SHEARSON v. U.S. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC.

No. 08-4582.

638 F.3d 498 (2011)

Julia SHEARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kurt R. Hunt , Dinsmore & Shohl, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Sharon Swingle , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Kurt R. Hunt , Michael J. Newman , Dinsmore & Shohl, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Sharon Swingle , Douglas N. Letter , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. Julia A. Shearson , Geneva, Ohio, pro se.

Before: GIBBONS and WHITE, Circuit Judges; MALONEY, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Julia Shearson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Defendants Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) dismissing her claims brought under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. The district court held that the relevant systems of records were properly exempted under § 552a(j)(2) from several provisions Shearson alleged were violated, and that...

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