DEA Agent Pushes Privacy Claim in Appeals Court
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A federal agent who accidentally shot himself during a videotaped drug education presentation in Florida is pressing forward with his suit against the government, urging a federal appeals court to find the public disclosure of the video marked an invasion of privacy.
The plaintiff, Lee Paige, wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a ruling in December that terminated the suit. Paige said in the complaint [.pdf], filed in Washington's federal trial court in April 2006, that the disclosure of the video harmed his reputation. The court picked up the appeal earlier this week.
Paige, a former professional football athlete and undercover narcotics agent, was stationed in the Drug Enforcement Agency's Orlando office at the time of the shooting. The incident happened in April 2004 at a community center in front of 50 children and their parents. At the time, Paige, who regularly delivered motivational speeches, was talking about gun safety.
"I am the only one in the room professional enough, that I know of, to carry this Glock 4-taa," said Paige, who then, almost immediately after, accidentally shot himself in the leg. A person in the room videotaped the presentation and captured the shooting.
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<DEA Agent Pushes Privacy Claim in Appeals Court - The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times>
A federal agent who accidentally shot himself during a videotaped drug education presentation in Florida is pressing forward with his suit against the government, urging a federal appeals court to find the public disclosure of the video marked an invasion of privacy.
The plaintiff, Lee Paige, wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a ruling in December that terminated the suit. Paige said in the complaint [.pdf], filed in Washington's federal trial court in April 2006, that the disclosure of the video harmed his reputation. The court picked up the appeal earlier this week.
Paige, a former professional football athlete and undercover narcotics agent, was stationed in the Drug Enforcement Agency's Orlando office at the time of the shooting. The incident happened in April 2004 at a community center in front of 50 children and their parents. At the time, Paige, who regularly delivered motivational speeches, was talking about gun safety.
"I am the only one in the room professional enough, that I know of, to carry this Glock 4-taa," said Paige, who then, almost immediately after, accidentally shot himself in the leg. A person in the room videotaped the presentation and captured the shooting.
Ya, I Know this vid has been posted many times
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