Legal Opinion
Clift v. United States Internal Revenue Service
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided October 14, 2016No. CASE NO. C16-5116 BHSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, United States District Judge
This matter comes before the Court on the United States of America’s (“United States”) motion to dismiss (Dkt. 21). The Court has considered the pleadings filed in support of and in opposition to the motion and the remainder of the file and hereby grants the motion and grants leave to amend for the reasons stated herein.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 16, 2016, Plaintiff Steven Clift (“Clift”) filed a pro se complaint against the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”),1 alleging…
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