Legal Opinion
Ahmed v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1998No. 97-1845PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
The appellants (the residents), a group of former medical residents at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their action seeking refund of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes paid to the United States. We affirm, although for a reason different from that relied upon by the district court.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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