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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Medical Malpractice

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Bruce A. Neilson #096952 

7108 N. Fresno St. #410 

Fresno, California 93720 

Telephone (559) 432-9831 

Facsimile (559) 432-1837 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Orlonzo Hedrington 

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

JOSEPH B. FRUEH 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

E-mail: joseph.frueh@usdoj.gov 

Telephone: (916) 554-2702 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ORLONZO HEDRINGTON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:18-cv-02333-KJM-DB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

SUBSTITUTE THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA IN PLACE OF DEFENDANT 

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

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STIP 1 . & ORDER TO SUBSTITUTE USA IN PLACE OF DEF.

VETERAN’S ADMIN. OF USA 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties and subject to court approval, that 

the United States of America is hereby substituted as a defendant in place of Veteran’s Administration 

of the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2679(a). See, e.g., F.D.I.C. v. 

Craft, 157 F.3d 697, 706 (9th Cir. 1998) (explaining that the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) “is the 

exclusive remedy for tortious conduct by the United States, and it only allows claims against the United 

States”—“an agency itself cannot be sued under the FTCA”). 

Dated: December 18, 2018 /s/ Bruce A. Neilson (authorized on 12/18/2018) 

 BRUCE A. NEILSON 

 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 Orlonzo Hedrington 

Dated: December 18, 2018 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Joseph B. Frueh 

 JOSEPH B. FRUEH 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for the United States of America 

IT IS SO ORDERED

DATED: January 24, 2019. 

 

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