Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Sawyer,et al
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1997No. 96-20667PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Of the numerous issues raised in this appeal, two are critical to our disposition: whether tax return information, once disclosed in open court, loses its confidentiality such that its subsequent publication by a federal employee does not violate 26 U.S.C. § 6103, which prohibits disclosure of such information except under limited, non-applicable, circumstances; and whether, on remand, this ease must be reassigned.
For the second time, our court reviews a judgment in favor of Elvis E. Johnson for the claimed wrongful disclosure of tax return information…
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