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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 26:6702 IRS: Refund of Income Tax Penalty

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS CHAN LAI,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MRS. IPSON, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:09-CV-02086 AWI GSA 

ORDER VACATING THIS COURT’S 

JULY 6, 2010, ORDER ADOPTING

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AND JUDGMENT

(Documents 19 & 20)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO REOPEN

CASE

On July 6, 2010, this Court issued its Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations

dismissing this action in its entirety. (Doc. 19.) Judgment was entered July 7, 2010. (Doc. 20.) 

In the Order, this Court stated that “no party ha[d] . . . filed objections” to the Findings and

Recommendations. (Doc. 19 at 2.) However, this statement was erroneous. The Court has

learned that Plaintiff did forward his objections in a timely fashion.1

Plaintiff’s objections were due on or before July 1, 2010. The certificate of service 1

indicates the pleading was deposited for mailing on June 30, 2010. In light of the observance of

Independence Day on July 5, 2010, the fact Plaintiff’s objections were filed on July 6, 2010, does

not render the objections tardy. Unfortunately, Plaintiff’s objections were not entered onto the

Court’s docket until July 7, 2010, after the Order and Judgment had been entered and served.

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In light of the foregoing, and pursuant to Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

this Court ORDERS as follows:

1. The Judgment entered July 7, 2010, is hereby SET ASIDE;

2. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to reopen this case;

3. Thereafter, the Court will consider Plaintiff’s timely objections. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 11, 2010 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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