- 8 - 3. Rejection of Mr. Izen's Argument for Entry of Decision On the Basis of Thompson Decisions..........296 VIII. Mary Carter Agreements..................................296 IX. Mr. Sticht's Motion To Sever Case and for Entry of Decision or Alternatively To Sever Case and Set for Trial ..................................................300 X. Protective Orders.......................................302 XI. Sanctions...............................................305 Conclusion....................................................307 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM FINDINGS OF FACT AND OPINION BEGHE, Judge: Eight of these consolidated cases--with five petitioners represented by Joe Alfred Izen, Jr. (Mr. Izen),--are test cases before the Court on remand from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in DuFresne v. Commissioner, 26 F.3d 105 (9th Cir. 1994), vacating and remanding per curiam Dixon v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1991-614. The other 10 consolidated cases--with petitioners in one case represented by Mr. Izen and the other petitioners represented by Robert Alan Jones (Mr. Jones) and Robert Patrick Sticht (Mr. Sticht)--are nontest cases that have been added to the consolidated group in order to effectuate the direction of the Court of Appeals "to consider on the merits all motions of intervention filed by parties affected by this case." Id. at 107. Unless otherwise indicated, section references are to the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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