Besson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 BRENDA BESSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-01701-HBK

11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE1

12 v. (Doc. No. 10) 13 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

14 Defendant. 15 16 17 Pending before the Court is Defendant United States of America’s Motion to Dismiss filed 18 on February 8, 2024. (Doc. No. 10, “Motion”). The Court deemed the Motion suitable for 19 decision without argument. (Doc. No. 12). Plaintiff did not file any opposition and the time to do 20 so has expired. Local Rule 230(c). The Court grants Defendant’s Motion. 21 BACKGROUND 22 Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a pro se Complaint in Tulare County Superior Court 23 on March 23, 2023. (Doc. No. 1-2). Plaintiff is proceeding on her First Amended Complaint 24 filed on January 31, 2024, which alleges a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act stemming 25 from alleged dental malpractice committed at Family Healthcare Network, a non-profit entity 26 employed by the…