Legal Opinion
United States v. Gordon S. Buttorff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1985No. 83-1368PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a preliminary injunction issued pursuant to section 7408 of the Internal Revenue Code. 26 U.S.C. § 7408. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Approximately ten years ago appellant, Gordon S. Buttorff, organized and is now executive director of Constitutional Trust Associates, a group engaged in a commercial tax practice doing business in Dallas, Texas. Since at least 1976, appellant and his associates have promoted, sold, and serviced a trust package, 1 the “Constitutional Pure Equity Trust” (also referred to by the parties as a “Pure Equity” or…
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