Legal Opinion

Rhoads v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs

District Court, E.D. California

Decided March 17, 2017No. CASE NO. 1:16-cv-01273-LJO-EPGPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ECF Nos. 13, 18.-

Lawrence J. O’Neill, UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Joanne K. Rhoads (“Rhoads”) and Mark Fisher (“Fisher”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this action against Defendant, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“Defendant” or ‘“VA”), to compel its employees to appear for depositions in state court personal injury actions brought by Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs bring a motion for summary judgment and ask the…

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