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· 7/30/1987

Donald W. Lewis v. Internal Revenue Service

Citations

  • 823 F.2d 375
  • 60 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5402
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 10106

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the I.R.S. has a law enforcement purpose in the context of a criminal tax investigation
  • the government “need not specify its objections [to disclosure] in such detail as to compromise the secrecy of the information”
  • agency “need not specify its objections [to disclosure] in such detail as to compromise the secrecy of the information”
  • “If the affidavits contain reasonably detailed descriptions of the documents and allege facts sufficient to establish an exemption, the district court need look no further.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “If the affidavits contain reasonably detailed descriptions of the documents and allege facts sufficient to establish an exemption, 2 16-16863 the district court need look no further.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Choy, Farris, Hall

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