Legal Opinion
Houston v. United States Department of Treasury
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 29, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-0541PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
Plaintiff Verne Houston brings this action against the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for damages and injunctive relief under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. Mr. Houston, an IRS agent, alleges that the Service violated the notice provisions of the Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), 1 by failing to give written notice that certain information supplied by him to his supervisors concerning his case assignments was placed in his personnel file and later used against him in adverse personnel action. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
3Cited by24 opinions
- Wabun-Inini v. SessionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Quinn v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Russell T. Johnson v. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Don B. Edison v. Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Pope v. BondDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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