UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
M.J., a minor, by and through
Bianca Jarvis, his parent and
natural guardian,
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. 13-283 (GK)
v.
Georgetown University Medical
Center, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff Bianca Jarvis ("Jarvis" or "Plaintiff") brings
this medical malpractice action, on behalf of her minor son,
M. J.' against the Georgetown University Medical Center,
Georgetown University Hospital, Lori A. Picco, M.D., and Phyllis
M. Rattey, R.N. (collectively, the "Georgetown Defendants"), and
the United States of America (the "Government").
This matter is before the Court on the Government's Motion
Upon consideration or-tile HO-Llon,
Opposition [Dkt. No. 12], and Reply [Dkt. No. 16], the entire
record herein, and for the reasons stated below, the
Government's Motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND 1
A. Factual Background
On November 1, 1998, Jarvis was admitted to the Georgetown
University Hospital twenty-five weeks pregnant with complaints
of "abdominal spasms and spontaneous rupture of membranes."
Compl.