Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Internal Revenue Service
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-2186PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Samuel Goldstein was a prominent philanthropist who made his fortune by transforming a small oil trading company into a multibillion-dollar enterprise. He passed away on June 22, 2000, leaving behind a substantial estate. This case concerns a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that Samuel Goldstein’s son, Plaintiff Richard H. Goldstein, filed with Defendant Internal Revenue Service (IRS), seeking various tax records concerning his father’s estate. Plaintiffs FOIA request comprised five single-spaced…
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