Brent Nussbaum v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CASE NO. 2:23-02371-JLS-PD
12 BRENT NUSSBAUM,
FINDINGS OF FACT AND
14 Plaintiff. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AFTER v. BENCH TRIAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
17 Defendant.
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Brent Nussbaum filed this action following a motor vehicle accident in which a United States Postal Service (“USPS”) mail delivery truck rear-ended Plaintiff’s parked vehicle. Plaintiff asserts a single claim against Defendant United States of America for negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). The Court held a two-day bench trial on February 11 and 12, 2025. Thereafter, the parties filed Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. (Docs. 68–69.) Having considered the testimony of all four witnesses, all admitted exhibits, the parties’ arguments at trial, and the parties’ post-trial submissions, the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…