Anthony C. Diminnie v. United States of America and Daniel Patterson

Anthony Diminnie appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendants Daniel Patterson and the United States in this action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1976), asserting a wide variety of claims arising from Diminnie’s arrest, trial and conviction. He also appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to file a second amended complaint.

Diminnie was indicted for attempted extortion after the Detroit office of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (“A.T.F.”) received two anonymous extortion letters containing threats to…