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· 8/9/2000

Stanbury Law Firm, P.A. v. Internal Revenue Service

Citations

  • 221 F.3d 1059
  • 47 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 293
  • 86 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5565
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 19066

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that allegations “not strictly relevant” to the plaintiff’s claims nevertheless provided “important context and background to [his] suit”
  • holding that striking allegations is an “extreme measure” and is necessarily infrequently granted
  • ruling that even matters that are not “strictly relevant” to the principal claim at issue should not necessarily be stricken, if they provide “important context and background” to claims asserted or are relevant to some object of the pleader’s suit
  • suggesting that any \actions seeking declaratory judgments\ regarding federal taxes are barred by the Declaratory Judgment Act
  • “[Striking a party’s pleadings is an extreme measure, and, as a result, ... motions to strike under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(f) are viewed with disfavor and are infrequently granted”
  • striking a party’s pleadings is an “extreme measure,” and such motions are “viewed with disfavor and are infrequently granted”

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Judges: Loken, Bright, Ross

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