United States v. Northern Trust Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

The government brought this action to recover tax refunds that it believes were erroneously granted to defendant Northern Trust Company (Northern), as Trustee for the Caterpillar Inc. Master Trust and the Inland Steel Industries Pension Trust (the Trusts). 1 Northern sought discovery of certain Internal Revenue Service documents, to which plaintiff objected. Defendant now brings a motion to compel. For the following reasons, that motion is granted in part and denied in part.

BACKGROUND

The Trusts owned shares of Quest for Value Dual…