Legal Opinion
Doe v. Department of Veterans Affairs of US
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2008No. 07-1576PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
John Doe brought this action against the Department of Veterans Affairs, R. James Nicholson in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Department (collectively the VA), and Dr. Samuel Hall,1 alleging that Dr. Hall improperly revealed private medical and personal information to Doe’s union representative in violation of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (the Act). The district court2 granted the VA’s motion for summary judgment, and Doe appeals. We affirm.
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Doe is a veteran who was formerly employed at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center (the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Sussman v. United States Marshals ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Doe v. ChaoSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Mann v. YarnellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by46 opinions
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