Legal Opinion
Allen Davis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2016No. 13-16458PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
The late A1 Davis is a gridiron icon, deservedly inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. He served as coach, then general manager, and finally as the “principal owner” of the Oakland (and Los Angeles) Raiders over some fifty years. During the Davis years, the Raiders appeared in five Super Bowls, winning three.
The case before us arises from a complaint filed in 2011 by Davis and his wife, Carol, against the United States, seeking a refund of income taxes. 1 Davis 2 argues that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assessed the taxes outside the statute…
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