Legal Opinion
Moore v. Kamikawa
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided September 8, 1995No. Civ. 95-00343 ACKPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS BACKGROUND
KAY, Chief Judge.
On May 8,1995, Plaintiff George L. Moore, a taxpayer and owner/chef of a restaurant, filed a complaint against Defendants Ray Kamikawa, Lorraine Tomita, Ronald Yabe and Wendy Yoshioka, four employees of the Hawaii Department of Taxation, claiming that the collection of Hawaii’s general excise tax violates his constitutional “right to labor in an unregulated occupation.” Complaint, Exhibit C.
In his complaint, Plaintiff seeks a refund of amounts of general excise tax he paid for 1993 and 1994 and damages, asserting…
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