Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 BRADLEY MEDINA, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00844-JLT-EPG 10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING THAT DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE

GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART

COURTNEY L. MAPES, M.D., (ECF No. 52) Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiffs Bradley Medina and Svetlana Krivencheva allege claims for medical negligence, 17 lack of informed consent, and loss of consortium against Defendant Courtney L. Mapes, M.D. 18 Defendant now moves for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ claims. (ECF No. 52). Plaintiffs 19 oppose. (ECF No. 62). In reply, Defendant objects to Plaintiffs’ expert reports. (ECF No. 63). 20 For the reasons explained below, the Court recommends that Defendant’s motion for 21 summary judgment be denied, in part.1 22 /// 23 /// 24 ///

1 The motion was referred to the undersigned by the assigned district judge for the preparation of findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 61). I. BACKGROUND On May 25, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging tort claims for medical…