Legal Opinion

David S. Spell v. United States of America, J. Darlene Dupree, (Two Cases)

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 3, 1990No. 89-3236, 89-3305PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Taxpayer David S. Spell appeals the judgment of the district court granting summary enforcement of Internal Revenue Service summonses against his accountant and First Federal of Charleston. The summonses were issued during an investigation of possible income tax fraud. Spell claims, inter alia, that the summonses by the Criminal Investigation Division constitute an “unnecessary examination” prohibited by 26 U.S.C. § 7605(b) because a revenue agent previously examined some of the same documents now sought. We hold that the reexamination of a taxpayer’s records in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Martin G. Groder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Ponsford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Insurance Consultants of Knox, Incorporated, and Marvin D. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Judicial Watch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  3. Action Recycling Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  4. Muratore v. Department of the TreasuryDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2004
  5. United States v. BernhoftDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2009

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