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People vs. Marine Corporation et al. This is a petition to the 

 superior court of Los Angeles for injunctive relief against various 

 defendants for causing oil to be deposited into the Pacific Ocean at 

 Long Beach. Action is still pending. 



Stanley Hiller, Inc., vs. Z ell e roach et al. This was a petition for 

 injunction commenced in the superior court of Alameda County to 

 prevent the Division of Fish and Game and its representatives from 

 interfering in any way with the proposed operations of petitioner. 

 The company intended to send a steamer to sea known as the Lake 

 Miraflores equipped to operate as a fish reduction plant. Judgment 

 was rendered for the defendant Commission. 



People vs. Stanley Hiller, Inc. This was a suit brought in the 

 superior court of Alameda County for injunction to prevent operations 

 of the defendant aboard the steamer Lake Miraflores off San Pedro. At 

 that time the Lake Miraflores had anchored more than three miles from 

 shore. It was contended by the division that the ship was in the con- 

 fines of San Pedro Bay and consequently in territorial waters. The 

 judge held, however, that the steamer was not within the limits of San 

 Pedro Bay but was, at the time of the operations, on the high seas. 

 This case was decided March 7, 1927. 



Petrich vs. Maddox et al. This was an action instituted in San Diego 

 County to recover damages from certain employees of the division who 

 had arrested the plaintiff and taken a quantity of fish from him for 

 violating the law. This case went to trial and was decided in favor of 

 the defendants. 



People vs. Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. This is an action insti- 

 tuted by the division in the superior court of Glenn County to enjoin 

 the defendant district from diverting water from the Sacramento River 

 into its irrigating ditches until such time as it installs a fish screen at 

 the intake thereof in accordance with the order of the division. Action 

 is still pending. 



Sturtevant vs. Greene et al. This was an action commenced in the 

 superior court of Marin County to recover damages from a group of 

 employees of the division. It was based on the ground that a quantity 

 of fish had been taken unlawfully from the plaintiff by defendants. 

 Judgment was rendered for the defendants on October 20, 1927. 



People vs. Central Mendocino Power Co. This is an action instituted 

 by the division in Mendocino County to enjoin the defendant power 

 company from maintaining a dam in James Creek until such time as it 

 installs a fish ladder therein in accordance with an order of the division. 

 Judgment rendered in favor of the defendant on March 5, 1928. Notice 

 of appeal has been filed by the division. The case is still pending. 



People vs. Associated Oil Company. This is an action commenced in 

 Los Angeles County to enjoin seventy oil operators at Huntington 

 Beach from polluting the waters of the Pacific Ocean with petroleum. 

 The action is pending. 



People vs. Gardella. This was an action commenced in the superior 

 court at San Francisco to enjoin the defendant, a resident of that city, 

 from maintaining a dam in Trinity County without first having 

 installed a ladder in accordance with an order of the division. Judg- 

 ment was rendered for the people on December 1, 1927. 



