Russel J. Besecker, Iii, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Social Security Administration, Defendant-appellee, 48 F.3d 1221 (7th Cir. 1995)
Annotate this CaseBefore POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and BAUER, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
Plaintiff Russel J. Besecker filed this pro se action under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, seeking his own medical records from defendant, Social Security Administration. The district court properly found there was no federal jurisdiction over this action because Besecker failed to exhaust his administrative remedies when he refused to designate a representative to receive and review his medical records as required, see 20 C.F.R. Sec. 401.410(a), and 45 C.F.R. Sec. 5b.6, or pursue a discretionary appeal with the Commissioner of Social Security, see 20 C.F.R. Sec. 401.400(e). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
After preliminary examination of the briefs, the court notified the parties that it had tentatively concluded that oral argument would not be helpful to the court in this case. The notice provided that any party might file a "Statement as to Need of Oral Argument." See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); Cir.R. 34(f). No such statement having been filed, the appeal is submitted on the briefs and the record
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