STOCKER v. U.S.

No. 11-1890.

705 F.3d 225 (2013)

Robert W. STOCKER, II and Laurel A. Stocker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

January 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: James F. Mauro , Jeffery V. Stuckey , Michael J. Pattwell , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants. Tamara W. Ashford , Richard Farber , Carol Barthel , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, Chief Circuit Judge; COLE, Circuit Judge; ROSEN, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

ROSEN, Chief District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case truly presents a "$64,000 Question"1 — namely, what sort of proof the Plaintiff/Appellant taxpayers, Robert W. Stocker, II and Laurel A. Stocker (the Stockers), may introduce in order to demonstrate the timely filing of a tax return in which they sought a federal tax refund of just over $64,000. The Internal Revenue Service...

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