// Public Service Company v. De Porter Ranch, Inc., et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-9/7 Public Service Company v. Diamond J. R. Farms, et al.
Civil Action No: 98-CV- 4/(jPublic Service Company v. Richard O. Barnes, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-y/y Public Service Company v. Brown Grain & Livestock, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-'/(s Public Service Company v. Nigel P. Padilla, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV- '/4 Public Service Company v. James T. Turner, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV- L//y Public Service Company v. Kimel K. Brent, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV- y(SPublic Service Company v. Myma Faye Thompson, et al.
980745
Order for Consolidation for Immediate Possession Hearing Only
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Civil Action No. 98-CV-I(/9 Public Service Company v. Paul Baiamonte, et al.
Civil Action No. 98-CV-V- '1Z' Public Service Company v. Mary K. Baiamonte, et al.
1 DONE this�� day of• r/I 1998.
BY THE COURT:
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