Legal Opinion
Giesecke v. United States
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided January 6, 1986No. SA-84-CA-48PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SESSIONS, Chief Judge.
ON THIS DATE came on to be considered the motion of the Plaintiff, Walter Giesecke, to grant Plaintiff his reasonable litigation costs pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7430.
This case involved a taxpayer’s successful fight with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deduct certain business expenses incurred as a result of promoting the career of a San Antonio chanteuse. Although Mr. Giesecke’s efforts led to Bonnie Cortez’s appearance on the Mike Douglas show, Plaintiff eventually failed to realize the return on investment he had initially hoped for. The IRS disagreed with the…
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