S.A.A.S.
S.A.A.S. v. USA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 MUnCiGteRd ESGtaOteRs AWtt.oSrCneOyTT 2 JOSEPH B. FRUEH Assistant United States Attorney 3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 4 E-mail: joseph.frueh@usdoj.gov Telephone: (916) 554-2702 5 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 6 Attorneys for Defendant
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 S.A.A.S., Case No. 2:18-cv-01566-MCE-DB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF
v. GOOD-FAITH SETTLEMENT (ECF 18) 15 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 This is a wrongful death (medical malpractice) action filed by Plaintiff S.A.A.S. against 2 Defendant United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act(“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. 3 §§ 1346(b), 2671–80. The parties executed a settlement agreement under which Defendant would pay 4 $75,000 to Plaintiff in exchange for the dismissal of this action with prejudice. See Declaration of 5 Christian R.…