Perez v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

WILLIAM M. HOEVELER, Senior District Judge.

THIS CAUSE was tried before the undersigned without a jury on June 27-30, and July 1, 7, 8, 11-13, 2011. This is a wrongful death case brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1). Maria Jose Perez filed this action against the United States after the death of her father, Francisco Perez (“Perez”), while he was receiving psychiatric and medical care from the Veterans Administration (‘VA”). Plaintiff alleges that the United States is directly and…