Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16–2313 (TJK/GMH); No. 17–22 (TJK/GMH)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Michael Ellis, Robert McNeil, and Harold Stanley have embarked on a seemingly unending quest to stop the federal government from collecting unpaid income taxes. Courts in this Circuit have repeatedly dismissed Plaintiffs' cases for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. These rulings have not dissuaded Plaintiffs from tilting at windmills, however, and judges themselves have become targets for Plaintiffs' ill-advised jousting. Plaintiffs fare no better in these consolidated cases, the latest chapter in their saga.
Magistrate Judge G.…
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