Topsnik v. United States

Keywords: Tax Refund; Motion to Compel; RCFC 37(a)(5); Sanctions; Order to Show Cause; RCFC 41(b); Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute.

OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE D. KAPLAN, Judge

This tax refund case is currently before the Court to address two matters. The first is whether the Plaintiff, Gerd Topsnik, should be required to pay the expenses the government incurred in bringing a successful motion to compel the production of certain documents under Rule 37(a)(5)(A) of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims (RCFC). See Order at 2, ECF No. 44. 1 The second is whether this case should be dismissed…