Juarez

BACKGROUND

23 On July 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Complaint pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims 24 Act (“FTCA”) alleging Defendant United States was negligent in “failing to adhere to the 25 prevailing professional standard of care which is generally recognized as acceptable and 26 appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers.” ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”) 27 at 1. Plaintiff’s Complaint is highly technical and does not attempt to translate or discuss in lay terms his medical records, procedures, or diagnoses. As such, the Court has made sense of the Complaint as best it could. Plaintiff alleges he arrived at a shelter in Tijuana on June 5, 2019 and had a “headache, ear pain, and low-grade fever” from July 15 to August 5. Id. at 3. On August 1, 2019, Plaintiff was treated at Hospital General in Tijuana. Id. He was given a steroid injection, anti-inflammatory, and various prescriptions. Id. Once taken into CPB custody on August 5, 2019, Plaintiff was held in ICE & CBP Otay Mesa Detention Center for five days. Id. Plaintiff states that, once in ICE & CBP custody, he “asked every day for the first three days for medical attention,” and…