No. 18-1457

Joseph Allen May v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 26-usc-7431 civil-rights discovery discovery-denial-authority discovery-rights due-process federal-courts irs irs-disclosure perpetrator-liability standing tax-law taxpayer-information title-26
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Under what authority do the Federal Courts deny Discovery when the IRS and IRS officers have all of the documents and the United States' employees were the perpetrators?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Under Title 26 § 7431, under what authority . do the Federal Courts deny Discovery, when the IRS and IRS officers have all of the documents and the United States’ employees were the perpetrators? ; ; _ 2. Under Title 26 § 7431, does the lower federal . Courts have to authority to refuse to enforce and raise the standards (bar) of the intent of Congress — (rule of Law) in refusing to enforce unauthorized disclosures and financial damages of taxpayers informa; tion under Title 26 § 7431 as defined in Title 26 § 6103 by raising the standards to bring suit? 8. Do attorneys who acquire U.S. Income Tax Income Returns for the purpose of calculating child support create a new class of individuals under Title 26 § 6103(a)(3) and/or § 7431(a)(2) who are prohibited from release of taxpayer’s information as detailed in , Title 26 § 6103 (1)(1-6)? ii .

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Joseph May
Joseph Allen May — Petitioner
Joseph Allen May — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent