United States DC Circuit

In a Privacy Act action against the Bureau of Prisons concerning the loss of plaintiff-prisoner's good-time credits, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) inmate records were exempt from the relevant provisions of the Privacy Act; and 2) plaintiff's damages claim was not cognizable unless plaintiff first secured relief through a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2009
• Published 10/27/2009

Judges

• Before:  GARLAND, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Yvonne M. Williams, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant.   With her on the brief was Anthony F. Shelley, appointed by the court., Frank A. Skinner, pro se, filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• W. Mark Nebeker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Lisa S. Goldfluss, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.