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JONES v. U.S.

No. 95-3537.

97 F.3d 1121 (1996)

Terry L. JONES; Patricia K. Jones; Plaintiffs-Appellants; Jones Publishing, Inc.; Plaintiff; Jones Oil Company, Inc.; Plaintiff-Appellant; Jones Petroleum Company, a partnership; J.O. Holding, Inc., formerly known as Jones Oil Company, Inc.; Plaintiffs; v. UNITED STATES of America; Stephen L. Tinsley; Sandy Job-Rivera; Christie Stubbert; Charles Vonderschmitt; John Doe, Unknown Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice Employees; Jane Roe, Unknown Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice Employees; Richard Roe, Unknown Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice Employees; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Creager, Lincoln, Nebraska, argued for plaintiffs-appellants (David S. Houghton and Sandra L. Dougherty, on the brief).

Annette M. Wietecha, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for defendants-appellees (Loretta C. Argrett, Gary R. Allen, and Jonathan S. Cohen, on the brief).

Before FAGG, HEANEY, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Terry L. Jones and Patricia K. Jones appeal the dismissal of their suit against the United States for the disclosure of return information by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent to a confidential informant that resulted in damage to their business. The district court held that the disclosure violated 26 U.S.C. § 6103 and did not fall under any statutory exception to section 6103, but that because the agent made a good faith, but erroneous...

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