Legal Opinion
Gerald W. Bavido v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 2000No. 98-4046PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Bavido wants the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to let him see his medical records. He wants, moreover, direct access to the records and does not want to name a physician or other individual to receive them on his behalf, as SSA regulations require. Mr. Bavido declined to designate a representative and subsequently filed this action raising claims cognizable under the Privacy Act. The district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Mr. Bavido had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies.
We believe that the district court…
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