Tammy Mench v. United States

19 F.3d 28 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Tammy MENCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16713. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 11, 1994. Decided Feb. 25, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. OVERVIEW 2 Tammy Mench ("Mench") appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the United States. Mench, a civilian employee at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma, California, ("Training Center") was injured when she slipped and fell at work. Mench brought her action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). We reverse and remand. II. BACKGROUND 3 Mench was employed by Thigpen. Thigpen had contracted with the government to provide attendant and janitorial services in the dining facility at the government-owned Training Center. On Friday, January 4, 1991, sometime after 5:00 p.m., Mench was helping Alan Roscoe replace a…