WILFONG v. U.S.

No. 92-1310.

991 F.2d 359 (1993)

Stephen P. WILFONG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Weihl, (argued), Sue A. Schultz, Thompson & Mitchell, Belleville, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Claudia M. Jones, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, Gary R. Allen, David I. Pincus, Bridget Rowan (argued), Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Gerald M. Burke, Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, Mark Winer, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant.

Before RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Stephen P. Wilfong, a certified public accountant, filed this action seeking a refund of a tax-return-preparer penalty assessed against him by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with his preparation of the corporate income tax return of Francis F. Kayira, M.D., Ltd. After a jury found in his favor, Wilfong petitioned the district court for attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7430. The district court granted Wilfong...

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