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Let's remain calm. In order for the officer to cite the person speeding she is required to give him both her license and her registration and/or proof of insurance depending on state. Most of these forms of ID have her address on them, further he ran said information before citing her which would have also returned her address.

If she could prove that he later used government resources to determine her address (and really why would he have to do that as he would have a report on his desk with her address from the citation issued) that would be a matter of principle. Otherwise all we have is cop that came across a woman he found attractive in the lawful pursuit of his duties where he was required to see her address. Is there a principle where he should use brain bleach so that he doesn't remember said address? Should a cop be prevented from asking any woman out that he has ever come across in his duties? What principle are we talking about here?

This is meritless lawsuit from a bitter person that got a ticket, probably angry that her flirtations didn't get her out of said ticket.

You are obviously ignorant of the law and the difference between right and wrong. He DOES have a legal responsibility not to use information for personal purposes given to him in his official duties. Anyone with half a brain knows that. Since he obviously has no self control he needs to be dismissed and never again given access to confidential information.

No one with access to government information may use that information for personal purposes nor disclose that information to anyone else for their personal purposes.

—This is meritless lawsuit from a bitter person that got a ticket, probably angry that her flirtations didn’t get her out of said ticket. —

I will not say it “is” meritless, but I am open to the possibility that it is.

However, ANY information he got from here was information she had no choice but to give him, as the officer that pulled her over. As the “man” who conversed with her, he has no right to that information. She did not have the opportunity to voluntarily refuse to give the info.

IOW, you or I could not have gotten that information even if everything he acted on was what was on her license, if she chose for us not to have it. His badge took away that choice for her.

I think it stands.

Is there a principle where he should use brain bleach so that he doesn't remember said address? Should a cop be prevented from asking any woman out that he has ever come across in his duties? What principle are we talking about here?

False assumptions on your part. Did the she willingly and personally provide a potential date with her address, or did she comply with a lawful demand, under duress? What were her choices? She really didn't have a choice, did she?

Now, perhaps you've never dealt with 'personal and private information' as part of your job. If you work in a hospital, you will get private and deeply personal information - can you use this for personal gain? Nope. How about running a credit card at Walmart and getting their address; then stalking your prey to their home? Nope. How about working with the airlines, and looking up the personal information of celebrities, then using that information to stalk them? Nope. In EVERY instance, getting fired is the least of your concerns, and take my word for it "you WILL be fired, on the spot". Additionally, the company may decide to press charges for damage to their reputation, for you abuse of their system. Why should cops be treated any differently?

Now, if she handed him her number/address and said "Call me sometime" - that is something completely different.