JADE TRADING, LLC EX REL. ERVIN v. U.S.

No. 2008-5045.

598 F.3d 1372 (2010)

JADE TRADING, LLC, by and through, Robert W. ERVIN and Laura Kavanaugh Ervin on behalf of Ervin Capital, LLC, Partners Other Than the Tax Matters Partner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Aughtry, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, of Atlanta, GA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Nicolas F. Kory; and Linda S. Paine, of Houston, TX.

Joan I. Oppenheimer, Attorney, Appellate Section, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Richard Farber, Attorney.

Before LOURIE, ARCHER, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

Jade Trading, LLC ("Jade") appeals the Court of Federal Claims' denial of its petition for readjustment of the partnership items of Jade and its affirmance of the Internal Revenue Service's ("IRS" or "Service") application of penalties at the partnership level without consideration of the partners' reasonable cause defense. Jade Trading v. United States, 80 Fed.Cl. 11 (2007). Because the contribution of euro call options to Jade (hereinafter...

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