United States of America v. Briseno

Filing 4

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE re: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT. Show Cause Hearing set for 11/29/2017, at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 10/2/2017. (Timken, A)

Download PDF
1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney 2 BOBBIE J. MONTOYA Assistant United States Attorney 3 Eastern District of California 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 4 Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 Telephone: (916) 554-2775 5 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 Email: Bobbie.Montoya@usdoj.gov 6 7 Attorneys for Petitioner United States of America 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1:17-CV-1288-DAD-SKO Petitioner, 12 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT v. 13 Taxpayer: CYNTHIA BRISENO 14 CYNTHIA BRISENO, Date: Time: Ctrm: Judge: Respondent. 15 16 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 9:30 a.m. 7 -- 6th Floor Honorable Sheila K. Oberto 17 18 19 Upon the petition of PHILLIP A. TALBERT, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of 20 California (“Petitioner”), including the verification of Revenue Officer LORENA RAMOS, and the 21 Exhibit attached thereto, it is hereby: ORDERED that the respondent, CYNTHIA BRISENO (“Respondent”), appear before United 22 23 States Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto, in that Magistrate Judge's courtroom in the United States 24 Courthouse, 2500 Tulare St., Fresno, California, on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., to 25 show cause why Respondent should not be compelled to obey the IRS summons issued on January 24, 26 2017. 27 // 28 // 30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT 1 1 It is further ORDERED that: 2 1. The United States Magistrate Judge will preside, under 28 U.S.C. Section 636(b)(1) and 3 Local Rule 302(c)(9), at the hearing scheduled above. After hearing, the Magistrate Judge intends to 4 submit proposed findings and recommendations under Local Rule 304(a), with the original thereof filed 5 by the Clerk and a copy provided to all parties. 6 2. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(1), the Court hereby appoints the investigating IRS employee, 7 and all federal employees designated by that employee, to serve process in this case. 8 3. To afford Respondent an opportunity to respond to the petition and Petitioner an 9 opportunity to reply, a copy of this order, the Petition and its Exhibits, and the Points and Authorities, 10 shall be served by delivering a copy to Respondent personally, or by leaving a copy at Respondent’s 11 dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing 12 therein, or by any other means of service permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e), at least 30 days before the 13 show cause hearing date including any continued date, unless such service cannot be made despite 14 reasonable efforts. 15 4. Proof of any service done under paragraph 3, above, shall be filed with the Clerk as soon 16 as practicable. 17 5. If the federal employee assigned to serve these documents is not reasonably able to serve 18 the papers as provided in paragraph 3, Petitioner may request a court order granting leave to serve by 19 other means. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(a)(5). The request shall detail the efforts made to serve 20 Respondent. 21 6. The file reflects a prima facie showing that the investigation is conducted pursuant to a 22 legitimate purpose, that the inquiry may be relevant to that purpose, that the information sought is not 23 already within the Commissioner’s possession, and that the administrative steps required by the Code 24 have been followed. See United States v. Powell, 379 U.S. 48, 57-58 (1964). The burden of coming 25 forward therefore has shifted to whoever might oppose enforcement. 26 7. If Respondent has any defense or opposition to the petition, such defense or opposition 27 shall be made in writing and filed with the Clerk and a copy served on the United States Attorney at 28 least 10 days before the show cause hearing date including any continued date. 30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT 2 8. 1 At the show cause hearing, the Magistrate Judge intends to consider the issues properly 2 raised in opposition to enforcement. Only those issues brought into controversy by the responsive 3 pleadings and supported by affidavit will be considered. Any uncontested allegation in the petition will 4 be considered admitted. 9. 5 Respondent may notify the Court, in a writing filed with the Clerk and served on the 6 United States Attorney at least 10 days before the date set for the show cause hearing, that Respondent 7 has no objections to enforcement of the summons. Respondent’s appearance at the hearing will then be 8 excused. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 11 Dated: October 2, 2017 /s/ 12 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 Sheila K. Oberto ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT 3 .

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?