Coast Guard Disclosure Not a Privacy Act Violation

A District Court Judge for the District of Columbia has determined that the Coast Guard's disclosure of a Coast Guard doctor's medical records was not a violation of the Privacy Act.  The plaintiff, Dr. Willie Cacho, had asserted that his commanding officer's disclosure of certain of his medical records to other Coast Guard employees was a violation of his Privacy Act.  The Court did not agree, finding that the disclosures were either proper or caused no ill effect and therefore, Dr. Cacho's Privacy Act rights were not violated.