Free Cross Motion - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:05-cv-00231-EJD

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IN TH UNTED STATES DISTRCT COURT

FOR TI SOUl1 DISTRCT OF INIAA
INDIAAPOLIS DIVISION

Carel Parers, an Indi gener §
paership; HNC Ditch Invesents, §

LLC as Tax Matters Parer and Henr §
N. Camerdam, Jr. as sole owner of

Tax Matrs Parer; JM Segemoor §
M. Adas as its sole owner; JM Walut § Investents, LLC as parer and Jay S. §
Michener as its sole owner CT Oak T~e §

the §'
CASE NO. 1:04-CV-1661-JDT-WT

Invesents LLC; as parer an Jeffy §

Investents, L.LC as parer and Carol §
A. Bockelman- Trigilo as its sole owner, §

v. §
America, responds to Petitioners' Second Set of

Petitioners, §
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United States of America, §

Respondent. §
UNTED STATES' RESPONSE TO SECOND SET OF PRODUCTION REQUESTS

In accordance with Rule of Civil Procedur 34, Respondent, the United States of
Production Requests as follows:

Requests for Production of Documents
6. Produce all documents relating to the audits conducted by the Inttmal Revenue Service that

informed and/or resulted in the issuce by the IRS of a Notice of Final Parrship
Administrative Adjustment ("FP AA") to Carel Parers on or about July 16, 2004.

Response: See copy of IRS adiistrtive files tht are being produce, subject to clais of
privilege detailed in the attched privilege log dated August 3, 2005.

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7. Pruce all documents frm whch you any of

derived any of

the factu inormon us to aner
th Secnd S~ ofInterogatories).
which ar being

Petitioners' intergatories (in eitherthè Firs Set or

Respons: See documents identied in United States' intial disclosurs, copies of

produced. Claims of priviege ar detaled in the at4ed prvilege log dated Augut 3, 2005.

8. Pruce all documents that Petitioners asked you to identify in your respons to any of Petiones' inteogatories (in either the First Set or the Second Set of Interrogatries).
Resns: See documents identied in Unite State' initial disclosures, copies of

which ar being

produced. Clais of privilege ar detaled in

the atthed prvilege log dated August 3, 2005.

9. Proce all documents tht have been provided to or shown to any expe witnss(es).

Response: The United States has not yet identified any exprt witnesses for tral.
10. Prouce all documents tht have been received from any expert witness(es).

Response: The United States has not yet identified any exper witnesses for tral.
i 1. Produce all documents related to any communcations between you and any of

the followig

entities (including any individuas, compaes, or predecessor entities afliated with any of
them)~ in which the Petitioners or any of them were a topic of the communcation: (a) Jenkens & Gilchrst, (b) Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, (c) Ern & Young, (d) Deuthe Ban, and (f) Scheef & Stone.
Respons: See documents identified in United States' initial disclosures, copies of

which ar being

produc. Claims of prvilege ar detaled in the atthed privilege log.

12. Produce all documents relate to applications and/or reques by any persons or entities to
parcipate in the "global settlement" offered in Notice 2004-46.
Response: The United States objects to the is request for production upon the ground of

relevancy

and upon the grund that th requested inormation is other tayer information that is subject to
protecton from disclosur pursuat to 26 U.S.C. Section 6103.

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i 3. Produc al documents supprt the Resndent's contention thtthe Pettioners have be
properly asssed a 40 pecent penaty.
Response: Se documents identified in Unite Stas' intial dilosus, copies of which ar being
produced. Clais of priviege are detaled in the atthe prvilege log dated August 3, 2005.

Respectfly submitt,

SUSAN W. BROOKS

Unite Staes Attrney

JEFFREY L. lRTER
Assistt U.S. Attorney

ENS M. ¡t-diiia~,:1"';1 DON
SENOR LmOATION COUNSEL
OFFICE OF CIVIL LITIGA nON

JOHN A. LINQUIST DAVID M. STEINR
Trial Attorneys, Tax Division U.S. Deparent of Justice P.O. Box 403

Ben Franin Station
Washigton, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 307-5892
Facimle: (202) 514-5238

E-mail: denns.donohue~usdoj.gov
john.a.iindquist~usdoj .gov

david.m.steine~usdoj.gov

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CERTICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certfy that on Augt 4,2005, a copy of

th foregoing UNTED STATES'

RESPONSES TO SECOND SET OF PRODUCTION REQUESTS was maled by First Class
U.S. mail postae pad, and properly addr to th followi:

F. Anthony Paganll Jackie Bennet

SOMMR BARAR, P.C.
One Indiana Sq. Ste. 3500
Inanpo.lis, IN 46204

Telephone(317) 713-3573

M. Todd Welty, Esuie

David E. Colien~, Esuie

Joel N. Crouch, Esuire .
Meadows, Owens, Coller, Reed Cousins & Blau, L.L.P.

90 i Mai Str
Suite 3700

Dallas, TI 7520

J

Trial ttomey, Tax 'vi on

U. Deparent of Ju ce
. . Box 55

Ben Franin Staon

Wasgtn, D.C. 200
Telephone: (202) 307-6561 Facsimile: (202) 514-5238

E-mail: JOHN.A.LINOUIST~USDOJ.GOV

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