Legal Opinion
Van Meter v. Barr
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-0027PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
In this Title VII race discrimination case, a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), who brought suit in this Court on January 7, 1991, moves to amend his complaint to include a claim for compensatory damages and a request for a jury trial pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (“1991 Act”), which became effective more than nine months after the original complaint was filed. The motion is opposed and has been fully briefed and argued.
The Court confronts an issue of first impression in this jurisdiction, where according to the Clerk of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Alpo Petfoods, Inc. v. Ralston Purina CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by75 opinions
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