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PUERTA v. U.S.

No. 95-55288.

121 F.3d 1338 (1997)

Antonio Medina PUERTA, Dr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; The U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Diplomatic Security; Immigration & Naturalization Service; Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton V. McCullough, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert M. Dawson at argument, Calvin House on briefs, Fulbright & Jaworski, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

This case turns on an exception, 12 U.S.C. § 3403(c), to the Right To Financial Privacy Act, 12 U.S.C. § 3401, et seq. The issue is whether a bank employee can tell an inquiring federal agent anything about a customer's account, and if so, how much, without subjecting the bank to liability.

FACTS

Dr. Antonio Puerta, the appellant, opened a bank account at Security Pacific...

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