Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 24 September 2008.#M v European Ombudsman.#Non-contractual liability - Decision by the Commission to take no action on a complaint calling into question the conduct of a Member State - Decision by the European Ombudsman concerning the handling of the complaint - Errors made by the Commission in its finding of instances of maladministration - Naming of the applicant - Infringement of the right to respect for private life, and of the principles of proportionality and the right to be heard - Non-material damage - Causal link.#Case T-412/05.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION under the second paragraph of Article 288 EC for compensation for damage suffered by the applicant as a result of being named in the decision of the European Ombudsman of 18 July 2002 concerning the complaint registered with the reference 1288/99/OV and as a result of the negligent conduct of the Ombudsman concerning the investigation of that complaint and the conclusions he reached in that decision.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Orders the European Ombudsman to pay Mr M compensation of EUR 10 000;

2. Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3. Orders each party to bear its own costs.