Legal Opinion
Chung v. U.S. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 2003No. 01-5365PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Chief Judge:
Johnny Chung appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint against the Department of Justice for violation of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b), and against DOJ officials for violation of his constitutional rights. We affirm the dismissal of Chung’s constitutional claims because, as the district court correctly held, they are encompassed within the remedial scheme of the Privacy Act. See Chung v. Dep’t of Justice, No. 00-CV-1912, slip op. at 17-26 (D.D.C. Sept. 20, 2001) (citing Spagnola v. Mathis, 859 F.2d 223, 228…
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