Sprung v. Coutin

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge:

Plaintiff Arnold Sprung (“Sprung”) brought this action against his former wife, Michele Coutin (“Coutin”), seeking a declaratory judgment that he is no longer obligated to pay her alimony under a separation agreement between them. Sprung also seeks to recover alimony payments he made to Coutin from 1978 through the end of 1984, when he stopped making payments. Coutin in turn has counterclaimed for those payments Sprung has refused to make from January 1, 1985 to date, plus attorney’s fees. The Court’s subject matter jurisdiction is predicated…