NorCAL TEA PARTY PATRIOTS v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Case No. 1:13cv341.

NorCal Tea Party Patriots, Plaintiff, v. Internal Revenue Service, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division.

August 17, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 05 U.S.C. § 552
Cause: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Right to Privacy Act
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Interested Party, represented by John Charles Greiner , Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP & Zoraida M. Vale , Graydon, Head & Ritchey, LLP.

NorCal Tea Party Patriots, on behalf of itself, its members, and the class it seeks to represent, Texas Patriots Tea Party, on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Americans Against Oppressive Laws, Inc., on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent & San Angelo Tea Party, on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiffs, represented by David R. Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Randles & Splittgerber, pro hac vice, Bill Randles , Randles & Splittgerber, pro hac vice, Christopher P. Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, pro hac vice, Edward D. Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, pro hac vice, John Benton Hurst , Graves Garrett LLC, pro hac vice & Todd P. Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC, pro hac vice.

South Dakota Citizens for Liberty, INC., on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R. Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Randles & Splittgerber, pro hac vice, Bill Randles , Randles & Splittgerber, pro hac vice, Christopher P. Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Edward D. Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, pro hac vice, John Benton Hurst , Graves Garrett LLC, pro hac vice & Todd P. Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC, pro hac vice.

Ohio Liberty Council Corp, Wetumpka Tea Party, Inc., Portage County Tea Party, Inc., Allen AreaPatriots, San Fernando Valley Patriots, Inc. & First Coast Tea Party, Inc., Plaintiffs, represented by Andrew J. Ekonomou , pro hac vice, Christopher P. Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Robert Jason Howard , Abigail A. Southerland , pro hac vice, Carly F. Gammill , pro hac vice, Jay Alan Sekulow , pro hac vice, John Benton Hurst , Graves Garrett LLC, pro hac vice & Miles L. Terry , pro hac vice.

Internal Revenue Service, Defendant, represented by Grover Hartt, III , U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division, Joseph A. Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Joseph R. Ganahl , Laura M. Conner , U S Dept of Justice, Matthew Joseph Horwitz , United States Attorney's Office for the Southern Distri & William Bryan King, II , Atrium Two.

John Does, 1-100 Current and Former Employees of the Internal Revenue Service, Carter Hull, Mitchell Steele, Carly Young, Joseph Herr, Stephen Seok, Elizabeth Hofacre & Grant Herring, Defendants, represented by Joseph A. Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division & Joseph R. Ganahl .

Lois Lerner, Steven Miller, Douglas Shulman, William Wilkins, Sarah Hall Ingram, Joseph Grant, Holly Paz, Brenda Melahn, Cindy Thomas, Bonnie Esrig & Steven F. Bolling, Defendants, represented by Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph A. Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Mark T. Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Joseph R. Ganahl & Marcus Gadson , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, pro hac vice.

United States of America, Defendant, represented by Joseph A. Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Marissa R. Miller , U.S. Department of Justice, Jeremy N. Hendon , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Division, Joseph R. Ganahl , Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Laura M. Conner , U S Dept of Justice, Steven M. Dean , U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division & William Bryan King, II , Atrium Two.

State of Ohio State Of Ohio, Amicus, represented by Frederick D. Nelson , Ohio Attorney General's Office.

Judicial Watch, Inc., Amicus, represented by Mark J. Chumley , Keating, Muething & Klekamp & Ramona R. Cotca , pro hac vice.

Citizens for Self-Governance, Movant, represented by Jason Torchinsky , Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC, pro hac vice, Pramila Kamath , Bricker & Eckler LLP & Shawn Sheehy , Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC, pro hac vice.


ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses, and Incentive Awards to Class Representatives. (Doc. 419).

Plaintiffs and Class Counsel seek an award of reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses to reimburse...

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