Harold G. Rorex and Geneva M. Rorex v. Steven P. Traynor, Individually and in His Former Capacity as an Internal Revenue Officer

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Harold and Geneva Rorex (taxpayers) brought this statutory action against Steven Traynor, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officer, seeking damages because of his alleged wrongful disclosure of information regarding the taxpayers’ federal income tax returns. The taxpayers recovered a combined judgment of $45,000 representing actual and punitive damages assessed by a federal court jury. After denial of post trial motions for judgment n.o.v. or a new trial, Traynor appeals, contending that the district court erred as a matter of law: (1) in concluding that…