# Limone v. United States, 579 F.3d 79 (1st Cir. 2009)

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First Circuit opinion of August 27, 2009 affirming Federal Tort Claims Act liability and damages of over $100 million in the suits arising from the 1968 Deegan murder convictions.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, August 27, 2009 (Selya, J.). The court affirmed the district court's finding that the United States was liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and its damages awards of over $100,000,000, in suits brought by Peter Limone, Joseph Salvati and the estates of Enrico Tameleo and Louis Greco.

The court wrote: "The record evinces egregious governmental misconduct; the FBI agents responsible for handling Barboza exhibited a callous disregard for the scapegoats' rights." It records that Tameleo and Greco died in prison, and that "In due course, the convictions of all four men were vacated and Limone was released."

## Sources

- CourtListener (Free Law Project), text of the opinion: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/203977/limone-v-united-states/