Valentich

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Plaintiffs Keegan Valentich (“Keegan”) and Penny Valentich (“Penny”) jointly filed this suit against the United States (“Defendant”) alleging negligence on the part of a Lassen National Forest Service Employee during a vehicle accident on a Forest Service road. The accident injured Keegan and totaled Penny’s dirt bike. Penny seeks to recover for the damage to her dirt bike while Keegan requests compensation for his medical bills and the pain and suffering he endured as a result of the accident. Presently before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and for partial summary judgment (ECF No. 15). Defendant’s motion seeks summary judgment on Penny’s claim and also seeks to limit Keegan’s ability to recover non-economic damages. For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

This suit arises from a motor vehicle accident between Keegan and a Forest Service employee, Shannon Williams (“Williams”), on June 6, 2012. Keegan was driving a dirt bike on Service Road 43N26 (“Road”) in Lassen National Forest, near Susanville. As he traveled around a curve, he collided head-on with Williams’ pick-up truck, suffering…