Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker v. United States Department of Interior, Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISSAM ELIE KNICKERBOCKER, No. 1:16-cv-01811-DAD-JLT Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., (Doc. No. 91) Defendants.
16 This matter is before the court on a motion for summary judgment brought on behalf of defendants United States of America, Nicole Gruver, and Brian Drew (collectively, “defendants”). (Doc. No. 91.) A hearing on the motion was held on September 4, 2019. Attorney Richard Knickerbocker appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiff Issam Knickerbocker (“plaintiff”), and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Frueh appeared telephonically on behalf of defendants. The court has considered the parties’ briefs and oral arguments, and for the reasons set forth below, will grant defendants’ motion for summary judgment. /////
1 An additional defendant—United States Department of the Interior Park Service, Death Valley National Park—appears on the docket in this…