Jones in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Tr. 35:23-37:1.) This lawsuit was “fairly contentious.” (Id.) After the search warrants were executed, Jones hired a private investigator to "visit with ... Rick Lucchino and Rock Port Oil, the employees, and try to ascertain what had happened here.” (Tr. 200:3-201:8.) In order to persuade R. Lucchino to cooperate, the private investigator bed to R. Lucchino about who and what the private detective was investigating. (Tr. 210:10-212:21.) Jones admitted he might have suggested the private investigator he in order to obtain this information. (Id.) In addition, as their claims in this case demonstrate, Plaintiffs believe they now know who the informants were. As a result, Plaintiffs sued the individuals whom they believed to be the informants. See Filing 22 (<HOLDING>). Ironically, this very suit serves to buttress
holding that similar allegations were insufficient to state a due process claim holding that allegations against nondiverse defendants must be factual not conclusory because conclusory allegations do not state a claim holding that because the allegations purportedly suppressed by the government were not material an evidentiary hearing further exploring the  allegations themselves and the governments knowledge of the allegations is unnecessary holding that wrongfuldisclosure allegations of count iv did not state a claim against private individuals and further holding that conspiracy allegations of count vi did not state a claim holding district court dismissal of plaintiffs present action did not constitute prior action  and thus did not count as third strike