Free Cross Motion - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:05-cv-00231-EJD

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS No. 05-231 T (Chief Judge Damich) ______________________________ JZ Buckingham Investments LLC as Tax Matters Partner of JBJZ Partners, a South Carolina general partnership, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Defendant.

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UNITED STATES' CROSS- MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER AND FOR AN ORDER TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S SUBPOENA SEEKING A RULE 30(b)(6) DEPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES AND/OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE The United States of America cross-moves the Court, pursuant to Rules of the Court of Federal Claims Rules 26(c), for a protective order against Plaintiff's Rule 30(b)(6) Notice to depose the United States and/or the IRS. The United States also cross-moves for an order pursuant to Rule 45(c)(3)(A) to quash the subpoena accompanying the Rule 30(b)(6) Notice.

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Respectfully submitted, s/ Dennis M. Donohue DENNIS M. DONOHUE Attorney of Record Chief Senior Litigation Counsel U.S. Department of Justice - Tax Division Post Office Box 403 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 307-6492 RICHARD T. MORRISON Acting Assistant Attorney General

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 3, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Joel N. Crouch Texas State Bar No. 05144220 Meadows, Collier, Reed Cousins & Blau, L.L.P. 901 Main Street, Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75202 s/ David M. Steiner David M. Steiner Trial Attorney, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice Post Office Box 55 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 307-5892

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