James T. Barnes & Company v. United States of America

James T. Barnes & Company appeals from an order of the District Court allowing the United States Marshal a fee of $16,228.17 for conducting a court-ordered sale of property in Camden County, Missouri. The case began when the Barnes Company brought an action in the Circuit Court of Camden County to judicially foreclose a technically defective deed of trust. The United States was named as a defendant to clear a tax lien in its favor against one of the grantors of the deed of trust. At the instance of the United States, the case was removed to federal court where the case proceeded to judgment…