United States of America v. Torrance
Petitioner: United States of America
Respondent: Brian E. Torrance
Case Number: 2:2018cv01631
Filed: June 5, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Placer
Presiding Judge: Gregory G. Hollows
Presiding Judge: John A. Mendez
Nature of Suit: Taxes (US Plaintiff or Defendant)
Cause of Action: 26 U.S.C. ยง 7402
Jury Demanded By: None

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August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 8/6/21 DISMISSING case without prejudice. CASE CLOSED (Kastilahn, A)
December 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 89 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 12/11/2020 ORDERING that the 75 proposed Findings and Recommendations are ADOPTED. Torrance is adjudged to be in contempt of court. In order to provide Torrance with one final opportunity to comply with the 10/4/2019 and 4/22/2020 orders, the Court stays the impact of this order for thirty days. Unless Torrance complies with the 10/4/2019 and 4/22/2020 orders within that 30 day period, Torrance shall pay a coercive daily fine of $350 fo r each day that he fails to comply with those orders to the Clerk of Court. Torrance is admonished that further violations of the Court's orders may result in additional sanctions, including incarceration. The United States shall file a status report within thirty days from the entry of this order. (Zignago, K.)
October 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER, FINDINGS, AND CERTIFICATION RE: CIVIL CONTEMPT signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 10/29/20 DENYING 74 Motion to Strike. Torrance is ordered to appear before District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/24/2020 at 01:30 PM in Cou rtroom 6 to show cause why coercive monetary sanctions should not be imposed for civil contempt until he fully complies with the courts' October 4, 2019 and April 22, 2020 orders. Torrance shall file, by no later than November 10, 2020, any evidence he may have to demonstrate that he has purged himself of contempt. The government may file a response to Torrance's evidence, if any, by November 17, 2020. (Kaminski, H)
October 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 10/15/2020 ORDERING the government to submit, within seven days, information regarding Torrance's assessed tax liabilities and any readily available information bearing on Torrance's ability to pay the requested sanction. The information may be provided by a declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, and need not be supported by financial records. (Zignago, K.)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 9/21/2020 DENYING respondent's 49 Motion to Appoint Counsel. (Zignago, K.)
July 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 46 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 7/29/2020 ADOPTING 37 Findings and Recommendations and DENYING 34 respondent's motion to dismiss this case. Plaintiff's request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 44 at 16-26) is DENIED. (Kastilahn, A)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 5/5/2020 ADOPTING the proposed Findings and Recommendations filed 2/4/2020; and DENYING Respondent's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 24 ).(Becknal, R) Modified on 5/6/2020 (Becknal, R).
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 4/21/2020 GRANTING 31 Motion to Compel. FURTHER, IT IS RECOMMENDED that Motion to Dismiss 34 be denied. These Findings and Recommendations are submitted to U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez; Objections to these F&Rs due within fourteen days. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
February 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 02/04/20 RECOMMENDING that the 24 Motion to Dismiss be denied. Referred to Judge John A. Mendez; Objections to F&R due within 14 days. (Benson, A.)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/3/2019 ADOPTING 20 Proposed Findings and Recommendations. The IRS summons served upon respondent Brian Torrance is ENFORCED. Torrance is ORDERED to appear before Revenue Agent David Palmer, at a time and location set in writing by Agent Palmer, on the 28 day after the filing date of this order, or a later date to be set in writing by Agent Palmer. (Reader, L)
August 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 8/8/19 RECOMMENDING that the IRS summons served upon respondent Brian Torrance be enforced re 1 Petition to Enforce IRS Summons. Torrance be ordered to appear before Re venue Agent David Palmer (or his designated representative), at a time and location set in writing by Agent Palmer, on the twenty-eighth day after the filing date of any order adopting these findings and recommendations, or a later date to be set in writing by Agent Palmer. Torrance shall give testimony, and produce for examination and copying the books, checks, records, papers and other data demanded by the summons. These Findings and Recommendations are submitted to U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez; Objections to these F&Rs due within fourteen days. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 10/29/2018 ORDERING that Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows is recused and that the clerk shall reassign this case to another magistrate judge. Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan has been assigned. The case number for all future documents shall be: 2:18-cv-01631-JAM-EFB. (Huang, H)
September 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 9/18/2018 CONTINUING the Show Cause Hearing to 10/12/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (GGH) before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. (Zignago, K.)
July 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 7/3/2018 ORDERING the 8/2/2018 hearing VACATED and RESET 9/20/2018 at 09:00 AM Courtroom 9 (GGH) before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows. (Washington, S) Modified on 7/3/2018 (Washington, S).
June 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE RE: TAX SUMMONS ENFORCEMENT signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 6/12/2018 ORDERING respondent Brian E. Torrance to appear on 8/2/2018 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (GGH) before Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows to SHOW CAUSE why the respondent should not be compelled to obey the IRS summons issued on 4/18/2017. The respondent may notify the Court, in a writing filed with the Clerk and served on the United States Attorney at least 10 days before the date set for the show cause hearing, that the respondent has no objections to enforcement of the summons. (Zignago, K.)
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