Legal Opinion
Robert Merrick v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 27, 1988No. 87-1620PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
Robert Merrick appeals the judgment of the United States Claims Court, No. 654-86T (July 20, 1987), dismissing his complaint. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In June 1982, Merrick provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with information otherwise unknown to the agency regarding an illegal tax shelter. This information indicated the identities of approximately 1,600 persons who had invested in this shelter. As a result, the IRS recovered over $10 million.
In February 1984, the Acting District Director for the Los Angeles, California area office informed Merrick that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Miree v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Saracena v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- Gordon v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1941
- LagermeierUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
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