Booth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Renee Booth, et al., No. 2:19-cv-01612-KJM-CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER v. United States of America, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs Renee Booth and Bradley Converse allege K.C., their minor child, received 18 negligent medical care at a federally operated clinic. The parties have reached a settlement agreement and seek approval of that agreement and the creation of a trust. As explained in this 20 order, the court grants the motions to approve the settlement agreement and create the trust. I. BACKGROUND According to the complaint, K.C.’s health and measurements were normal soon after his 23 birth but then deteriorated. See Compl. 5.2-5.16, ECF No. 1. He and his parents claim his 24 doctors and others at the clinic should have recognized the signs of hydrocephalus, id. §{§ 5.17— 25 5.18, a “condition marked by an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid,” which can lead 26 to…