Legal Opinion
Davis v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 27, 1998No. 97-7043PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Michael Lee Davis, an inmate of D.C. Central Prison at Lorton, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged that one Corporal Bynum, an official of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and the District of Columbia itself, violated his constitutional right to privacy. According to his complaint, Bynum broke the seal on the plaintiffs medical files and disclosed their contents to others without the plaintiffs consent, allegedly saying that Davis was dying of HIV. In his complaint, Davis alleged resulting emotional and mental distress, but no…
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