J.V.
J.V. v. City of Madera
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J.V., a minor, by and through her guardian No. 1:19-cv-00035-DAD-SAB ad litem, DALIA MARTINEZ, individually and as successor-in-interest to
THE ESTATE OF SERGIO MANUEL
VALDOVINOS JR., ORDER RESETTING HEARING ON
PETITION FOR MINOR’S COMPROMISE
Plaintiff, (Doc. No. 9) v.
CITY OF MADERA, Defendant. 18 On May 15, 2019, plaintiff J.V. (“plaintiff” or “J.V.”), by and through her guardian ad litem Dalia Martinez, filed a petition for approval of a compromise of her claims against defendant City of Madera (the “City”) (the “petition”). (Doc. No. 9.) The City has not opposed the petition. The court initially deemed the petition suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 78(b) and Local Rule 230(g) and vacated the noticed July 16, 2019 hearing. (Doc. No. 13.) Closer review of the motion, however, has raised some questions in the court’s mind relating to the structure of the “present value”…