Legal Opinion

Hilvety v. Mitchell

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 23, 2009No. 08-4020Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Brian Hilvety, proceeding pro se, sued two employees of the Internal Revenue Service in Illinois state court. The case was removed to federal district court where it was dismissed. We affirm the judgment.

This action arose when the IRS, through the named defendants, filed tax liens against Hilvety in Macon County, Illinois. The two liens list unpaid income taxes dating back as far as 1997. Hilvety responded by suing the two IRS employees in the Circuit Court of Macon County, accusing them of violating his rights under the Constitution. Essentially, though, Hil-vety simply claims that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & ManufacturingSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Support Systems International, Inc. v. Richard MackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Debra C. Moran, and State of Illinois, Intervenor-Appellant v. Rush Prudential Hmo, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Swan, PeterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Straus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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