Richard Clinton Foshee v. United States of America et al.

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8 United States District Court 9 Central District of California

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11 RICHARD CLINTON FOSHEE, Case № 8:23-cv-00375-ODW (JDEx)

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14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al., CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

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16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 From March 18 to 21, 2025, the Court held a bench trial in this action. Plaintiff 20 Richard Clinton Foshee tried one claim against Defendant United States of America— 21 negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq.—for 22 a motor vehicle collision involving a United States Postal Service (“USPS”) employee. 23 The parties submitted documentary evidence and elicited testimony from the following 24 witnesses: Foshee, Ahmad Haidary, Sandra Labastida, Dr. Fardad Mobin, Tyler 25 Thompson, Albert Chavez, Dr. Kenneth Tenny, Jan Roughan, Ben Molnar, Dr. Brian 26 Rudin, Dr. Jesse Wobrock, Dr. Hyman Gross, Todd Roescher, Dr. Michael 27 Brant-Zawadzki, Dr. Ilan Danan, and Dr. Charles Hinkin. Additionally, the Court 28 engaged…