Charlotte Flaherty v. The United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLOTTE FLAHERTY, an Case No. 2:20-cv-03897-FLA (GJSx) individual, FINDINGS OF FACT AND Plaintiff, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

16 Defendant. 17

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 This case concerns a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 24, 2018, between Plaintiff Charlotte Flaherty (“Plaintiff”) and United States Postal Service (“USPS”) driver Daniel Donckels (“Donckels”). Donckels was employed by Defendant United States of America (“United States” or “Defendant”). Plaintiff asserts four claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., “FTCA”) for negligence, negligence per se, negligent entrustment, and negligent supervision. Dkts. 11, 105. The court held a bench trial from September 26, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Raymond D. McElfish of the McElfish Law Firm appeared on behalf of Plaintiff, and Jasmin Yang and Christina Marquez of the United States Attorney’s Office appeared on 10 …