Legal Opinion
Wade v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 15, 1994No. Civ. 93-914 (HLS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAROKIN, District Judge.
Before the court is plaintiffs motion for attorney’s fees under 26 U.S.C. § 7430.
Introduction
There was a saying years ago (before parking tickets became as expensive as Broadway shows) that recommended: “Pay the two dollars.” The philosophy behind that pithy but profound postulate was that the cost and aggravation of fighting the government or one of its agencies usually was not worth the battle no matter how righteous the cause.
How unfortunate for Ms. Wade that she did not follow this ancient adage — this brief brocard — although in this case it should have…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Clair S. Huffman v. Commissioner Of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- John W. Bode and Toni Bode v. United States of America, Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- David E. Heasley and Kathleen Heasley, Cross-Appellees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Isadore Cassuto and Thalia Cassuto, Cross-Appellants v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pacific Fisheries Inc. v. United States of America, Konstantin Vladimirovich Voloshenko v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Oelsner v. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States Ex Rel. Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal RevenueDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2003
- United States v. ScheingoldDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2003
- Kwestel v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2007
- Pacific Fisheries v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007