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Case TitlePOWELL v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2018cv00453
Date Filed2018-02-23
Date Closed2019-05-03
JudgeJudge James E. Boasberg
PlaintiffWILLIAM E. POWELL
DefendantINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DefendantU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2018-02-23Initiating Pleading & IFP Application Received on 2/20/2018. (zsth) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-02-231COMPLAINT against INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(zsth) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-02-232MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by WILLIAM E. POWELL (zsth) (Entered: 03/12/2018)
2018-03-223FIAT ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. "Leave to file without prepayment of costs GRANTED." Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on 3/22/2018. (jd) (Entered: 03/27/2018)
2018-03-224NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by WILLIAM E. POWELL. Case related to Case No. 17-cv-2396 (JEB), 17-cv-278 (JEB), and 16-cv-1682 (JEB). (jd) (Entered: 03/27/2018)
2018-03-27Case Reassigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (jd) (Entered: 03/27/2018)
2018-03-285SUMMONS (3) Issued as to INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (jd) (Entered: 03/28/2018)
2018-03-306MOTION for CM/ECF Password by WILLIAM E. POWELL (td) (Entered: 04/02/2018)
2018-04-02MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's 6 Motion is GRANTED provided that he complies with all training and requirements of the Clerk's Office. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/2/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 04/02/2018)
2018-04-037First MOTION to Amend/Correct FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT by WILLIAM E. POWELL (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT, # 2 Exhibit EXHIBIT A, # 3 Exhibit EXHIBIT A-CONTINUATION, # 4 Exhibit EXHIBIT B, # 5 Exhibit EXHIBIT C, # 6 Exhibit EXHIBIT C-CONTINUATION, # 7 Exhibit EXHIBIT D, # 8 Exhibit EXHIBIT D-CONTINUATION)(POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 04/03/2018)
2018-04-03MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) Plaintiff's 7 Motion is GRANTED, as no leave of Court is required at this stage; and 2) The Amended Complaint is deemed FILED. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/3/18. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 04/03/2018)
2018-04-038AMENDED COMPLAINT against INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit A Continuation, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit D Continuation)(td) (Entered: 04/04/2018)
2018-04-0511RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 4/5/18. (td) (Entered: 04/16/2018)
2018-04-1510MOTION to Enforce IRS Summons 9 MOTION to Enforce IRS Summons by WILLIAM E. POWELL (POWELL, WILLIAM) Modified text on 4/17/2018 (td). (Entered: 04/15/2018)
2018-04-16MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) Plaintiff's 10 Motion is GRANTED; 2) Plaintiff's 9 Motion is DENIED as moot; and 3) The USMS shall effect service on Defendants. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/16/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/16/2018)
2018-04-2012Second MOTION to Enforce IRS Summons by WILLIAM E. POWELL (POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 04/20/2018)
2018-04-2213Amended Motion to Enforce IRS Summons by WILLIAM E. POWELL (POWELL, WILLIAM) Modified on 4/24/2018 to edit event (zrdj). (Entered: 04/22/2018)
2018-04-2314NOTICE IN REGARDS TO THE SUMMONS SERVED ON MARCH 28, 2018 TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (DOJ) AND IRS by WILLIAM E. POWELL re 13 Second MOTION to Amend/Correct 12 Second MOTION to Enforce IRS Summons , Order on Motion to Amend/Correct (POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 04/23/2018)
2018-04-23MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's 12 , 13 Motions are DENIED as moot; the Court has already ordered the USMS to effect service. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/23/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/23/2018)
2018-04-2515RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/23/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/22/2018. (td) (Entered: 04/27/2018)
2018-05-0116RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE served on 5/1/2018 (td) (Entered: 05/02/2018)
2018-06-1517MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 06/15/2018)
2018-06-18MINUTE ORDER GRANTING 17 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The Court ORDERS that Defendant shall respond to the Complaint on or before August 6, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/18/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 06/18/2018)
2018-06-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 8/6/2018. (nbn) (Entered: 06/19/2018)
2018-08-0618ANSWER to 8 Amended Complaint, by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 08/06/2018)
2018-08-07MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the parties shall meet, confer, and submit a proposed briefing schedule by August 21, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/7/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 08/07/2018)
2018-08-07Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 8/21/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 08/07/2018)
2018-08-2119PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE (Joint) by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 08/21/2018)
2018-08-21MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 19 Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule, the Court ORDERS that: 1) Defendants shall file their Motion for Summary Judgment or other dispositive motion on or before October 5, 2018; 2) Plaintiff shall file his Opposition to Defendants' motion and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment on or before November 5, 2018; 3) Defendants shall file their Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition and Opposition to Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment on or before November 19, 2018; 4) Plaintiff shall file his Reply to Defendants' Opposition on or before December 3, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 08/21/2018. (lcjeb2) (Entered: 08/21/2018)
2018-08-22Set/Reset Deadlines: Summary Judgment motions due by 10/5/2018. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 11/5/2018. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 11/19/2018. Replies due by 12/3/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 08/22/2018)
2018-10-0420Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to file Motion for Summary Judgement by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 10/04/2018)
2018-10-04MINUTE ORDER GRANTING 20 Motion for Extension of Time to to File Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court ORDERS that: (1) Defendant shall file its Motion for Summary Judgment or other dispositive Motion by October 19, 2018; (2) Plaintiff shall file his Opposition and Cross-Motion by November 19, 2018; (3) Defendant shall file its Reply and Opposition by December 3, 2018; and (4) Plaintiff shall file his Reply by December 17, 2018. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 10/4/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 10/04/2018)
2018-10-04Set/Reset Deadlines: Summary Judgment motions due by 10/19/2018. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 11/19/2018. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 12/3/2018. Replies due by 12/17/2018. (znbn) (Entered: 10/05/2018)
2018-10-1921MOTION for Summary Judgment by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Declaration of W. White, # 10 Declaration, Ex. A, # 11 Declaration, Ex. A1, # 12 Declaration, Ex. B)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 10/19/2018)
2018-11-1922RESPONSE re 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration DECLARATION, # 2 Exhibit EXHIBIT A, # 3 Exhibit EXHIBIT B, # 4 Exhibit EXHIBIT C, # 5 Exhibit CONTINUATION OF EXHIBIT C, # 6 Exhibit EXHIBIT D, # 7 Exhibit EXHIBIT E, # 8 Exhibit EXHIBIT F)(POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 11/19/2018)
2018-12-0323MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Banerjee, Carmen) (Entered: 12/03/2018)
2018-12-0324RESPONSE re 23 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 12/03/2018)
2018-12-03MINUTE ORDER GRANTING 23 Motion for Extension of Time to File. The Court ORDERS that Defendant shall file its Reply on or before January 4, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/3/2018. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 12/03/2018)
2018-12-03Set/Reset Deadlines: Replies due by 1/4/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 12/03/2018)
2018-12-2625Consent MOTION to Stay of Proceedings In Light of Lapse of Appropriations by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 12/26/2018)
2018-12-26MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Consent 25 Motion to Stay. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 12/26/2018. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 12/26/2018)
2019-01-2926NOTICE of Restoration of Appropriations to DOJ and IRS by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 01/29/2019)
2019-01-29MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS Defendant's 26 Notice and ORDERS that Defendant shall file its Reply in support of its motion for summary judgment by February 8, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/29/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 01/29/2019)
2019-01-29Set/Reset Deadlines: Replies due by 2/8/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 01/30/2019)
2019-02-0827REPLY to opposition to motion re 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 02/08/2019)
2019-02-1228MOTION for Leave to File SURREPLY by WILLIAM E. POWELL (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(POWELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 02/12/2019)
2019-02-12MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's 28 Motion for Leave to File Surreply is GRANTED and that his 28 Surreply is deemed FILED. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/12/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 02/12/2019)
2019-02-1229SURREPLY to re 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (See Docket Entry 28 to view document) (tth) (Entered: 02/19/2019)
2019-02-27MINUTE ORDER: As discussed in today's conference call from chambers and with the parties' consent, the Court ORDERS that: 1) The case is STAYED until further Order of the Court; and 2) The parties shall submit a joint status report regarding the progress of their negotiations by March 29, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/27/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 02/27/2019)
2019-02-27Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/29/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 02/28/2019)
2019-02-27Case Stayed. (znbn) (Entered: 02/28/2019)
2019-03-2930Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 03/29/2019)
2019-04-0131RESPONSE re 30 JOINT STATUS REPORT FILED ON MARCH 29, 2019 filed by WILLIAM E. POWELL. (POWELL, WILLIAM); Modified text and added docket entry relationship on 4/2/2019 (tth). (Entered: 04/01/2019)
2019-04-0332REPLY re 31 Response to Document Plaintiff's Opposition to Joint Status Report filed by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1)(Peyton, Joycelyn); Modified event and text on 4/4/2019 (tth). (Entered: 04/03/2019)
2019-04-10MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' [30-31] Status Reports, the Court ORDERS that they shall submit a further Joint Status Report by April 17, 2019, which shall address, at a minimum, whether the stay should remain in place. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/10/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/10/2019)
2019-04-10Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 4/17/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 04/10/2019)
2019-04-1733Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1, # 2 Attachment 2, # 3 Attachment 3, # 4 Attachment 4, # 5 Attachment 5)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 04/17/2019)
2019-04-18MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 33 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that the stay shall remain in place, and the parties shall submit a further joint status report by May 1, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 4/18/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 04/18/2019)
2019-04-18Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 5/1/2019. (znbn) (Entered: 04/18/2019)
2019-05-0134Joint STATUS REPORT by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1, # 2 Attachment 2, # 3 Attachment 3, # 4 Attachment 4, # 5 Attachment 5, # 6 Attachment 6, # 7 Attachment 7)(Peyton, Joycelyn) (Entered: 05/01/2019)
2019-05-02MINUTE ORDER: Per the parties' 34 Joint Status Report, the Court ORDERS that: 1) The Stay is LIFTED; and 2) The Court will issue an Opinion on Defendant's 21 Motion for Summary Judgment in the near future. No further briefing is required. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/2/2019. (lcjeb3) (Entered: 05/02/2019)
2019-05-0335ORDER: 1) Defendant's 21 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; and 2) Judgment is ENTERED in favor of Defendant. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/3/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 05/03/2019)
2019-05-0336MEMORANDUM OPINION re 35 Order on Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/3/2019. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 05/03/2019)
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