IRS Escapes FOIA Suit Over Tax Attorney's Document Request
David Hansen, Law360, Jan. 26, 2018
A federal judge on Thursday granted summary judgment to the Internal Revenue Service and rejected a tax attorney's Freedom of Information Act request for documents on his disciplinary case, ruling the materials were privileged because they revealed internal agency deliberations.
The documents sought by Bradley S. Waterman fell under FOIA Exemption 5, which allows agencies to shield documents protected from discovery by privilege or an evidentiary hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said.
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