Cannon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CANNON, Case No.: 15-CV-2582-CAB-BLM

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, [Doc. No. 157] Defendant. 16 17 18 This matter is back before the Court from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed the Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant the United States of America. The government now moves to dismiss the complaint on issue preclusion grounds based on a decision of an administrative law judge issued while the appeal was pending. The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court deems it suitable for submission without oral argument. As discussed below, the motion is granted, and the case is dismissed. I. Background The parties are familiar with the facts and allegations in this case so they will not be repeated in detail here. Generally, Plaintiff William Cannon alleges that on November 25, 2013, he suffered a back…