U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In re: Sealed Case
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- Opinion
- Filed
- July 26, 2019
- Case
- In re: Sealed Case
- Case status
- Decided
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Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge: The Appellant asked to proceed anonymously before the Tax Court when challenging the decision of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deny his application for a whistleblower award. The Tax Court denied his request, concluding the balance of interests weighed against anonymity because the Appellant is a "serial filer" of whistleblower claims, which he ba…
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