USA v. Talmage et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-00019

Court:

Utah

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

David Nuffer

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  1. September 09, 2021

    Docs From $20M Tax Case Should Stay Confidential, Court Told

    Documents from a closed $20 million tax debt case should remain confidential for the purposes of a bankruptcy case involving two of the tax case's corporate defendants, the companies told a Utah federal court.

  2. December 02, 2019

    US Can Foreclose On Property To Recoup $20M Tax Debt

    The U.S. government can start to collect on a man's $20 million tax debt by imposing liens on real property that was fraudulently transferred, a Utah federal court said Monday.

  3. April 25, 2019

    Ponzi Schemer's Tax Lien Dispute Ordered To Trial

    A dispute over U.S. liens on real property to collect taxes owed by a man involved in a Ponzi scheme must go to trial to clear up the relationship between him and the owners of the property, a Utah federal judge has ruled.

  4. September 25, 2018

    Property Funds From Ponzi Scheme Can't Be Seized, Court Told

    The U.S. does not have a claim to a Utah property it is seeking to foreclose to fulfill a real estate developer's $20 million tax debt because the funds for the property came from a Ponzi scheme and never legitimately belonged to him, the property owners argued in a motion for summary judgment filed Monday in federal district court.

  5. October 03, 2017

    Gov't Gets An Extra Year For Discovery In $20M Tax Fight

    A Utah magistrate judge on Tuesday granted the U.S. government's bid to push discovery deadlines back by one year in a property dispute related to a $20 million tax suit, rejecting objections from landowners based on their contention that the government has already dragged out the process. 

  6. August 24, 2017

    More Discovery Time In $20M Tax Row After Tactics Warning

    A Utah federal magistrate judge agreed Wednesday to a brief, jointly requested discovery extension in a property dispute bound for a jury trial related to a $20 million tax suit, even after previously rebuking attorneys for gamesmanship during the process.

  7. June 09, 2017

    Utah Judge Slams Discovery 'Hardball' Tactics In Tax Row

    A Utah federal judge on Friday rebuked attorneys in a property dispute related to a $20 million tax suit for gamesmanship in discovery proceedings, warning that future attempts by either party to employ "hardball" tactics could result in costs being awarded to the opposing party.

  8. February 19, 2016

    US Says Couple Owes $31M In Tax Deficiencies

    The U.S. government on Thursday asked a Utah federal court to enter judgment that a real estate developer and his wife owe the Internal Revenue Service some $31 million in taxes, penalties and interest over a decade and to foreclose tax liens against them.