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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Defendant
Linda Wiederman
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LINDA WIEDERMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON 

NATIONAL PARKS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01463-SAB

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO 

SUBSTITUTE PARTIES

(ECF No. 3-1)

Before the Court is the parties’ stipulation to substitute parties. (ECF No. 3-1.) The 

parties proffer that the United States is the only proper defendant for claims under the Federal 

Tort Claims Act. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b)(1) and 2679(a); FDIC v. Craft, 157 F.3d 697, 706 (9th 

Cir. 1998) (“The FTCA is the exclusive remedy for tortious conduct by the United States, and it 

only allows claims against the United States. Although such claims can arise from the acts or 

omissions of United States agencies (28 U.S.C. § 2671), an agency itself cannot be sued under 

the FTCA.”). The Court agrees.

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Accordingly, the Court HEREBY GRANTS the stipulation. (ECF No. 3-1.) Pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b)(1) and 2679(a), the United States of America is hereby SUBSTITUTED 

for Defendants Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and National Park Service.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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