Hartman
Hartman v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON HARTMAN, No. 2:20-cv-01492-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT
COUNTY OF BUTTE’S MOTION FOR A
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., DETERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH
SETTLEMENT
Defendants. (Doc. No. 86) 16 This matter is before the court on the motion for a determination of good faith settlement filed by Defendant County of Butte (“County”) on February 27, 2025. (Doc. No. 86.) Specifically, at a private mediation with the Honorable Kendall J. Newman, Ret., on January 29, 2025, Plaintiff agreed to settle all claims against the remaining defendants, Defendant United States and Defendant County, in this personal injury tort action.1 (Id. at 2.) Defendant County agreed to pay Plaintiff $500,000.00, and Defendant United States tentatively agreed to pay Plaintiff $3,590,000. (Id.) Because federal agency approval of the settlement as to Defendant United States is anticipated to take between four to six months, Defendant…