Russe v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:20-cv-00092-MR-WCM RUPA RUSSE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF vs. ) DECISION AND ORDER ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 110]. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On July 16, 2020, the Plaintiffs Rupa Vickers Russe (“Ms. Russe”), Katherine Monica Vickers, and the Estate of Katherine Monica Vickers (“the Estate”) initiated this action against the United States pursuant to the Federal…