GUENTHER v. C.I.R.

No. 88-7244.

939 F.2d 758 (1991)

Kenneth W. GUENTHER and Marva Guenther, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Temporarily Remanded November 14, 1989.

Resubmitted February 1, 1991.

Decided July 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn R. Kuykendall, Hanna, Murphy, Jensen & Holloway, Portland, Or., for petitioners-appellants.

Patricia M. Bowen, Tax Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before ALARCON, BRUNETTI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

We must decide whether ex parte submission of a memorandum by Commissioner's counsel prior to trial in the tax court sufficiently prejudiced the trial judge's disposition of the case to entitle taxpayers to a new trial before a different judge.

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Taxpayers Kenneth and Marva Guenther, then married, filed joint federal income tax returns for 1978 and 1979. The Internal Revenue Service audited the returns, uncovered alleged errors, and issued...

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