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            the Laney Proprietorship, filed for relief under chapter 7 of the                         
            Bankruptcy Code.  On July 24, 1984, Laney was granted a discharge                         
            under chapter 7 which, among other matters, discharged the                                
            $75,000 foreclosure deficiency judgment.                                                  
                  On February 25, 1992, Laney filed a motion to reopen the                            
            Court of Claims suit that he had previously dismissed.  This                              
            motion was denied on June 18, 1992.  Laney v. United States, 26                           
            Cl. Ct. 318 (1992).                                                                       
                                            Tax Returns                                               
                  Petitioners did not attach Schedules C to their tax returns                         
            for 1977 through 1982.  See infra table 2 note 1.  On the                                 
            Schedules C attached to their tax returns for 1983 through 1988,                          
            petitioners showed the business name as the Laney Proprietorship                          
            and the main business activity as “Consulting & Primate Farm”.                            
            Table 1 summarizes information appearing on the Schedules C                               
            attached to petitioners’ tax returns for 1983 through 1988.                               


















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