Reed v. Avis Rent-A-Car

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Plaintiff Daniel Reed (“Reed”) brought this action against a number of defendants alleging that their negligence resulted in injuries he suffered when a car ran over the tent in which he was sleeping. Among the defendants Reed named in the complaint is the United States Department of the Interi- or, Bureau of Land Management (the “BLM”), 1 sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. (“FTCA”). The United States now moves for summary judgment on the grounds that the Court…