ASKEW v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-2091.

680 F.2d 1206 (1982)

John D. ASKEW, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Internal Revenue Service, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Gallman, Putman, Gallman & Dickson, Fayetteville, Ark., for appellant.

Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael L. Paup, Carleton D. Powell, Joan I. Oppenheimer, Attys., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, STEPHENSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


HANSON, Senior District Judge.

This is a civil action for damages brought against the United States and the Internal Revenue Service for the alleged disclosure of certain bank records of John D. Askew to the government of Venezuela in violation of the Privacy Act. 5 U.S.C. § 552a. Askew appeals the judgment of the district court dismissing his complaint after a bench trial was held on the issue of liability. The issue before us is whether the district court's...

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