Legal Opinion
Samantha Orduno v. Richard Pietrzak
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2019No. 17-3437; 17-3486PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
*714 Samantha Orduno sued police chief Richard Pietrzak, the City of Dayton, Minnesota, and other public officials for alleged violations of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2724 . Orduno moved to certify a class of all persons whose information Pietrzak impermissibly obtained, but the district court 1 denied the motion. Pietrzak then admitted liability for six violations of the DPPA, and a jury awarded Orduno $85,000 in punitive damages, but no actual damages. The court ruled that Orduno failed to present sufficient evidence that the City was…
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