RIVERDALE MILLS CORP. v. U.S.

No. CIV.A. 00-40137-NMG.

345 F.Supp.2d 50 (2004)

RIVERDALE MILLS CORPORATION and James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Stephen Creavin, Justin Pimpare, Daniel Granz, and Three Unknown Agents of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

November 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. Barghaan, U.S. Department of Justice, Torts Branch Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Three Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA, Daniel Granz, Justin Pimpare, Stephen Creavin, Defendants.

Henry T. Dunker, Weymouth, MA, for Riverdale Mills Corp, James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs.

Carl N. Edwards, Dover, MA, for Riverdale Mills Corp, James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs.

Marie Louise Hagen, U.S. Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiff.

Paul D. Kamenar, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, for Riverdale Mills Corp, James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs.

Jamy B. Madeja Buchanan & Associates, Boston, MA, for Riverdale Mills Corp, James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs.

Warren G. Miller, Miller & Miller, Boston, MA, for Riverdale Mills Corp, James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs.

Kristy L. Parker, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Three Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA, Daniel Granz, Justin Pimpare, Stephen Creavin, Defendants.

R. Joseph Sher, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Three Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA, Justin Pimpare, Stephen Creavin, Daniel Granz, Defendants.

Barbara Healy Smith, United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, for U.S., Daniel Granz, Justin Pimpare, Stephen Creavin, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

GORTON, District Judge.

On August 8, 2000 Plaintiffs filed the instant action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. ("the FTCA"), alleging that the United States of America, through its agents, maliciously prosecuted them by bringing criminal charges against Plaintiffs for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The parties appeared...

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