MARRÉ v. U.S.

Nos. 96-20004, 96-20147.

117 F.3d 297 (1997)

Richard L. MARRÉ, et al., Plaintiffs, Agritech Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Richard L. MARRÉ; Agritech Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HP-84 NURSERY ASSOCIATES, INC., Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Dee Urquhart, Silvia Elena Hassell, Urquhart & Hassell, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Gary R. Allen, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Thomas J. Clark, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Douglas M. Becker, Charles McLay Craig, Gray & Becker, Austin, TX, for HP-84 Nursery Associates, Inc., Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before KING, GARWOOD and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellees Richard L. Marré (Marré) and Agritech Enterprises, Inc. (Agritech), Marré's wholly owned corporation, sued the United States (government) under 26 U.S.C. § 7431 of the Internal Revenue Code for wrongful disclosure of plaintiffs' tax return information. The district court awarded statutory damages and attorneys' fees to Marré but rejected Agritech's claim for damages and attorneys' fees. Plaintiffs...

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