Legal Opinion
Skinner v. United States Department of Justice & Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 27, 2009No. 05-5284PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
A Bureau of Prisons hearing officer found prisoner Frank Skinner guilty of possessing drug paraphernalia and imposed sanctions that included the loss of 40 days of good-time credits. Skinner sued the agency under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, seeking damages and amendment of his prison records. The district court dismissed both claims on the ground that inmate records are exempt from the relevant provisions of the Act. We affirm that reasoning with respect to Skinner’s claim for amendment of his records. We affirm…
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