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U.S. v. COINBASE, INC.

Case No.17-cv-01431-JSC.

UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. COINBASE, INC., et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

November 28, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 26 U.S.C. § 7402
Cause: 26 U.S.C. § 7402 IRS: Petition to Enforce IRS Summons
Nature of Suit: 870 Taxes
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United States, Petitioner, represented by Colin Christopher Sampson , U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Of.

United States, Petitioner, represented by Jeremy N. Hendon , United States Department of Justice, Landon Monte Yost , DOJ Tax Division & Amy Talburt Matchison , Department of Justice.

John Doe 1, Intervenor Pla, represented by Lee A. Weiss , Berns Weiss LLP.

John Doe 2, Intervenor Pla, represented by Lee A. Weiss , Berns Weiss LLP.

John Doe 3, Intervenor Pla, represented by Emmanuel Youkhanna Rayes , Rayes Law.

Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition, Defendant, represented by Jeffery Todd Gorham , Frost Brown Todd.

Coinbase, Inc., Respondent, represented by Grant P. Fondo , Goodwin Procter LLP, Steven A. Ellis , Goodwin Procter LLP, Juan Antonio Suarez , Goodwin Procter LLP, Michael Timothy Lempres , Attorney at Law & Shauna E. Woods , Goodwin Procter LLP.

Competitive Enterprise Institute, Amicus, represented by Theodore Harold Frank , Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Coin Center, Amicus, represented by Hartley M.K. West , U.S. Attorney's Office.

Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition, Amicus, represented by Colby Brian Springer , Polsinelli LLP.

John Doe 4, Intervenor, represented by Albert G. Lum , Bern Weiss LLP, Jeffrey K. Berns , Berns Weiss LLP & Lee A. Weiss , Berns Weiss LLP.

ORDER RE PETITION TO ENFORCE IRS SUMMONS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 37, 45

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") served a summons on Coinbase, Inc., a virtual currency exchange, seeking records regarding nearly all of Coinbase's customers for a several-year period. After Coinbase failed to comply...

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