SHOCKLEY v. C.I.R.

Nos. 11-13494, 11-13495 and 11-13497.

686 F.3d 1228 (2012)

Sandra K. SHOCKLEY, Terry K. Shockley, Shockley Holdings, Limited Partnership, Transferees, Petitioners-Appellees, v. COMMISSIONER OF IRS, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenny Louise Johnson , Holland & Knight, LLP, Aharon S. Kaye , Alexander S. Vesselinovitch , Katten, Muchin, Rosenman, LLP, Ziemowit T. Smulkowski , Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Transferees Petitioners-Appellees.

Rachel Ida Wollitzer , Tamara W. Ashford , Thomas J. Clark , Gilbert Steven Rothenberg, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div. App. Sec., Ashton P. Trice , Acting Chief Counsel, William J. Wilkins , Chief Counsel, IRS, Washington, DC, Steven N. Balahtsis , Chief Cousel, Gail Campbell, Chief Cousel, Lyle B. Press , Chief Cousel, IRS, New York City, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before TJOFLAT and HULL, Circuit Judges, and HUCK, District Judge.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

The Internal Revenue Code ("Code") requires the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to assess tax deficiencies within certain statutory limitations periods. The Code, however, provides for suspension of certain limitations periods. This appeal involves one such statutory-suspension section. Specifically, § 6503(a)(1) of the Code suspends the running of the limitations period when "a proceeding in respect of the deficiency is placed on the docket...

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