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· 9/8/1993

Merlin Hansen Dolores Hansen v. United States

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  • 7 F.3d 137

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  • holding that the nonmoving party cannot 2 rely on unsupported conclusory allegations to defeat summary judgment
  • holding that Form 4340 is probative evidence in and of itself and shows, in the absence of contrary evidence, that notices and assessments were properly made
  • concluding that, absent any contrary evidence, the government 1 properly relied on a Form 4340 to show that the IRS sent the taxpayers notice and demand for 2 payment
  • holding that “the IJ acted within her discretion in 8 according [letters from a wife and friend] little weight because the declarants 9 (particularly [the] wife) were interested parties and neither was available for cross- 10 examination”
  • finding that eonclusory allegations unsupported by factual allegations are insufficient to create a triable issue of fact so as to preclude summary judgment
  • finding that the BIA 8 does not err in requiring localized evidence of persecution 9 when the record reflected wide variances in how policies are 10 understood and enforced throughout China

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Judges: Hug, Wiggins, Thompson

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