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SKINNER v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUST., BUREAU OF PRISONS

No. 05-5284.

584 F.3d 1093 (2009)

Frank A. SKINNER, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND BUREAU OF PRISONS, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne M. Williams, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With her on the brief was Anthony F. Shelley, appointed by the court.

Frank A. Skinner, pro se, filed the briefs for appellant.

W. Mark Nebeker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney. Lisa S. Goldfluss, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

A Bureau of Prisons hearing officer found prisoner Frank Skinner guilty of possessing drug paraphernalia and imposed sanctions that included the loss of 40 days of good-time credits. Skinner sued the agency under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, seeking damages and amendment of his prison records. The district court dismissed both claims on the ground that inmate records are exempt from the relevant provisions of the Act. We affirm that...

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