Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit against prosecutors who sought criminal charges against him in the fatal shooting of ‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

Alec Baldwin sued prosecutors for malicious abuse of process, defamation and violation of the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, per court docs obtained by PEOPLE. In December, prosecutors dropped their notice to appeal five months after an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin was dismissed.