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Case TitleFLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2024cv00340
Date Filed2024-02-05
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Tanya S. Chutkan
PlaintiffFLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
Case DescriptionFluet & Associates submitted FOIA requests to the IRS for records concerning 17 categories of records related to the development of a report by the IRS that allocated funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to further develop free tax-preparing materials. Fluet & Associates submitted a second FOIA request to the Department of Treasury concerning the relationship of Code for America, a non-profit, in preparing the report. The agency acknowledged receipt of the requests. Fluet & Associates filed an administrative appeal of one response. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Fluet & Associates filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DefendantINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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Date FiledDoc #Docket Text
2024-02-051COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-10668219) filed by FLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Civil Cover Sheet, # 18 Summons, # 19 Summons, # 20 Summons, # 21 Summons)(Panzer, David) (Entered: 02/05/2024)
2024-02-06Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zljn) (Entered: 02/06/2024)
2024-02-062ENTERED IN ERROR.....SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zljn) Modified on 2/6/2024 (zljn). (Entered: 02/06/2024)
2024-02-06NOTICE OF ERROR re 1 Complaint; emailed to dpanzer@fluet.law, cc'd 1 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing/incorrect summonses. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to issue., 2. For FOIA cases you must provide the FOIA Summons not the AO 440b summons (zljn, ) (Entered: 02/06/2024)
2024-02-073REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by FLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC. Related document: Notice of QC- New Case, 1 Complaint,, filed by FLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Panzer, David) (Entered: 02/07/2024)
2024-02-084SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, and U.S. Attorney (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjm) (Entered: 02/08/2024)
2024-02-145LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FLUET & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (Panzer, David) (Entered: 02/14/2024)
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