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Court of Claims· 4/6/1988

Sutphin v. United States

Citations

  • 14 Cl. Ct. 545
  • 61 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 990
  • 1988 U.S. Claims LEXIS 58
  • 1988 WL 30078

How courts have described this case

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  • 42 U.S.C. § 1983 does not apply to persons acting under color of federal law
  • § 2680(c) applies to overzealous IRS inves- tigation into plaintiff’s tax practices
  • Section 1983 is inapplicable when person acts under color of federal law

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Judges: Bruggink

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