Bates v. Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury

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Case Number:

0:21-cv-60976

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Patrick M. Hunt

  1. June 10, 2024

    Treasury Dept. Beats IRS Agent's Religious Bias Suit

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury defeated an Internal Revenue Service agent's suit claiming he was disciplined for a three-day celebration of Easter mandated by his Christian faith, with a Florida federal judge finding the reprimand was based on performance rather than religion.

  2. May 10, 2022

    Treasury Says IRS Agent's Revised Bias Suit Still Falls Flat

    The Treasury Department moved to toss a suit from an IRS agent in Florida federal court who claimed he was punished for observing Easter over a three-day span the weekend before the holiday is commonly celebrated, claiming his revised suit still failed to state valid claims.

  3. August 16, 2021

    IRS Agent's Revised Religious Bias Suit Trumps Dismissal Bid

    A Florida federal judge on Monday shut down the Treasury Department's push to sink a lawsuit from an IRS special agent who claimed he was punished for partaking in the three-day Easter celebration mandated by his sect of Christianity, giving his recently redrafted complaint a green light to proceed.

  4. July 20, 2021

    Treasury Dept. Says IRS Agent's Religious Bias Suit Falls Flat

    The U.S. Treasury Department urged a Florida federal court to throw out a religious bias suit from a Christian IRS agent who claimed he was punished for celebrating Easter across two weekends, saying the suit was too vague to stay in court.