Legal Opinion
Powell v. Internal Revenue Service
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1682PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
While Benjamin Franklin may have believed that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” this case demonstrates that the adage does not apply to tax records. Over the years, pro se Plaintiff William Powell has tried a variety of means to get Defendant Internal Revenue Service to turn over tax records related to his grandfather, his father, himself, and his family’s printing business. His limited success in this venture has spurred this lawsuit. Now, in his Amended Complaint, he asserts a basket…
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