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Getting a tax court case vacated from 1997/98

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marbol

Member
What is the name of your state? TX (Federal Tax Court "S"mall case)

I had a case before the tax court in 1997 that was closed with a decision in 1998 because of some fraudulent papers put before the court. One piece of paper with my signature on it was stapled to a different piece with a stipulated amount of 6K dollars. The two papers contained different case numbers at the top - clearly showing they were from different cases - but the case was settled that way and they didnt' send me the decision - so I believed it to be settled the way I signed it.

So now, I have a new case before the court in the matter - but I filed a Motion for Leave to File Motion to Vacate about the prior case. I used the new case at the top of the pleading, and in the pleading, I mention the old case to be vacated. The new case is about the original matter.

The judge rejected it as "Improper Joinder" -

So, what case number do I put at the top of the Motion for Leave, and what case number do I put at the top of the pleading for Motion to Vacate (I assume now that I put the old case number at the top instead of the new one like I did last time).

But, if so, then what attroney do I send the pleading to and how does the Certificate of Service read? Do I send it to their current attorney handling the new case? If not, the old attorney (from 10 years ago?)

Should I just try to negotiate with the IRS's counsel?

Thanks.
 


LdiJ

Senior Member
I am truly sorry, but you already received, on another thread, the best advice that an internet message board can give you.

You need a tax attorney....if you had had one from the beginning this would probably be long done and over with.
 

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