Robert J. Pelletier v. Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and John W. Behrens

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Robert J. Pelletier brought this lawsuit to challenge certain regulatory actions that resulted in his dismissal as managing officer of Pioneer Savings and Loan Association and his subsequent inability to find comparable employment in the savings and loan industry. As to defendant Beh-rens, Pelletier alleged both Bivens 1 and common law tort claims. Behrens now appeals the district court’s denials of his motion to dismiss the Bivens claims based on qualified immunity and his motion to substitute the United States in his place as to the common law tort claims,…