Allen v. United States

This case is before the court without oral argument on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, we allow that motion in part. On the court’s own motion, we dismiss as beyond our jurisdiction plaintiffs claims in part. We remand the remainder of plaintiffs claims to our trial division for further proceedings.

Plaintiff Allen was "recruited” by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to provide confidential information. During 1978 and 1979, plaintiff was paid sums of money aggregating $15,000. The parties seem to agree that plaintiffs information contributed, at least…