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Parties Involved:
Robert Barton
Respondent
United States of America
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Petitioner, )

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ROBERT BARTON, )

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 Respondent. )

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No. MC 08-38-PHX-JAT

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the United States's Petition to Enforce Internal

Revenue Service Summons (Docket #1) filed on April 7, 2008. Based upon the petition filed

by the United States, the pleadings with respect thereto, Mr. Barton’s failure to appear at the

show-cause hearing, and good cause appearing,

IT IS ORDERED that enforcement of petitioner's Summons issued to and served on

Respondent Robert Barton on November 7, 2007, is granted as to the documents and

information described below based upon petitioner having met the criteria for summons

enforcement as set forth in United States v. Powell, 379 U.S. 48 (1964) and Mr. Barton having

failed to demonstrate that enforcement of the Summons as to the documents and information

described below would constitute an abuse of the Court's process or that the Summons was

issued by the Internal Revenue Service for an improper purpose.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barton shall immediately comply with the

Summons by providing the following documents and information to Internal Revenue Officer

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Charles Reynolds at 210 East Earll Drive, MS 5101 PHX #1106, Phoenix, Arizona 85012,

(602) 207-8492, no later than July 7, 2008:

1. Any and all documents relating to Mr. Barton's transfer of six semi-trucks

to friends and family in 2007; and

2. Testimony related to those documents.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Barton's non-compliance with the terms and

conditions of this Order Enforcing Summons may serve as grounds for a finding of civil

contempt against him.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be personally served on

Respondent by an official of the Internal Revenue Service no later than June 30, 2008.

DATED this 23rd day of June, 2008.

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