Legal Opinion
Robinson v. United States
District Court, E.D. California
Decided November 20, 2001No. Civ. S-00-1628FCDPANPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DAMRELL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Rodney Robinson, Linda Robinson, and Daniel Timko (collectively referred to as “Plaintiffs”) brought an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 through 2680 against Defendant United States of America (“the Government”). Plaintiffs allege that agents and employees of the Government negligently allowed a prescribed fire started on the Government’s property to escape onto the property occupied by the Plaintiffs, thereby causing Plaintiffs to suffer emotional distress and damages to their personal property. This…
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