Richards v. United States of America

Case 1:20-cv-00586-JLT-SAB Document 44 Filed 02/02/22 Page 1 of 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CRYSTAL RICHARDS, et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00586-JLT-SAB 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF LEGAL 13 v. DISPUTE REGARDING APPLICABLE MICRA DAMAGES LIMIT IN FAVOR OF 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., PLAINTIFFS 15 Defendants. (ECF Nos. 34, 36, 38, 39, 40) 16 17 I. 18 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 19 This action was filed on April 23, 2020, by Plaintiffs Crystal Richards (“Ms. Richards” or 20 the “Mother”), Michael…