Legal Opinion

In Re Chambers

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 28, 1991No. 19-04823PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

Vicki Chambers (“Debtor”) has moved for attorneys’ fees and costs against the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice (collectively “Government”) pursuant to either 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Equal Access to Justice Act) or 26 U.S.C. § 7430. The Debtor makes this request after prevailing in an action against the Government on a question of the Debtor’s vicarious tax liability. The court after considering the pleadings, exhibits and memoranda filed, awards attorneys’ fees and costs to the Debtor under 26 U.S.C. § 7430.

FACTS AND BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited32 opinions

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  3. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re ChambersDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
  2. Huff v. Brooks (In Re Brooks)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1994
  3. Abernathy v. United States (In Re Abernathy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  4. Volpert v. Ellis (In Re Volpert)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
  5. In Re Octagon RoofingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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