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071576P.pdf   03/07/2008  John Doe  v.  Department of Veterans Affairs
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  07-1576
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Hansen and Gruender, Circuit
   Judges]
   Civil case - Privacy Act. Physician employed by defendant did not
   violate the Privacy Act when he mentioned that Doe was HIV positive
   and used marijuana during a session with Doe and Doe's union
   supervisor; the physician obtained that information directly from plaintiff
   and the information he disclosed did not come initially and directly from
   a government record covered by the Act. Judge Hansen, concurring.
   Judge Gruender, concurring.