KLINE v. CISNEROS

No. 94-5147.

76 F.3d 1236 (1996)

Valerie KLINE, Appellant, v. Henry CISNEROS, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Kiley, Jr. argued the cause for appellant, with whom Benny L. Kass, Washington, DC, was on the brief.

Michael J. Ryan, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief. John D. Bates and Thomas S. Rees, Assistant United States Attorneys, Washington, DC, entered appearances.

Before: WALD, SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This dispute poses two jurisdictional issues, one largely and the other entirely neglected by the parties. Plaintiff sought to recover her $2,000 "earnest money" deposit on a contract to purchase a house and lot from the defendant Department of Housing and Urban Development for $65,000. She claimed that because the $67,688 figure given by HUD as the property...

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