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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Petitioner
Thomas D. Vannortwick
Respondent

Document Text:

[proposed] ORDER AFTER SHOW CAUSE HEARING 1

RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

BOBBIE J. MONTOYA

Assistant United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814-2322

Telephone: (916) 554-2775

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

email: bobbie.montoya@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Petitioner United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Petitioner,

v.

THOMAS D. VANNORTWICK, 

Respondent.

1:15-cv-00596-LJO-SKO

ORDER AFTER SHOW CAUSE HEARING 

RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT

Taxpayer:

THOMAS D. VANNORTWICK

This matter came before United States Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on June 10, 2015, 

under the Order to Show Cause filed April 22, 2015 (Doc. #4). The order, with the verified petition 

filed April 16, 2015 (Doc. #1), and its supporting memorandum (Doc. #3-1), was personally served on 

the wife of Respondent Thomas D. Vannortwick, Lorraine Vannortwick, at Respondent’s residence on 

April 30, 2015. Doc. #5. Respondent did not file opposition or non-opposition to the verified petition as 

provided for in the Order to Show Cause. At the hearing, Bobbie J. Montoya, Assistant United States 

Attorney, appeared for Petitioner United States of America. Investigating Revenue Officer David M. 

Lopez was present in the courtroom. Respondent also appeared at the hearing.

The Verified Petition to Enforce Internal Revenue Summons (Doc. #1) seeks to enforce 

administrative summonses (Exhibits A and B to the petition (Doc. #1)) issued September 30, 2014. The 

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[proposed] ORDER AFTER SHOW CAUSE HEARING 2

RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT

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summonses are part of an investigation to secure information needed to collect assessed federal income 

taxes (Form 1040) for tax years ending December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004, December 31, 2007, 

and December 31, 2008, and seeking information needed to determine the correct federal income taxes 

(Form 1040) and statutory additions for the tax years ending December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, 

December 31, 2009, December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011, December 31, 2012, and December 31, 

2013.

Respondent agreed to appear and fully comply with the summonses at the I.R.S. offices at 2525 

Capitol Street, Suite 206, Fresno, California 93721-2227, before Revenue Officer Lopez or his 

designated representative, on June 22, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., as agreed to by Revenue Officer Lopez and 

Respondent at the show cause hearing. If Respondent violates this Order, the United States may take 

appropriate steps to request the Court’s enforcement of the tax summonses, up to and including 

requesting contempt proceedings against Respondent.

THE CLERK SHALL SERVE this order by mail to: Thomas D. Vannortwick, 3128 E. Millbrae 

Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710-4939.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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