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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 The hearing held on Monday, March 10, had no bearing on

this issue.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERTA KLEIN,

Plaintiff,

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THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA, THE

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION

AREA, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,

THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS

ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL PARKS

CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, and DOES

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Case No. 06-5729 SC

SUA SPONTE ORDER RE

PLAINTIFF'S FAILURE

TO ABIDE BY RULING OF

COURT

On March 7, 2008, the Court held a hearing on Plaintiff's

Motion to Permit an Action Which Exceeds the Sum in the Government

Claim. Docket No. 57. At the hearing, the Court granted

Plaintiff's Motion to amend her complaint to include an amount

greater than $50,000. In granting this motion, however, the Court

orally instructed Plaintiff to amend the complaint and include the

new, specific dollar amount of damages by Wednesday, March 12. 

This deadline passed and Plaintiff did not amend her complaint to

include a new, specific amount.1 

"[T]he purpose of the Federal Tort Claim Act's administrative

claim procedure [is] to encourage administrative settlement of

Case 3:06-cv-05729-SC Document 75 Filed 03/31/08 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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claims against the United States and thereby to prevent an

unnecessary burdening of the courts." Cadwalder v. United States,

45 F.3d 297, 302 (9th Cir. 1995). This purpose is significantly

frustrated when the amount of damages sought by a plaintiff is not

disclosed. As Plaintiff failed to abide by this Court's order and

did not include an amended amount of damages, Plaintiff's damages

are limited to the amount originally included in the Complaint: 

$50,000. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 31, 2008 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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