Tom Winchell v. United States Department of Agriculture

FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Tom Winchell is a Montana farmer who entered into contracts with the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), all of which are operated under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture. After various problems developed, he brought an action against all of these entities (sometimes referred to as appellees) under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-80. He asserted that the appel-lees had breached the covenant of good faith and fair…