U.S. v. STEIN

No. 16-10914.

881 F.3d 853 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Estelle STEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis Clarence Pett , Thomas J. Clark , Bridget Maria Rowan , U.S. Department of Justice, Chief Appellate Section Tax Division, Mary Apostolakos Hervey , U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, WASHINGTON, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alex P. Rosenthal , Rosenthal Law Group, WESTON, FL, Clifford Marshall Stein , Clifford M. Stein , Attorney at Law, MIAMI BEACH, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, MARCUS, WILSON, WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN, JORDAN, ROSENBAUM, JULIE CARNES, NEWSOM, and HULL, Circuit Judges.


We hold that an affidavit which satisfies Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may create an issue of material fact and preclude summary judgment even if it is self-serving and uncorroborated. And because this principle applies in all civil cases, including those in the realm of tax law, we overrule that portion...

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