AMES v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1867.

600 F.2d 183 (1979)

Bertman AMES and Gloria Ames, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Macklin (on brief), Ahl, Halberg & Nord, Lakeville, Minn., argued for appellants.

John M. Lee, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Andrew W. Danielson, U. S. Atty., and Paul C. Engh, Legal Intern, Minneapolis, Minn., on brief, for appellee.

Before LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and MEREDITH, District Judge.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Bertman Ames appeals the dismissal of his complaint alleging illegal acts and omissions of agents and employees of the Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota and his assistant, in connection with Ames' arrest and trial for conducting an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. Jurisdiction exists under...

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