Cuiriz-Lopez
Cuiriz-Lopez v. United States Navy
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VANESSA CUIRIZ-LOPEZ; and ) Case No.: 24-CV-2135-BEN-MSB
STEVEN LOPEZ, )
12 ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S Plaintiff, ) MOTION TO DISMISS v. ) 14 ) [ECF No. 8]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
) Defendant. ) 16 ) ) INTRODUCTION This action involves Plaintiff Steven Lopez’s claim for loss-of-consortium arising from a collision involving his wife Vanessa Cuiriz-Lopez. Defendant’s motion focuses on Lopez’s compliance with the procedural requirements of the Federal Tort Claims Act’s (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C.§§ 2401(b) and 2675(a), and whether the United States Navy is a proper defendant under the FTCA.1 BACKGROUND On November 22, 2022, Ms. Cuiriz-Lopez was involved in a collision with
27 1 Ms. Cuiriz-Lopez’s negligence claim against the United States proceeds separately and 28 Defendant Hruby, who was acting within the scope of her…