Barnett v. United States of America
District Court, District of Columbia
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
This matter is before the Court on the federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint [ECF No. 16] and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department’s Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 17]. For the reasons discussed below, the Court will grant the motions and dismiss this case.
I. BACKGROUND
The Court construes the plaintiffs complaint as one under the Privacy Act, see 5 U.S.C. § 552, with respect to records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”). 2 Generally, the plaintiff…
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