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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 26:6532 IRS: Refund of Tax Penalty

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KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JAY R. WEILL (CSBN 75434)

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Tax Division

CYNTHIA STIER (DCBN 423256)

Assistant United States Attorney

 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

 San Francisco, California 94102

 Telephone: (415) 436-7000

 Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

W. CARL HANKLA (DCBN 411665)

JOSEPH A. SERGI (DCBN 480837)

Trial Attorneys, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

 P.O. Box 683

 Washington, D.C. 20044

 Telephone: (202) 307-6448)

 Facsimile : (202) 307-0054)

joseph.a.sergi@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant and Plaintiff on 

Counterclaim United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NEAL M. DOUGLAS and CHRISTINE R. )

DOUGLAS, )

) Case No. C-03-4518 JW EAI

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

Defendant and )

Plaintiff on Counterclaim, )

v. )

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NEAL M. DOUGLAS and CHRISTINE R. ) ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND

DOUGLAS, ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FILE EX PARTE

) AND UNDER SEAL THE DECLARATION

Defendants on ) OF SHIRAH NEIMAN FILED IN

Counterclaim. ) SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

) TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

Pursuant to Rule 79-5(b) of the Civil Local Rules for the Northern District of California,

the United States hereby moves for an order authorizing the United States to file ex parte and

under seal the non-public Declaration of Shirah Neiman to be filed in support of the defendant’s

motion to stay proceedings in this case (a separate, public declaration is also being filed in

support of the motion). For the reasons discussed in the Declaration of Joseph A. Sergi filed in

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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Administrative Motion and

[Proposed] Order in C-03-4518 JW EAI

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support of this motion, the United States requests that this material be filed ex parte and sealed

because it reveals matters that occurred before the grand jury, within the meaning of

Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e), and gathered during a criminal investigation, the disclosure of which would

compromise an ongoing criminal investigation and trial. United States v. Stein, et al. (No. S1 05

Cr. 888, S.D. N.Y.). Counsel for the plaintiffs has advised that the plaintiffs do not object to the

ex parte filing of the Neiman Declaration under seal.

Accordingly, the United States respectfully requests that the Court sign the accompanying

sealing order.

Respectfully submitted,

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

CYNTHIA STIER

Assistant U.S. Attorney

By: /s/ Joseph A. Sergi

W. CARL HANKLA

JOSEPH A. SERGI

GOUD P. MARAGANI

JUSTIN S. KIM

Trial Attorneys, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, DC 20044

Telephone: (202) 305-0868

ORDER

Good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Declaration of

Shirah Neiman submitted in support of the respondent’s Motion to Stay Proceedings is to be filed

ex parte and maintained under seal until further order of the Court. Neither the respondent nor

the Clerk shall provide copies of the Neiman Declaration to the plaintiffs.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: __________ ______________________________________

United States District Judge

05/03/06

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