Legal Opinion
Britt, Stephen J. v. Naval Investigative Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1989No. 88-1710PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires that we interpret the extent to which the “routine use” exception in the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (1982), permits a federal agency to divulge investigatory information about an individual to his employer.
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Background
In 1985 Stephen Britt was a Special Agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), where he conducted investigations which resulted in administrative and criminal prosecutions. In addition, Britt was a major in the Marine Corps Reserves, where he performed as a communications officer.
In March 1985,…
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