Filed documents, reported court outcomes and coverage concerning the proposed Imperial Valley data center. Complaints are allegations, not findings. The court record remains the authority.
Five identified matters filed by IVCM/Rucci and one related case filed by the City. The activists and CCV appear together in one reported complaint; distinct case counts are not established without the docket.
IVCM v. City of Imperial and officials
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · Filed 2026-01-09
Docket last updated 2026-09-25: motion to dismiss under submission; no disposition shown. Katie Turner voluntarily dismissed 2026-05-03.
IVCM and Sebastian Rucci v. KPBS / SDSU Research Foundation and Kori Suzuki
San Diego Superior Court · Complaint 2026-02-09; amended 2026-04-15
Judge Cynthia Freeland granted the anti-SLAPP motion to strike the amended complaint 2026-07-10 (tentative ruling confirmed in court). November hearing reported, purpose and later docket unknown.
IVCM and Sebastian Rucci v. Jake Tison, Comité Cívico del Valle and José Luis Olmedo Velez
Imperial County Superior Court · Reported filed 2026-04-01
One complaint reportedly named all three. Judge Jeffrey B. Jones granted CCV/Olmedo anti-SLAPP motion July 16, per their press release; local coverage says Tison motion was also granted. Filed order, case number, fees, appeal and later status not yet checked. April article names Judge Anderholt as initial assignee.
Local coverage · 2026-07-16 CCV party press release (not court ruling)
IVCM v. Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial County Superior Court · Reported filed June 2026
Eight-count petition seeks writ/declaratory relief over water service. Unstamped cover leaves case number blank. Current docket and disposition not checked.
IVCM v. County of Imperial and Board of Supervisors
Imperial County Superior Court · Filed 2026-06-22
Judge Jeffrey B. Jones granted petition; judgment 2026-09-04, writ 2026-09-11. Case marked closed in library at 2026-09-25. This did not approve construction.
Library: 40-entry ROA as of 2026-09-25 · Filed petition, judgment, writ and ROA index
City of Imperial v. County of Imperial; IVCM a real party
Imperial County Superior Court · Filed 2025-12-04
Judge L. Brooks Anderholt overturned the project approval 2026-09-09; proposed judgment and writ objections pending as of 2026-09-25. Not a suit filed by IVCM/Rucci.
Library: 219-entry ROA as of 2026-09-25 · Petitions, decision, objections and ROA index
Imperial County Planning & Development Services lists and hosts an April 8, 2026 Notice of Exemption for APP25-0004 / MERG00191, naming Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC as applicant for the lot merger and Leimgruber Road vacation. This is a historical agency notice, not a court filing or a present statement of the project’s approval status; the related CEQA decision is indexed above. County notice PDF · County notices archive.
43 linked items, including syndication and the related City CEQA case. Titles belong to their publishers; indexing an article does not adopt its allegations or conclusions. Dates are publisher dates where seen, otherwise from source result metadata. Coverage completeness is still under review.
Court entry points: Imperial County ROA by case number; paid name search rules. Free lookup needs a known case number. Party releases are marked separately from court records.