James E. Darst v. Social Security Administration

STROM, District Judge.

James Darst appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of the Social Security Administration on is Privacy Act claim. After careful review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the decision of the district court.

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Appellant James Darst is a former Administrative Law Judge in the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Hearing and Appeals in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He filed suit alleging that the SSA violated the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(2), when, during an internal investigation into certain alleged ethics violations by…