R.N.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 R.N., a minor by and through his guardian Case No.: 3:17-cv-1583-L-BGS ad litem, Elizabeth Neel,

REPORT AND

Plaintiff, RECOMMENDATION FOR ORDER v. GRANTING MINOR’S

COMPROMISE PETITION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 15 Defendants. [ECF No. 42] 16 17 18

21 Before the Court is the ex parte petition of Elizabeth Neel, mother and court- appointed guardian ad litem of minor Plaintiff R.N., for approval of the compromise of R.N.’s disputed claim. ECF No. 42. This Report and Recommendation is submitted to United States District Judge M. James Lorenz pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 17.1 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. After reviewing the Petition and all supporting documents, and for the reasons discussed below, the Court RECOMMENDS that the District Court GRANT the Petition. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff R.N. (“Plaintiff”) is a minor appearing by and through…