Marshall Naify Revocable Trust et al v. United States of America

Filing 32

ORDER. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on August 5, 2010. (crblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/6/2010)

Marshall Naify Revocable Trust et al v. United States of America

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARSHALL NAIFY REVOCABLE TRUST, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. /

No. C 09-01604 CRB ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

The parties are ordered to file briefs not to exceed seven pages in response to the following proposition: Despite the fact that the Estate might have foreseen an audit as to Naify's 1999 California tax return, because no audit or investigation had been initiated at the time of death, and because Naify had made an estimated tax payment not reflecting the Mimosa transaction, there was therefore no claim on the estate at the time of death. See Treas. Reg. § 20.2053-4 (providing for a deduction for "obligations . . . existing at the time of death"). The question therefore is not whether the claim was "ascertainable with reasonable certainty," id. § 20-2053-1(b)(3), but rather whether there was a claim at all at the time of death.

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Both parties are to file briefs by August 16, 2010. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 5, 2010

CHARLES R. BREYER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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