Valles

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

5 6 DANIEL VALLES, Case No : 20-cv-04192 SBA 7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR vs.

DETERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH

9 FORT MASON, et al., SETTLEMENT 10 Defendants. 11 Plaintiff Daniel Valles (“Plaintiff”) brings this personal injury action against The Guardsmen, Fort Mason Center (“FMC”), MTM Builders, Inc. (“MTM”), and the United States of America (“USA”). Pending is the USA’s motion for determination of good faith settlement. The matter is suitable for resolution without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND A. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS This action concerns a slip and fall incident that occurred at the General’s Residence in the Fort Mason area of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (“GGNRA”). GGNRA, which includes Fort Mason, is a park managed by the National Park Service (“NPS”). Hagin Decl. ¶ 7, Dkt. 60. Originally constructed in 1877, the…