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Anica Ashbourne v. Donna Hansberry, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-5351 · judgment November 3, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
The Privacy Act requires an agency to verify the accuracy of its information against the factual records of independent and objective third parties. 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(5);, Doe v. U.S., 821 F.2d 694, 699-701 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (en bane). A. Whether the D.C. Circuit erred when it decided that Respondents Donna Hansberry, Donna Prestia, and Thomas Collins were not required to verify the accuracy of their Notice of Proposed Termination against the factual records of independent and objective third parties? II. Before an agency can deprive a person of life, liberty, or property, an agency must provide the person with a "meaningful opportunity to be heard". A "meaningful opportunity to be heard" occurs when an agency has provided the person with notice of its charges, notice of the evidence against him, and notice of its intent to meet with him. Codd v. Velger, 429 U.S. 624, 626-27 (1977); Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 U. S. 134 (1974); Doe v. Dept. of Justice, 753 F.2d 1092 (D.C. Cir. 1985). Whether the D.C. Circuit erred when it determined that Donna Hansberry, Donna Prestia, and Thomas Collins were only
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anica Ashbourne
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Dec 03 2018Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Nov 13 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
- Oct 29 2018Waiver of right of respondent to respond filed.
- Jul 15 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)
- May 14 2018Application (17A1248) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 14, 2018.
- May 09 2018Application (17A1248) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 15, 2018 to July 14, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.