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IRS, Tea Party Groups Resolve Discovery Dispute

APR. 10, 2017

NorCal Tea Party Patriots et al. v. IRS et al.

DATED APR. 10, 2017
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NorCal Tea Party Patriots et al. v. IRS et al.

NORCAL TEA PARTY PATRIOTS, ET AL.,
ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES, THEIR MEMBERS,
AND THE CLASS THEY REPRESENT,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ET AL.,
Defendants.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

Judge Michael R. Barrett

JOINT NOTICE OF RESOLUTION OF DISCOVERY
REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF INSPECTIONS

The Plaintiffs and United States jointly submit this notice to the Court regarding its agreement resolving the parties’ discovery dispute concerning identification of inspections. This agreement resolves the parties’ discovery dispute regarding United States’ response to Plaintiffs’ Interrogatories 12 and 13 and Plaintiffs’ response to United States’ Interrogatories 3 and 4.

1. On or before April 28, 2017, the United States will produce the following:

a. The responsive, non-privileged documents identified by parties’ agreed-upon search discussed at the parties’ April 3, 2017 phone call and memorialized by email dated April 6, 2017;

b. The EDS reports for each of the 428 class members.1

c. WebETS reports for Ronald Bell, Stephan Seok, Elizabeth Hofacre, Hilary Goehausen, Judith Kindell, and Justin Lowe for the following times: Bell (October 1, 2010, to October 1, 2014); Seok (January 1, 2011, to June 1, 2012); Hofacre (January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010); Goehausen (July 1, 2011 to October 1, 2014); Kindell (February 1, 2010, to October 1, 2014); and Lowe (January 1, 2011 to October 1, 2014). The United States will provide definitions and/or keys for the codes used in the WebETS reports.

2. On or before April 28, 2017, the United States will amend its responses to Plaintiffs’ Interrogatories 3 and 4 to remove current objections, identify documents that Plaintiffs may consult to find responsive information, and represent that the identified documents delineate the extent of the IRS’s responsive knowledge.

3. On or before May 25, 2017, Plaintiffs will serve amended answers to Interrogatories 3 and 4 identifying the unauthorized inspections, the employees alleged to have performed such inspections, and the documents alleged to have been unlawfully inspected. Plaintiffs will further update its response to Interrogatories 3 and 4 by June 14, 2017, if necessary.

Dated: April 10, 2017 

Respectfully submitted,

GRAVES GARRETT, LLC

Edward D. Greim (pro hac vice)
Todd P. Graves (pro hac vice)
Dane C. Martin (pro hac vice)
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700
Kansas City, MO 64105
Telephone: (816) 256-3181
Fax: (816) 256-5958
edgreim@gravesgarrett.com
tgraves@gravesgarrett.com
dmartin@gravesgarrett.com

Christopher P. Finney (OH Bar No. 0038998)
FINNEY LAW FIRM LLC
2623 Erie Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45208
Telephone: (513) 533-2980
Fax: (513) 533-2990
Chris@finneylawfirm.com

David R. Langon (OH Bar No. 0067046)
Trial Attorney
Joshua B. Bolinger (OH Bar No. 0079594)
LANGDON LAW, LLC
8913 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
West Chester, OH 45069
Telephone: (513) 577-7380
Fax: (513) 577-7383
dlangdon@langdonlaw.com
jbolinger@langdonlaw.com

Bill Randles (pro hac vice)
Bev Randles (pro hac vice)
BILL & BEV RANDLES LAW GROUP, LLP
N. Cypress Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64119
Telephone: (816) 820-1973
bill@billrandles.com
bev@billrandles.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs

and

DAVID A. HUBBERT
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Tax Division
JOSEPH A. SERGI (DC 480837)
Senior Litigation Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
555 4th Street, N.W., JCB 7207
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 305-0868; (202) 307-2504 (FAX)
Joseph.A.Sergi@usdoj.gov

LAURA C. BECKERMAN (CA 278490)
LAURA M. CONNER (VA 40388)
JEREMY N. HENDON (OR 982490)
Trial Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
555 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 514-2000

Of Counsel:

BENJAMIN C. GLASSMAN
Acting United States Attorney
MATTHEW J. HORWITZ (OH 0082381)
Assistant United States Attorney
221 East Fourth Street, Suite 400
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 684-3711
Matthew.Horwitz@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FOOTNOTES

1The United States has informed Plaintiffs that gathering this information is time and resource intensive. Plaintiffs acknowledge that, the United States may need a reasonable amount of additional time to complete this aspect of the production.

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