Opinion ID: 416888
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: amended prayer for relief

Text: 58 At the conclusion of the trial, Johnson moved to amend his prayer for relief to $10,000,000. The government argued that any such amendment should be limited to the $3,500,000 listed on Johnson's FTCA administrative claim. Because the total damages awarded were less than $3,500,000, the trial court found it unnecessary to rule on this issue. 510 F.Supp. 1046. We do not undertake to recompute the amount of damages to be awarded in light of our decision here, because one element of damages remain to be redetermined by the trial court. We, therefore, leave open the question whether the trial court may permit the sought amendment if the recovery should exceed the amount of $3,500,000. 59 AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONSISTENT WITH THIS OPINION.