United States v. Jean Ekblad

Appellant filed with the Register of Deeds of Barron County, Wisconsin, a so-called common-law lien against the property of Fred Laakso, an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who had been assigned to collect delinquent taxes from appellant. The United States brought this action requesting the district court to (1) declare the common-law lien to be null, void and of no legal effect; (2) direct all such instruments be expunged from the public record and permanently enjoin the Register of Deeds from accepting or recording such instruments in the future; and (3) enjoin permanently appellant…