Piper v. United States (In re Piper), 291 B.R. 20 (D.Mass. 2003)
N/AOUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the United States
Debtor could not avoid federal liens on property claimed as exempt.
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OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the United States
Debtor could not avoid federal liens on property claimed as exempt.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of United States
Owner of exotic dancing establishments had not paid income taxes. Investigators raided a warehouse which Plaintiff owned and seized millions of dollars in cash. Plaintiff said that the cash should be r ... eturned pending assessment as it was seized as evidence and had been xeroxed. Court held that the Government had a legitimate reason to make a jeopardy assessment and did not have to return the cash.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the United States
Stakeholder's action. Creditor Mats Group held a judgment and thereby claimed funds held in escrow. The United States held liens filed subsequently to Mats' judgment. However, because the claimed prope ... rty did not come into being until after the United States filed its liens, Mats' prior claim was inchoate.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the United States
Defendant claimed that the United States filed its claim for unpaid taxes too late. Court ruled that defenant's bankruptcy filings tolled the Statute of Limitations and that the Government's suit was t ... imely.