Larnel Webb Lofton v. United States Bureau of Prisons

57 F.3d 1077 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larnel Webb LOFTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-16382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995. * Decided June 8, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Larnel Webb Lofton appeals pro se the district court's dismissal on remand of Lofton's action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 551 , and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a. Lofton alleged that the United States Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") violated FOIA and the Privacy Act by failing to release records he sought in connection with a lawsuit he had previously filed in Colorado against prison officials for alleged sexual molestation. Lofton sought release of the documents, damages, and costs. The district court dismissed the action, holding that a compromise settlement entered in the Colorado action effectively…