United States of America v. John Q. Rodgers

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:21-cv-04820

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Dale S. Fischer

Firms

  1. October 15, 2021

    Law Firm Must Comply With IRS Summons, Court Says

    A law firm's owner must comply with an Internal Revenue Service summons for tax records of the firm's clients because he failed to establish a substantial fear that producing the documents would be incriminating, a California federal court said.

  2. September 16, 2021

    Law Firm Owner Says He's Shielded From IRS Summons

    A law firm's owner told a California federal court the Fifth Amendment shields him from an Internal Revenue Service summons seeking tax records for 90 of his firm's clients, saying the government's probe is akin to a criminal investigation.

  3. August 03, 2021

    5th Amendment Can't Shield Firm From IRS Summons, US Says

    The owner of a law firm can't hide tax records from an IRS summons behind the Fifth Amendment because he has not established a substantial fear of prosecution, the U.S. government told a California federal court.