Bradley Waterman v. IRS
Case Number:
18-5037
Court:
Nature of Suit:
2895 Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Government Agencies
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February 05, 2019
DC Circ. Revives FOIA Case Involving IRS Disciplinary Probe
The D.C. Circuit revived a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Tuesday brought by a tax attorney seeking documents from an IRS disciplinary investigation, saying a lower court failed to determine whether disclosable information could be separated from protected portions.
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August 22, 2018
IRS Can't Withhold Docs In Misconduct Case, DC Circ. Hears
The Internal Revenue Service should not have been allowed to withhold records on a misconduct case against an attorney because the agency did not prove the documents met the legal standard for being withheld under the Freedom of Information Act, the attorney told the D.C. Circuit in a recent filing.
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July 11, 2018
Attorney Shouldn't See Misconduct Docs, IRS Tells DC Circ.
A lower court correctly concluded that the Internal Revenue Service properly withheld some records from an attorney seeking information on the agency's suspected misconduct case against him because the documents were covered by the deliberative process privilege, the IRS told the D.C. Circuit Wednesday.