Legal Opinion
W. Foster Sellers v. Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 27, 1992No. 90-5197PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
Appellant, W. Foster Sellers, filed an action under the Privacy Act against the Bureau of Prisons and the Parole Commission claiming that the agencies maintained incorrect information in his inmate files. Mr. Sellers sought amendment of his records and money damages, contending that the agencies violated sections (e)(5), (g)(1)(C), and (g)(4) of the Act by using the incorrect information in determinations adverse to him. Relying on this Court’s decision in Doe v. United States, 821 F.2d 694, 701 (D.C.Cir.1987), the United…
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