Dale v. Internal Revenue Service

Decided November 20, 2002. John D. Bates wrote the opinion for the court.

238 F. Supp. 2d 99 · Cited 100 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 185 F. Supp. 2d 54
• Assassination Archives & Research Center, Inc. v. Central Intelligence Agency · 720 F. Supp. 217
• American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2782 v. United States Department of Commerce · 632 F. Supp. 1272
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 190 F. Supp. 2d 29
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Naval Observatory · 160 F. Supp. 2d 111
• Keese v. United States · 632 F. Supp. 85
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice · 133 F. Supp. 2d 52
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Energy · 191 F. Supp. 2d 138
• Lilienthal v. Parks · 574 F. Supp. 14
• Judicial Watch of Florida, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice · 159 F. Supp. 2d 763

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