United States v. Porath

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR JURY TRIAL AND DETERMINATION FOLLOWING TRIAL BY THE COURT WITHOUT A JURY

DAVID M. LAWSON, District Judge.

The United States has filed a complaint against defendants Gordon and Georgina Porath to foreclose a tax lien on the Poraths’ house in Brighton, Michigan, currently titled in Mrs. Porath’s name. An assessment was made against defendant Gordon Porath on October 28, 1991 for unpaid income and Social Security taxes withheld from Mr. Porath’s company. The government contends that in 1991, Mr. Porath transferred his interest in the house to his spouse in…