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Downing v. Globe Direct LLC

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
Jun 8, 2012
No. 11-2075 (1st Cir. Jun. 8, 2012)

Summary

holding that a private third party that mailed registration renewal notices, together with advertisements, to addresses obtained from protected information fell under the exception because mailing out the renewal notices was "clearly a government function"

Summary of this case from Metcalfe v. Priebe

Opinion

No. 11-2075

06-08-2012

MATTHEW K. DOWNING, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GLOBE DIRECT LLC, Defendant, Appellee.


ERRATA SHEET

The opinion of this Court issued on June 4, 2012, is amended as follows:

On page 14, line 20, replace "Association" with "Authority"


Summaries of

Downing v. Globe Direct LLC

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
Jun 8, 2012
No. 11-2075 (1st Cir. Jun. 8, 2012)

holding that a private third party that mailed registration renewal notices, together with advertisements, to addresses obtained from protected information fell under the exception because mailing out the renewal notices was "clearly a government function"

Summary of this case from Metcalfe v. Priebe
Case details for

Downing v. Globe Direct LLC

Case Details

Full title:MATTHEW K. DOWNING, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GLOBE DIRECT LLC, Defendant…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

Date published: Jun 8, 2012

Citations

No. 11-2075 (1st Cir. Jun. 8, 2012)

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