U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, TAX DIV. v. HUDSON

Docket No. 09-3600-bk.

626 F.3d 36 (2010)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, TAX DIVISION, Appellee, United States of America, Appellee-Cross Appellant, v. Paul S. HUDSON, Debtor-Appellant, Gregory G. Harris, Chapter 7 Trustee, Trustee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Hudson , Law Offices of Paul S. Hudson, Sarasota, FL ( Troy A. Morgan , Silver Spring, MD, on the brief), for Debtor-Appellant.

Richard L. Parker , Department of Justice, Tax Division ( John A. DiCicco , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Bruce R. Ellisen , Attorney, on the brief), Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before: JACOBS, Chief Judge, KATZMANN and LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

Debtor Paul S. Hudson, having successfully challenged a claim lodged against him in the bankruptcy court by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), sought attorney's fees pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7430 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"), which permits the prevailing party to recover litigation costs, including attorney's fees, in any proceeding brought by the United States in connection with the collection of interest on past due taxes...

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