Touko v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ) MICHEL MICHAEL TOUKO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 20-cv-01113-LKG v. ) ) Dated: September 13, 2023 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In this civil action, Plaintiff Michel “Michael” Touko brings a battery claim against the United States of America, arising from certain injuries that he allegedly sustained during an encounter with the United States Marshals Service Task Force on May 3, 2017, pursuant to the Federal Torts Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. § 1346

et seq.…