O'CONNELL v. INTEROCEAN MANAGEMENT CORP.

No. 95-2062.

90 F.3d 82 (1996)

William G. O'CONNELL, III, Appellant, v. INTEROCEAN MANAGEMENT CORP.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. O'Connell, III, West Orange, New Jersey, Pro Se.

Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Stiles, United States Attorney, Damon C. Miller, U.S. Department of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Appellee Interocean Management Corp.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, COWEN and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) June 10, 1996.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

William G. O'Connell, III appeals from the district court's order dismissing his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). The primary issue on appeal, which is one of first impression in this circuit, is whether O'Connell's punitive-damage claim1 premised on...

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