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After the district court refused to require Bill Benson to provide his "customer
list," the IRS issued an administrative summons seeking the same information.
We filed a motion to quash the summons on the grounds that the district court had
already ruled the United States was not entitled to the information. That motion
was denied, and Benson complied with the summons on Feb. 28th by filing objections
under both the First and Fifth Amendments.
Those objection were wholly proper, and the IRS has not, to date, brought an enforcement
action.
On March 10th the United States filed its notice of appeal, appealing the district
court's denial of the goverment's request that Benson be ordered to provide
the "customer list."
Today we have filed a motion in the Seventh Circuit asking the court of appeals
to dismiss the government's appeal on the grounds that it is moot, the United
States having already obtained the relief they would be afforded if they won the
appeal. A copy of the motion
is attached hereto.
As you will note from the number of updates being sent, we are working very hard
on this case. We continue to need your financial support. Please make your donations
through my website:
jeffdickstein.com/donate.aspx, or my mail at the address below. If you are
donating by check or money order, please make them payable to me.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey A. Dickstein
Attorney at Law
500 W. Bradley Rd., C-208
Fox Point, WI 53217
(414) 446-4264
[email protected]
www.JeffDickstein.com