Mary Ann Bathe v. United States of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MARY ANN BATHE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-01574-LHK (VKD)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE
v. DEFENDANT'S RESPONSES TO
REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Re: Dkt. No. 56 Defendant.
13 The parties ask the Court to resolve a dispute concerning the United States’ efforts withdraw its admissions to plaintiffs’ Requests for Admissions (“RFA”) Nos. 30 and 36. Dkt. No. 56. The Court held a hearing on the matter on December 8, 2020. Dkt. No. 62. For the reasons explained below, the Court permits the United States to withdraw its admissions and amend its responses to these requests. I. BACKGROUND In this action, plaintiffs seek relief under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the wrongful death of Douglas Bathe in a motor vehicle accident. Dkt. No. 56 at 1. The accident occurred when Mr. Bathe, who was driving an off-road utility vehicle, turned left into the path…