USA CHOICE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC v. U.S.

No. 2007-5077.

522 F.3d 1332 (2008)

USA CHOICE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Of counsel on the brief was Anthony C. Gulotta, Anderson & Gulotta, P.C., of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Teresa E. McLaughlin, Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With her on the brief were Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General; Richard T. Morrison, Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Gilbert S. Rothenberg and Arthur T. Catterall, Attorneys.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LINN. Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge DYK.


LINN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from a final judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims following an order granting USA Choice Internet Services, LLC ("USA Choice") a refund of communications excise taxes paid from January 1999 through April 2002 on various communication services purchased from local telephone companies. USA Choice Internet Serv., LLC v. United States, 73 Fed.Cl. 780 (2006). Because we hold that USA Choice's incoming...

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