Legal Opinion

United States v. Berkowitz

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-207PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is the Government’s petition to enforce a summons issued by the Internal Revenue Service [IRS]. The summons, issued by Special Agent Pennington, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7602, 1 directed respondents, A&M Berk Tax Service [Berk] and Arnold Berkowitz to appear and produce the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of all clients and customers for whom they prepared 1971 Federal Income Tax Returns. Respondents filed a motion to quash the summons alleging that such summons was illegal and unconstitutional. This motion was denied…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Donaldson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Couch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Reisman v. CaplinSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. United States of America and Ralph L. Guyette, Special Agent, Internal Revenue Service v. John B. HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States of America and Albert J. Valentas, Internal Revenue Agent v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. SchmidtDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commissioner of Revenue v. BobackMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
  4. United States v. ArmourDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
  5. United States v. SchmidtDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1973

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