Legal Opinion
In Re Samuel Derek Graham and Suzanne Genett Graham, Debtors. Samuel Derek Graham and Suzanne Genett Graham v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1992No. 89-1371PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
In order to punish the Internal Revenue Service for the “extraordinarily inept and confusing way [it] handled” this litigation, rec., vol. Ill, at 8, and to compensate the debtors who were its adversaries, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado imposed two awards of attorney’s fees against the government. It also granted a tax refund to the debtors. Because the judicially-created tradition of sovereign immunity protects the federal government from such awards, United States v. Nordic Village, Inc., — U.S. -, -, 112 S.Ct. 1011, 1017-20, 117 L.Ed.2d 181 (1992)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Nordic Village, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. DalmSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Hoffman v. Connecticut Department of Income MaintenanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by52 opinions
- In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Timothy R. BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Charles J. Oropallo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Nalle v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- State v. BlendenMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
47 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.