Popp
Popp v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 ANDREW POPP, an individual; ROSA No. 1:23-cv-01221 WBS EPG POPP, an individual; E.L., a minor by and through her guardian ad litem, ROSA POPP; A.P., a minor by and through her ORDER APPROVING MINORS’ guardian ad litem, ROSA POPP, COMPROMISE 15 Plaintiffs, 16 v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
18 Defendant. 19 20 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiffs brought this suit against the United States as a result of a car accident involving an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in October 2021. After the parties agreed to a settlement for a total of $50,000, minors E.L. and A.P., by and through their guardian ad litem and mother Rosa Popp, moved for approval of the compromise of their claims. 28 (Docket No. 41.) The court held a hearing on the motion on February 24, 2025. Under the Eastern District of California’s Local Rules, the court must approve the settlement of the claims of a minor. E.D. Cal. L.R. 202(b). The…