Padilla

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTHUR PADILLA, Case No. 17-cv-01182-BAS-AHG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PARTIAL FINDINGS AND JUDGMENT v. (ECF No. 151)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

14 Defendant. 15 Defendant moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(c) for judgment on partial findings. (ECF No. 151.) Plaintiff opposes, and Defendant replies. (ECF Nos. 163, 164.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the Motion. I. STANDARD Pursuant to Rule 52(c), during a nonjury trial, “the court may enter judgment against the party on a claim or defense that, under the controlling law, can be maintained or defeated only with a favorable finding on that issue.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(c). At the close of Plaintiff’s evidence, Defendant moved pursuant to Rule 52(c) for judgment, arguing that Plaintiff had failed to establish causation of his injury. The Court agrees. II. STATEMENT OF FACTS Plaintiff Arthur Padilla has a history…