IN RE VAUGHN

No. 13-1189.

765 F.3d 1174 (2014)

In re James Charles VAUGHN, Debtor. James Charles Vaughn, Appellant, v. United States of America Internal Revenue Service, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Mellon of The Mellon Law Firm, Denver, CO, for Appellant.

Rachel I. Wollitzer , Attorney, Tax Division ( John F. Walsh , United States Attorney, of Counsel; Kathryn Keneally , Assistant Attorney General; and Bruce R. Ellisen , Attorney, Tax Division, with her on the brief), Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, McKAY, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an adversary proceeding initiated by Appellant James Charles Vaughn seeking a declaration that his taxes assessed for the years 1999 and 2000 are dischargeable under his Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. After a trial, the bankruptcy court determined the taxes were not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(1)(C) because Appellant had filed a fraudulent tax return and sought to evade those taxes. The bankruptcy court...

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