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Barbara Silva v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 21-2005 · judgment June 3, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Under Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C § 552a. (2)(c)(d),(6), (9), (10). a) Is the Agency required to maintain accurate information on each individual, and to not disclose a person protected information (PPI). Should this also be valid when issuing two people the same SSN and each of the individuals have access to the others information and causes harm? b) Does this provide the district courts with subject matter Jurisdiction Under FTCA when violated pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (1) Civil Remedies - (c)(d), (2)(a)(b), (3)(a)(b), (4)(a)(b) and (5)?
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Are the exceptions under 28 U.S.C. 2680(h) a generic way for the United States to get out of the waiver of sovereign immunity under FTCA 28 U.S.C. 1346(b)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Barbara A. Silva
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 12 2021Petition DENIED.
- Sep 15 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
- Sep 08 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 25 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2021)