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Graham v. United States

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 22, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-1475PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

This suit arises out of the allegedly unconstitutional actions of the defendants relating to enforcement of third-party IRS summonses. 1 The defendants move to dis miss. For the reasons which follow, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Complaint

Mr. Graham’s pro se complaint 2 names three defendants: the United States; James R. Hilferty, an IRS Special Agent; and Peter R. Vaira, the United States Attorney for this district. The complaint alleges two broad areas of wrongdoing. The first amounts to a claim of malicious or selective…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Terry Whitman Shoultes, (87-1499/1575) Executive Art Studios, Inc., (87-1499) v. R. Bruce LaidlawCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  2. Pascoe v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1984
  3. Bell v. RossottiDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Plowman v. United States Department of the ArmyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
  5. District of Columbia v. CraigDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007

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