United States DC Circuit

In an action alleging that Department of the Treasury employees violated the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552a, by disclosing the details of an investigation into plaintiff's conduct, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to establish that the information disclosed had been retrieved from a record held in a system of records, as required in an action for damages under the Privacy Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2010
• Decided 06/22/2010
• Published 06/22/2010

Judges

• Before GINSBURG and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin E. Byrnes argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrea R. Tebbets, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief was Steven K. Uejio, Attorney. Carol Barthel, Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered appearances.