Martha E. Porter v. United States

967 F.2d 589 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martha E. PORTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55663. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 4, 1992. * Decided June 11, 1992. Before D.W. NELSON, BOOCHEVER and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 This action, brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act, arises out of an automobile collision between Martha E. Porter and U.S. Customs Service Special Agent Jeffrey Scott Jordan, a United States government employee. Porter appeals the judgment of the district court assessing her damages and apportioning 80% of the fault to her. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. FACTS 3 On June 21, 1989, Porter was driving eastbound on 12th Street in Long Beach, California. She stopped at a stop sign at the corner of 12th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, and then turned right onto southbound Santa Fe Avenue. Jordan,…