BECKER v. I.R.S.

No. 93-2475.

34 F.3d 398 (1994)

Thomas BECKER, Jeffrey Becker, and Steven Becker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1994.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Becker (argued), pro se.

Jeffrey Becker (argued), pro se.

Steven Becker (argued), pro se.

Gary R. Allen, Murray S. Horwitz (argued), Jonathan S. Cohen, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Jonathan Haile, Office of U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FAIRCHILD and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants ("the Beckers") brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"), and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. The Beckers appeal from judgments entered in favor of defendant-appellee, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS").

I. BACKGROUND

By letters dated November 9, 1990, the Beckers (who are brothers) each sent FOIA and Privacy...

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