Aloe Vera of America, Inc. v. United States

ORDER

SILVER, District Judge.

Introduction

On October 6,1999, Plaintiffs: Aloe Vera of America, Inc., (“AVA”), a Texas corporation, Rex G. Maughan (“Maughan”) and Ruth Maughan, husband and wife, Mau-ghan Holdings, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Gene Yamagata (“Yamagata”), an individual, and Yamagata Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (“Plaintiffs”), filed a Complaint against the United States of America (“Defendant” or the “Government”), under the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”), 26 U.S.C. § 7431(a)(1). Plaintiffs seek to recover civil damages from Defendant for the alleged unauthorized…