Limone v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO DISMISS

GERTNER, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.23

II. LEGAL STANDARD.25

III. FACTS.25

A. Factual History.25

1. Deegan Murder.25

2. Prosecution.26

3. Conviction and Cover-Up.27

4. Exoneration.28

5. Procedural History .29

IV.UNITED STATES’ MOTION TO DISMISS AGAINST ALL PLAINTIFFS.29

A. Malicious Prosecution.29

1. Plain Meaning.31

a. The Definitions.31

2. Legislative History.33

3. Case Law Interpreting § 2680(h).33

4. Malicious Prosecution Elements.36

5. Post-1974 Misconduct.37

B. Derivative Claims.39

C. Discretionary Function Exception .39

1. Conduct in…