Legal Opinion

Schmitt v. City of Detroit

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 14, 2005No. 03-1884PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Daniel Schmitt received a mailing from the City of Detroit concerning his 2001 income tax obligation. The vendor hired by the City to print these mailings included the recipient’s social security number on the envelope. Plaintiff filed suit against the City under § 7(b) of Privacy Act of 1974 (“the Privacy Act”), Pub.L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896, on behalf of himself and other similarly situated individuals. 1 After the City agreed to include disclosure notices in future requests for social security numbers, the district court granted declaratory…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. MortierSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Dana Polchowski v. Melbourne GorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Alden Joe Daniel, Jr. v. Ellie M. CantrellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Gonzalez v. Village of West MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  2. Gary Glenn v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  3. In Re Plastech Engineered Products, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
  4. Schmitt v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. Lengerich v. Columbia CollegeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009

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