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Schwarz v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
N.D. W. Va.August 7, 1998No. 5:98-cv-00047Cited 2 times
DismissedFederal Bureau of Investigation
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Keeley
- Nature of Suit
- 440 Civil rights other
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- State
- West Virginia
- Circuit
- 4th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Discrimination
Outcome
The court granted the defendant FBI's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. The plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding her own records by not submitting legible fingerprints, and her request for third-party records was properly denied under the Privacy Act.
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