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MERRICK v. U.S.

No. 87-1620.

846 F.2d 725 (1988)

Robert MERRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Schmitz, Armstrong, Teasdale, Kramer, Vaughan & Schlafly, St. Louis, Mo., argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Regina S. Moriarty, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were William S. Rose, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Gary R. Allen and Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Washington, D.C.

Before BISSELL, ARCHER and MAYER, Circuit Judges.

BISSELL, Circuit Judge.

Robert Merrick appeals the judgment of the United States Claims Court, No. 654-86T (July 20, 1987), dismissing his complaint. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

In June 1982, Merrick provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with information otherwise unknown to the agency regarding an illegal tax shelter. This information indicated the identities of approximately 1,600 persons who had invested in this shelter. As a result...

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