Frank E. Vennes, Jr. v. An Unknown Number of Unidentified Agents of the United States of America

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

After pleading guilty and nolo contendere to money laundering, firearm, and drug offenses and serving a lengthy prison sentence, Frank E. Vennes, Jr., commenced this action against unnamed federal agents seeking damages in excess of $10,000,000 under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Vennes alleged that the agents had conspired to violate his rights under the Fourth; Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments by coercing and entrapping him into committing the charged crimes, thereby causing “an…