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Case Information

Filed 2023-06-27
Status TERMINATED
Type Eminent Domain
Docket 135 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Evergy Kansas Central Inc|Mcpherson, Brendan|Wright, Seth Curtis|Flaherty, James G|Ryburn, R Scott|Prier, Jason B|Watkins, Patrick R|Prier, Jason B|Watkins, Patrick R|Musil, Gregory L|Randol, Brett C|Halper, George D|Halper, George D
Defendant Sunflower Redevelopment Llc|Sunflower Redevelopment Llc|Johnston, Walter M|Heirs Of Margaret Johnston|City Of De Soto Kansas|Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Dba At&t Kansas|Atmos Energy Corporation Fka Greeley Gas Company|Atmos Energy Corporation Fka Greeley Gas Company|Johnson County Rural Water District No. 6|Simpson, Wiley E|Whitfield, Carol|Klaam, Scott|Great Corner De Soto Llc|Trustees Robert C Zindler & Linda S Zindler For The Zindler Family Trust Under Agreement Dated May 5, 2014|Board Of County Commissioners Of Johnson County Kansas|Olson, Michael H|Olson, Diane J|Capitol Federal Financial Inc|Loandepot.com Llc|Terra Vista Land Llc|Terra Vista Land Llc|Pryor, Larry|Mccord, David G|Mccord, David G|Mccord, Teresa|Mccord, Teresa|Gaultney, Leonard Z|Gaultney, Leonard Z|Gaultney, Traci L|Gaultney, Traci L|First State Bank Of St Charles Mo|Trustees Walter H Paegel Jr & Nadine Paegel Of The Paegel Family Trust Dated January 8, 2020|Trustees Walter H Paegel Jr & Nadine Paegel Of Th
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Judge

Hon. James F Vano

Johnson County (KS)

Kansas

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Docket Entries

  1. FILE STAMP 02/09/24, ORDER FOR DISTRIBUTION OF COURT-APPOINTED APPRAISWERS' AWARD PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 26-517 AS TO ONLY TRACT JO-3.2
  2. <******* Bench Notes *********> PLF APPEARS BY BURGER, DEF ATMOS APPEARS BY FLAHERTY. MOTION TO DISTRIBUTE (DOC 81) GRANTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. JOURNAL ENTRY TO BE UPLOADED(JUDGE: VANO)
  3. FILE STAMP 01/31/24, NOTICE OF HEARING
  4. SCHED. MOTION on 02/08/24,09:30am,Div 2
  5. FILE STAMP 01/17/24, MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF COURT APPOINTED APPRAISERS' AWARD PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 26-517 ONLY AS TO TRACT JO-3.2
  6. FILE STAMP 11/30/23, JOURNAL ENTRY GRANTING DEFENDANT SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT, LLC'S MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF APPRAISER'S AWARD
  7. FILE STAMP 11/30/23, AMENDED ORDER FIXING APPRAISERS' FEES AND EXPENSES AND TAXING COSTS
  8. FILE STAMP 11/14/23, JOURNAL ENTRY GRANTING TERRA VISTA LAND LLC'S MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPRAISERS' AWARD UNDER KSA 26-510(B)
  9. FILE STAMP 10/30/23, DEFENDANT SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT, LLC'S MOTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF APPRAISERS' AWARD
  10. FILE STAMP 10/26/23, ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT FOR TRACT JO-003.3
  11. FILE STAMP 10/24/23, DEFENDANT TERRA VISTA LAND, L.L.C'S MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPRAISERS' AWARD UNDER K.S.A. 26-510(B) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO RIGHT TO APPEAL
  12. Changed Case Status: From: PENDING To: TERMINATED (OTHER DISPOSITION)
  13. FILE STAMP 10/20/23, ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT FOR TRACTS JO-026 JO-027 JO-029 JO-030 JO-031 & 032
  14. FILE STAMP 10/20/23, ORDER FIXING APPRAISERS' FEES AND EXPENSES AND TAXING COSTS
  15. FILE STAMP 10/20/23, NOTICE OF PAYMENT OF AWARD COSTS AND APPRAISER FEES AND FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
  16. FILE STAMP 10/20/23, MOTION FOR ORDER FIXING APPRAISERS' FEES AND EXPENSES AND TAXING COSTS
  17. FILE STAMP 10/13/23, AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING OF NOTICE OF FILING OF REPORTS OF APPRAISERS
  18. FILE STAMP 10/13/23, NOTICE OF FILING OF REPORTS OF APPRAISERS
  19. FILE STAMP 10/12/23, STATEMENT OF APPRAISERS' FEES AND EXPENSES
  20. FILE STAMP 10/12/23, REPORT THREE OF APPRAISERS
  21. FILE STAMP 10/12/23, REPORT TWO OF APPRAISERS
  22. FILE STAMP 10/12/23, REPORT ONE OF APPRAISERS
  23. FILE STAMP 10/04/23, NOTICE OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL OF TRACTS WITHOUT PREJUDICE
  24. FILE STAMP 09/29/23, NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL PURUSANT TO KAN. SUP. CT. R. 117(B)
  25. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY DAVID L BALLEW AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR TERRA VISTA LAND LLC
  26. FILE STAMP 09/20/23, PROOF OF PUBLICATION
  27. FILE STAMP 09/20/23, PROOF OF PUBLICATION
  28. FILE STAMP 09/20/23, PROOF OF PUBLICATION
  29. FILE STAMP 09/20/23, JUDGE'S INSTRUCTIONS TO APPRAISERS
  30. FILE STAMP 09/18/23, AGREED ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING REPORT OF APPRAISERS
  31. FILE STAMP 09/13/23, OATH OF THE APPRAISER
  32. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, ORDER APPROVING PETITION AND APPOINTING APPRAISERS
  33. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF SURVEY AND STAKING
  34. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF VIEWING THREE
  35. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF VIEWING TWO
  36. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF VIEWING ONE
  37. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF APPRAISERS' HEARING THREE
  38. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF APPRAISERS' HEARING TWO
  39. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, NOTICE OF APPRAISERS' HEARING ONE
  40. FILE STAMP 09/06/23, AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING OF NOTICE OF APPRAISERS' HEARING AND VIEWING
  41. FILE STAMP 09/01/23, JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE REPORT OF APPRAISERS
  42. FILE STAMP 08/28/23, NOTICE OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL OF TRACT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
  43. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY BRETT C RANDOL AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR SUNFLOWER SOLAR PROJECT LLC
  44. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY GREGORY L MUSIL AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR SUNFLOWER SOLAR PROJECT LLC
  45. Defendant FTC COMPANIES added on 08/18/23
  46. Defendant FRONTIER FARM CREDIT FLCA added on 08/18/23 Defendant FRONTIER FARM CREDIT PCA added on 08/18/23
  47. FILE STAMP 08/18/23, ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES AND ORDER ADDING PARTIES
  48. FILE STAMP 08/14/23, RESPONSE TO SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT, LLC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS
  49. FILE STAMP 08/15/23, ORDER APPROVING PETITION AND APPOINTING APPRAISERS
  50. FILE STAMP 08/11/23, STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES
  51. <******* Bench Notes *********> PLF APPEARS BY BURGER, DEF SUNFLOWER APPEARS BY WRIGHT, DEF ATOMOS APPEARS BY FLAHERTY, DEF GREAT CORNER APPEARS BY GOUGH, DEF OLSON APPEARS BY JARBOE, DEF MCCORD AND GAULTNEY APPEAR BY PRIER AND WATKINS, DEF TERRA VISTA APPEARS BY SPITSNOGLE. FARM CREDIT APPEARS BY HALER/ PAEGEL TRUST BY PRIER AND WATKINS. JANSSEN TRUST B PRIER AND WATKINS. SUNFLOWER MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC 38) HEARD AND DENIED. COURT LACKS JURISDICTION, AND ENTITES NOT IMPACTED BY THE TAKING DO NOT NEED TO BE NAMED, PROPER NOTICE GIVEN SUCH THAT THEY COULD BE HEARD IF NEEDED. COURT REVIEW OF THE PETITION FIND PLF AN AUTHORIZED ENTITY TO EXERCISE EMINENT DOMAIN, TAKING OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR LAWFUL CORPORATE AND PUBLIC PURPOSED. NOTICES PROPERLY GIVEN. TAKING IS APPROVED. COURT APPOINTS APPRAISERS: FRANK GILMAN, JOHN MOSIER, AND REG CORDRY(RPTR: RECORDING)(JUDGE: VANO)
  52. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY ROBERT A FORD AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS
  53. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY GEORGE D HALPER AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA PCA
  54. FILE STAMP 08/09/23, NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OF FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA PCA WITHOUT PREJUDICE
  55. FILE STAMP 08/09/23, RETURN ON MAILING
  56. FILE STAMP 08/09/23, AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
  57. FILE STAMP 08/09/23, DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION
  58. FILE STAMP 08/07/23, ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
  59. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY R SCOTT RYBURN AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION FKA GREELEY GAS COMPANY
  60. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY MATTHEW S GOUGH AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR GREAT CORNER DE SOTO LLC
  61. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JAMES G FLAHERTY AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION FKA GREELEY GAS COMPANY
  62. FILE STAMP 08/04/23, NOTICE OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL OF TRACT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
  63. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY PATRICK R WATKINS AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR DAVID G MCCORD; TERESA MCCORD; LEONARD Z GAULTNEY; TRACI L GAULTNEY; TRUSTEES WALTER H PAEGEL JR & NADINE PAEGEL OF THE PAEGEL FAMILY TRUST DATED JANUARY 8, 2020; KAMERON L KLEIN; DARCEY K KLEIN; TRUSTEE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN FOR THE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN TRUST DATED APRIL 3, 2014
  64. FILE STAMP 07/24/23, AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING
  65. FILE STAMP 07/24/23, NOTICE OF PROCEEDING TO CONDEMN LAND
  66. FILE STAMP 07/21/23, ORDER SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR CONSIDERATION OF PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION
  67. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY SETH CURTIS WRIGHT AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT LLC
  68. SCHED. APPOINT APPRAISER on 08/10/23,01:30pm,Div 2
  69. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JASON B PRIER AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR DAVID G MCCORD; TERESA MCCORD; LEONARD Z GAULTNEY; TRACI L GAULTNEY; TRUSTEES WALTER H PAEGEL JR & NADINE PAEGEL OF THE PAEGEL FAMILY TRUST DATED JANUARY 8, 2020; KAMERON L KLEIN; DARCEY K KLEIN; TRUSTEE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN FOR THE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN TRUST DATED APRIL 3, 2014
  70. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY BRENDAN MCPHERSON AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT LLC
  71. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY ANDREW I SPITSNOGLE AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR TERRA VISTA LAND LLC
  72. FILE STAMP 07/07/23, ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
  73. ELECTRONIC ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY VERNON L JARBOE AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR MICHAEL H OLSON; DIANE J OLSON
  74. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "SUNFLOWER SOLAR PROJECT LLC" E/S
  75. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA PCA" E/S
  76. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TRUSTEE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN FOR THE LESLEY ANN KARNES JANSSEN TRUST DATED APRIL 3, 2014" E/S
  77. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "DARCEY K KLEIN" E/S
  78. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "KAMERON L KLEIN" E/S
  79. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TRUSTEES WALTER H PAEGEL JR & NADINE PAEGEL OF THE PAEGEL FAMILY TRUST DATED JANUARY 8, 2020" E/S
  80. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "FIRST STATE BANK OF ST CHARLES MO" E/S
  81. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TRACI L GAULTNEY" E/S
  82. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "LEONARD Z GAULTNEY" E/S
  83. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TERESA MCCORD" E/S
  84. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "DAVID G MCCORD" E/S
  85. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "LARRY PRYOR" E/S
  86. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TERRA VISTA LAND LLC" E/S
  87. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "LOANDEPOT.COM LLC" E/S
  88. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC" E/S
  89. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "DIANE J OLSON" E/S
  90. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "MICHAEL H OLSON" E/S
  91. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS" E/S
  92. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "TRUSTEES ROBERT C ZINDLER & LINDA S ZINDLER FOR THE ZINDLER FAMILY TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED MAY 5, 2014" E/S
  93. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "GREAT CORNER DE SOTO LLC" E/S
  94. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "SCOTT KLAAM" E/S
  95. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "CAROL WHITFIELD" E/S
  96. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "WILEY E SIMPSON" E/S
  97. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "JOHNSON COUNTY RURAL WATER DISTRICT NO. 6" E/S
  98. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION FKA GREELEY GAS COMPANY" E/S
  99. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T KANSAS" E/S
  100. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "CITY OF DE SOTO KANSAS" E/S
  101. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "HEIRS OF MARGARET JOHNSTON" E/S
  102. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "WALTER M JOHNSTON" E/S
  103. PETITION AND SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTORNEY FOR CERTIFIED MAIL "SUNFLOWER REDEVELOPMENT LLC" E/S
  104. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  105. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  106. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  107. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  108. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  109. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  110. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  111. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  112. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  113. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  114. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  115. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  116. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  117. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  118. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  119. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  120. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  121. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  122. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  123. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  124. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  125. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  126. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  127. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  128. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  129. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  130. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  131. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  132. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  133. FILE STAMP 06/27/23 03:29pm, REQUEST AND SERVICE INSTRUCTION FORM
  134. FILE STAMP 06/27/23, PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION
  135. JUDGE JAMES F VANO ASSIGNED TO CASE

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