NAGEL v. U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH, EDUC. AND WELFARE

No. 80-1675.

725 F.2d 1438 (1984)

James B. NAGEL, Appellant v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Broida, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Ann S. DuRoss, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lambert and R. Craig Lawrance, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILKEY and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and WEIGEL, Senior District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior District Judge WEIGEL.

WEIGEL, Senior District Judge:

Appellant challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment for appellee and dismissal of appellant's complaint alleging violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a). The appeal raises two issues: first, to what extent does the Act require exhaustion of administrative remedies as a prerequisite to bringing a civil lawsuit; second,...

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