Legal Opinion
Peter G. Eikenberry v. Nicholas P. Callahan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 30, 1981No. 80-2514PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
On October 31, 1980, the District Court dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction a Bivens First Amendment action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1331(a) by appellant against a former FBI official. 1 The District Court found that “to a legal certainty, damages in the instant case do not exceed $10,000.” 2 Appellant moved for reconsideration November 8, 1980, but this request was denied November 12. On December 1, 1980, the Federal Question Jurisdictional Amendments Act of 1980 3 became law, eliminating the $10,000 amount-in-controversy requirement for federal question…
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