Legal Opinion

Hahnel v. United States

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided March 16, 2011No. 08-CV-6310 CJSPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

CHARLES J. SIRAGUSA, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), arising from a mo tor vehicle accident (“MVA”) allegedly caused by an employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”). Now before the Court is a motion [# 35] for summary judgment by the United States, and a cross-motion [# 38] for summary judgment by Plaintiff. For the reasons that follow, both applications are granted in part and denied in part.

BACKGROUND

Unless otherwise noted, the following are the undisputed facts of this case. On March 3, 2007, Renee…

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