Legal Opinion

Mosteller v. Smith

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided November 20, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 3:90CV00550Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Plaintiff David F. Mosteller, a United States prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brought this complaint under Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). By Order entered September 21, 1990, the action was transferred to this Court from the Alexandria Division. Jurisdiction is appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

On October 9, 1990, defendant Smith filed a motion to quash service and a motion for summary judgment. By Order entered October 23, 1990,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Todd v. BaskervilleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983

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