Legal Opinion

Watson v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 14, 2008No. 07-41178UnpublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of their claims asserting that a United States revenue officer acted unlawfully in connection with the assessment and collection of taxes, as well as the district court’s denial of their motion to recuse and their motion to vacate several rulings of the district court. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM in part, VACATE in part, and REMAND.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

After assessing unpaid federal income tax liabilities against Samuel and Esther Watson (“Plaintiffs”) for tax years 1996-2000, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Rosenzweig v. Azurix Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  3. Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana (Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Johnson v. PettifordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  5. Andrade v. ChojnackiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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