Travis S. Hammond v. Thomas Clayton, Bill Clayton and Jim Clayton, Surviving Heirs of Velma A. Clayton, Deceased

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Travis S. Hammond, claims that federal officers Kunard, Harmening, and Wait (the “officers”) maliciously prosecuted him, leading to his failure to make contractual payments on a farm he had purchased from defendants Thomas Clayton, Bill Clayton, and .Jim Clayton (the “Claytons”). Hammond filed a two count complaint in district court. Count I sought damages for the officers’ allegedly unconstitutional actions pursuant to Bivens v. Six Named Unknown Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Count II, which was asserted against both…