Legal Opinion

In Re Merritt Yochum and Rose Marie Yochum, Debtors. United States of America v. Merritt Yochum and Rose Marie Yochum

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1996No. 95-15871PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Merritt Yochum and Rose Marie Yochum appeal from the district court’s order denying them attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 26 U.S.C.-§ 7430. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(1) and this- court has jurisdiction over the Yochums’-timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

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From 1977 to 1985, Merritt Kent Yochum and Rose Marie Yochum, a married couple, failed to file federal income tax returns. During the years in question, the Yochums operated two profit-seeking ventures: the first was a business called…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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