Watkins
Watkins v. Dollar Tree
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JILL DONALD WATKINS, Case No.: 3:20-cv-717-L-MSB
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER ON MOTION FOR
14 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC., et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposed, and Defendant replied. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument.1 Civ. L. R. 7.1. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion. Factual Background On January 10, 2018, Plaintiff allegedly fell and sustained injuries on Defendant’s premises when a shopping cart tipped over. Plaintiff asserts a negligence claim against 24 25 1 Based on the assertion in Plaintiff’s opposition that he was mentally incapacitated when this action was filed, the Court issued an order to show cause as to why it should not appoint a guardian ad litem. The parties responded. The Court finds there is no need to appoint a guardian ad litem or issue any other order.…