Harper v. Rettig, et al
Case Number:
21-1316
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Nature of Suit:
Government Agencies
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November 07, 2022
1st Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of IRS Crypto Doc Seizure Case
The First Circuit will not rethink its decision to allow a New Hampshire man to challenge the Internal Revenue Service's procurement of his cryptocurrency records in federal court.
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October 31, 2022
1st Circ. Urged Not To Allow US New Arguments In Crypto Suit
The First Circuit should reject a request from the federal government to permit additional jurisdictional challenges to a New Hampshire man's suit contesting the IRS' procurement of his cryptocurrency records, he told the appeals court.
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October 04, 2022
US Asks 1st Circ. To OK New Arguments Over Crypto Records
The government asked the First Circuit to reconsider its revival of a New Hampshire man's lawsuit seeking to expunge cryptocurrency records he alleged the Internal Revenue Service obtained illegally via summons, saying it wants to raise new arguments.
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August 19, 2022
1st Circ. Revives Challenge To IRS Seizure Of Crypto Records
A New Hampshire man's challenge to the IRS' procurement of his cryptocurrency records can be heard by a federal court after the First Circuit concluded that his case wasn't barred by a law prohibiting suits that can restrain tax collection.
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January 03, 2022
Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2022
In 2022, courts will mull whether a deadline for IRS collection challenges in federal tax law is a jurisdictional hurdle, weigh whether Treasury can disclose former President Donald Trump's tax returns and address a procedural challenge to microcaptive disclosure requirements. Here, Law360 looks at federal tax cases to watch in the new year.
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December 08, 2021
1st Circ. Seems Open To IRS Crypto Data Seizure Challenge
A First Circuit panel appeared receptive Wednesday to allowing a man's suit contesting the IRS' procurement of his cryptocurrency records, with judges saying the action doesn't seem to implicate a centuries-old law that prohibits suits that restrain tax collection.
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December 08, 2021
1st Circ. May Revive Suit Over IRS Crypto Doc Seizure
The First Circuit suggested a New Hampshire man is able to sue the IRS to keep the government from getting its hands on his cryptocurrency records, saying during oral arguments Wednesday that the law preventing such suits doesn't apply when there's no tax penalty at stake.
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October 05, 2021
NH Man Presses 1st Circ. To Revive IRS Crypto Doc Suit
A New Hampshire man urged the First Circuit on Tuesday to revive his suit challenging the IRS' procurement of his records from cryptocurrency platforms, saying federal law prohibiting suits that restrain tax collection doesn't apply to his case.
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September 15, 2021
Man Can't Sue IRS Over Crypto Exchange Docs, 1st Circ. Told
A New Hampshire man's efforts to block the Internal Revenue Service from obtaining his records from cryptocurrency platforms are barred by federal law prohibiting suits that could restrain tax collection, the U.S. told the First Circuit.
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July 12, 2021
IRS Crypto Exchange Data Suit Wrongly Tossed, 1st Circ. Told
A New Hampshire federal court wrongly found that a man's efforts to block the Internal Revenue Service from obtaining his records from cryptocurrency platforms would unlawfully restrain the collection of tax, he told the First Circuit.