Lins v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND WILLIAM R. LINS, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. ELH-17-2163 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff William R. Lins, a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, filed suit against the United States (the “Government”), pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. § 2671

et seq. ECF 1 (Complaint). The suit is rooted in the conduct of plaintiff’s mental health therapist in 2015 and 2016, while Lins was an inpatient at the Residential Recovery Treatment Program at the Veterans Administration…