Legal Opinion
Cochran v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1985No. 84-8765PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff/appellant Major General (Retired) James F. Cochran alleges a violation of subsection (b) of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b), by the Army’s issuance of a press release concerning a military, nonjudicial disciplinary proceeding initiated against him. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants/appellees, concluding that the information was properly disclosed to the *951public, and that appellant may not maintain a Privacy Act claim as a result of any minor violation of Army regulations implementing the Freedom of…
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