United States DC Circuit

A prisoner's transfer and reclassification in retaliation for exer- cising his First Amendment rights can constitute "adverse determinations" under the Privacy Act; here, because prisoner adequately alleged the other elements of a Privacy Act damages claim, the claim's dismissal reversed and remanded.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2002
• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey Raskin, Student Counsel, argued the cause as amicus curiae on the side of appellant.   With him on the briefs were Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the court as amicus curiae, and Sheri Klintworth, Student Counsel., Latchmie Toolasprashad, appearing pro se, filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward D. Alkalay, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.