DATAMATIC SERVICES, INC. v. U.S.

No. 87-2818.

909 F.2d 1029 (1990)

DATAMATIC SERVICES, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane M. Gensburg, David A. McGuire, Michael L. Siegel, Stone, McGuire & Benjamin, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael L. Paup, William S. Rose, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert S. Pomerance, Howard M. Soloman, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

The Internal Revenue Service assessed a $391,500 penalty against Datamatic Services, Inc. (Datamatic). Datamatic filed an administrative claim for refund, which was denied. Datamatic then filed this action for refund in federal court. A jury returned a verdict against Datamatic, imposing a penalty of $400,000. The district judge reduced the penalty to $391,500, the original amount. Datamatic appeals, and we affirm.

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