Peggy Hogan v. United States

86 F.3d 1162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Peggy HOGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-15437. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 16, 1996. Decided May 24, 1996. Before: ALARCON, BEEZER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Peggy Hogan appeals from the judgment entered in her favor in her personal injury action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 , 2672 et. seq. Hogan objects to the portion of the judgment which limits her recovery to the amount of damages sought in her administrative claim. Hogan also contends that the district court erred in denying her a continuance so that she could obtain a medical examination before trial. Hogan claims that the court similarly erred in denying her motion for partial new trial so that she could introduce testimony of her physician regarding her injury. 3 We affirm…