No. 25-654

Ayyakkannu Manivannan v. Department of Energy, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: agency-document circuit-split court-order judicial-interpretation privacy-act procedural-error
Key Terms:
Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Did 3rd Circuit Court err by blatantly accepting
District Court 's erroneous interpretation on a
County Prothonotary-signed court order, not
signed by a Judge, violating 5 U.S.C.
§552a(b)(H) and causing a Circuit split?

2) Did 3rd Circuit and District Courts err in their
opinion and judgement that it is "inapposite " to
D.C. Circuit 's previous ruling on issues of
material fact remaining with respect to Privacy
Act violation claims in Bartel case, causing a
Circuit split?

3) Did 3rd Circuit/District Courts err by implicitly
accepting "COMITY ' as a mechanism
permitting agency DOE to release Privacy
documents for a criminal case circumventing
the exceptions under 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) (3), (7),
(11), ignoring Kalkines warnings causing a
Circuit split?

4) Did the 3rd Circuit/District Courts err on
Privacy Act routine use under subsection 5
U.S.C. §552(e)(3)(C) for Manivannan case from
previous rulings by 9th (Covert), 3rd (Britt) and
D.C. (USPS) Circuits, causing a divided
opinion?

5) Did the 3rd Circuit/District Courts err in not
considering that the agency DOE conduct is
willful in providing privacy documents for a
criminal proceeding, violating Privacy Act
exceptions, routine use and Kalkines!

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the 3rd Circuit Court err by accepting District Court's interpretation on a County Prothonotary-signed court order not signed by a Judge, violating 5 U.S.C. §552a(b)(H) and causing a Circuit split?

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Energy, et al. to respond filed.
2025-11-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)
2025-09-11
Application (25A279) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 21, 2025.
2025-09-02
Application (25A279) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 22, 2025 to November 21, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Ayyakkannu Manivannan
Ayyakkannu Manivannan — Petitioner
Department of Energy, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent