United States Sixth Circuit

In an assault-and-battery action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, judgment in favor of the United States is affirmed where the district court properly found that a federal agent was in reasonable fear for her life when she shot and seriously injured plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/03/2005
• Published 08/03/2005

Judges

• Before:  NELSON and COOK, Circuit Judges;  WEBER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Vernon R. Johnson, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Johnson, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant.  William L. Woodard, United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Vernon R. Johnson, James J. Harrington IV, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Johnson, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant.  William L. Woodard, Mary S. Rigdon, United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.