Marianne Spinelli v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIANNE SPINELLI, Case No. CV 23-8090 PVC

Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS

OF LAW AFTER BENCH TRIAL

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

15 Defendant. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION 20 Plaintiff Marianne Spinelli (Plaintiff) brings this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against Defendant United States of America (Defendant) for damages she alleges to have sustained after she tripped and fell in the parking lot of the United States Postal Service (USPS) post office in the City of Tujunga on the afternoon of July 21, 2022. She alleges that upon exiting her vehicle and walking toward the Post Office,

1 Plaintiff also included Does 1–10 in her First Amended Complaint (FAC) (Dkt. No. 15) but failed to name them or initiate service of process within the time required by Fed. 28 R. Civ. P. 4(m). Accordingly, Does 1–10 are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. she stepped on a dangerous condition (a depression or…