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Parties Involved:
B&B Construction
Plaintiff
Robert Tarter
Counter Defendant
United States of America
Counter Claimant

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

G. PATRICK JENNINGS

JUSTIN S. KIM

Trial Attorneys, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-0683

Telephone: (202) 307-6648

Telephone: (202) 307-0977

Facsimile: (202) 307-0054

E-mail: guy.p.jennings@usdoj.gov

E-mail: justin.s.kim@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT TARTER, dba B&B

CONSTRUCTION

Plaintiff,

v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Defendant.

Civil No. 06-cv-0901-GEB-KJM

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

FOR CONTINUANCE OF FINAL PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE

Plaintiff, Robert Tarter, dba B&B Construction, and Defendant, the United States, through

undersigned counsel move jointly to request a continuance of the Final Pretrial Conference now set

before the Court on March 17, 2008, based on the following:

1. The parties have been engaged in settlement negotiations of this case since the close of

discovery. As a result of these negotiations, Mr. Tarter submitted a formal offer of settlement to the

United States on February 29, 2008. This settlement offer will be processed pursuant to the applicable

settlement procedures of the Department of Justice, Tax Division.

2. As part of the Tax Division’s settlement procedures, Mr. Tarter has agreed to submit

under penalty of perjury Internal Revenue Service Form 433-A, Collection Information Statement for

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Wage Earners and Self-Employed Individuals, detailing his financial situation. This form will help the

United States determine whether the offer of settlement should be accepted.

3. The parties hereby request a continuance of the Final Pretrial Conference in this matter to

April 28, 2008, to give Mr. Tarter time to complete Form 433-A and to allow the United States to

evaluate his offer of settlement based on the information provided. 

Respectfully submitted,

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

Dated: March 4, 2008 /s/ Justin Kim 

JUSTIN S. KIM

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Attorneys for the United States of America

Dated: March 4, 20008 /s/ Eric Johnson 

ERIC JOHNSON, Esq.

Attorney for Robert Tarter

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ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause shown, the Court grants a

continuance of the Final Pretrial Conference, now set on March 17, 2008, in the above-referenced matter. 

The Final Pretrial Conference is hereby reset for 1:30 p.m. on April 28, 2008. The parties shall submit a

joint pretrial statement no later than 7 days prior to the Final Pretrial Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 5, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that service of the foregoing has been made this 5 day of March, th

2008, by depositing true and correct copies thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed

to:

ERIC JOHNSON

1670 S. Robert Street #358

West St. Paul, MN 55118

RICHARD TODD LUOMA

3600 American River Drive, Suite 135

Sacramento, CA 95864

 /s/ Justin S. Kim 

JUSTIN S. KIM

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

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