Smart-Tek Automated Services Inc. v. United States Internal Revenue Service

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Case Number:

3:15-cv-00453

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

Barry Ted Moskowitz

Firms

  1. November 27, 2018

    IRS Beats FOIA Suit By Payroll Co. Seeking Docs On Liens

    A California federal court has granted the Internal Revenue Service an early win in a long-running Freedom of Information Act suit by a payroll company seeking documents from the agency on tax liens filed against it, saying identity protection laws shielded some of the documents sought.

  2. July 20, 2017

    IRS Can't Beat Payroll Co.'s FOIA Suit Yet, Judge Rules

    The IRS has more to do to close out a California payroll service's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, a federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the IRS needs to show how its search of records responding to the suit was reasonable.

  3. October 31, 2016

    IRS Improperly Withheld FOIA Docs, Payroll Co. Claims

    The Internal Revenue Service's refusal to provide tax documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request is opaque and contradicts the agency's own argument in a $1.1 million tax suit, a payroll service company told a California federal judge on Friday.

  4. October 11, 2016

    IRS Tells Court It Doesn't Owe Payroll Firms More Docs

    The IRS asked a California federal judge Friday to toss five suits brought by payroll service companies alleging the agency violated the Freedom of Information Act, arguing it had released all requested information that was not exempt from disclosure.