United States v. Venie

MEMORANDUM

HERMAN, District Judge.

Procedural Background

On March 25, 1988, the plaintiff, United States of America (“government”), filed the present action against the defendant, Arthur G. Venie, d/b/a Convenience Income Tax Service (“Venie”), requesting that this Court enter preliminary and permanent injunctions to enjoin Venie from acting as an income tax return preparer. The government also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order. A hearing on the motion for a temporary restraining order was held March 29, 1988. After hearing the testimony of James Carmody (group manager of the…