Perez
Perez v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 Raul R. Perez, et al., No. 2:23-CV-00715-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER 1] Vv. United States of America, IS Defendant. 14 Plaintiffs Raul and Brittany Perez and their minor children bring this wrongful death 16 action against the United States! under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The government moves for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. Plaintiffs oppose and the government has replied. For the foregoing reasons, the court grants the government’s motion for summary judgment. IL. BACKGROUND On June 3, 2020, plaintiffs were camping at the Schoolhouse Campground at Bullards Bar Reservoir when a tree fell directly on their tent. Perez Letter, Roger A. Dreyer (RAD) Decl. Ex. 1, ECF No. 20-3; Babich Letter, RAD Decl. Ex. 2, ECF No. 20-4. A.P., plaintiffs’ son and 24 brother, was killed. Perez Letter. Shortly thereafter, plaintiff Raul Perez wrote a …