Schiff v. Internal Revenue Service, et al
Plaintiff: PETER DAVID SCHIFF
Defendant: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Federal agency responsible for tax collection and enforcement, JIM LEE, in the personal and official capacities as former IRS Chief of Criminal Investigations, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF PUERTO RICO, Puerto Rico government agency regulating financial institutions, NATALIA ZEQUEIRA-DIAZ, in the personal and official capacities as OCIF Commissioner, WIGBERTO LUGO-MENDER, in the official capacity as OCIF's trustee, WILL DAY, in the personal and official capacities as Australian Taxation Office (ATO) representative, ERIC FERRON, in the personal and official capacities as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) representative, NIELS OBBINK, in the personal and official capacities as Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst (FIOD) representative, SIMON YORK, in the personal and official capacities as His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) representative, MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, a NY Times Reporter, NICK MCKENZIE, Journalist of The Age in Melbourne, Australia, THE AGE, Newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, UNITED STATES, JUSTIN T. COLE, MATT LINE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, INC.,, CHARLOTTE GRIEVE, a Journalist of The Age in Melbourne, Australia and MIKE BATDORF
Case Number: 26-1656
Filed: June 5, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 3, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico and Natalia Zequeira-Diaz filed by Attorney Jan Carlos Bonilla Silva. Served on 08/03/2026. [26-1656] (JCB) [Entered: 08/03/2026 04:00 PM]
August 3, 2026 JOINT MOTION to clarify briefing schedule set [ # 6817108-2 ], to extend time to file a response filed by Appellees Will Day, Eric Ferron, Niels Obbink and Simon York. Served on 08/03/2026. [26-1656] (LYF) [Entered: 08/03/2026 02:38 PM]
August 3, 2026 MOTION to extend time to file brief filed by Appellees Natalia Zequeira-Diaz and Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico. Served on 08/03/2026. [26-1656] CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (HL) [Entered: 08/03/2026 09:48 AM]
August 3, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Natalia Zequeira-Diaz and Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico filed by Attorney Heriberto L?pez. Served on 08/03/2026. [26-1656] (HL) [Entered: 08/03/2026 09:43 AM]
July 30, 2026 BRIEF tendered by Appellee Wigberto Lugo-Mender. [26-1656] (EOL) [Entered: 07/30/2026 06:30 PM]
July 28, 2026 MOTION to stay and/or to extend time to file brief filed by Appellees Age, Charlotte Grieve and Nick McKenzie. Served on 07/28/2026. [26-1656] (ST) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:56 PM]
July 28, 2026 MOTION for summary disposition filed by Appellees Age, Charlotte Grieve and Nick McKenzie. Served on 07/28/2026. [26-1656] (ST) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:49 PM]
July 8, 2026 MOTION for leave to file corrected or substituted brief, for leave to file corrected or substituted appendix filed by Appellant Peter David Schiff. Served on 07/08/2026. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 07/08/2026 05:57 AM]
July 3, 2026 APPENDIX tendered by Appellant Peter David Schiff. Served on 07/03/2026. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 07/03/2026 10:17 AM]
July 3, 2026 BRIEF tendered by Appellant Peter David Schiff. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 07/03/2026 10:15 AM]
June 24, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Simon York filed by Attorney Margarita Mercado-Echegaray. Served on 06/24/2026. [26-1656] (MLM) [Entered: 06/24/2026 04:11 PM]
June 24, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Simon York filed by Attorney Daniel Brown-Saenz. Served on 06/24/2026. [26-1656] (DB) [Entered: 06/24/2026 03:09 PM]
June 23, 2026 NOTICE issued. The following attorneys have failed to register for an appellate ECF account and will no longer receive notice of court issued documents in this case: Wigberto Lugo-Mender for Wigberto Lugo-Mender, Beatriz T. Saiz for US, IRS and Jim Lee and Alexander J. Yun for US, IRS and Jim Lee. [26-1656] (AVN) [Entered: 06/23/2026 08:49 AM]
June 22, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Matthew Goldstein and New York Times filed by Attorney Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts. Served on 06/22/2026. [26-1656] (SJA) [Entered: 06/22/2026 08:01 PM]
June 18, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Age, Charlotte Grieve and Nick McKenzie filed by Attorney Roberto A. Camara-Fuertes. Served on 06/18/2026. [26-1656] (RAC) [Entered: 06/18/2026 12:45 PM]
June 18, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Age, Nick McKenzie and Charlotte Grieve filed by Attorney Suleicka Tulier-Vazquez. Served on 06/18/2026. [26-1656] (ST) [Entered: 06/18/2026 12:37 PM]
June 18, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Mike Batdorf, Matt Line and Justin T. Cole filed by Attorney Janet A. Bradley. Served on 06/18/2026. [26-1656] (JAB) [Entered: 06/18/2026 10:02 AM]
June 17, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees New York Times and Matthew Goldstein filed by Attorney Jorge A. Candelaria Serrano. Served on 06/17/2026. [26-1656] (JAC) [Entered: 06/17/2026 11:20 AM]
June 17, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Eric Ferron filed by Attorney Leslie Y. Flores-Rodriguez. Served on 06/17/2026. [26-1656] (LYF) [Entered: 06/17/2026 10:56 AM]
June 17, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Will Day and Niels Obbink filed by Attorney W. Todd Miller. Served on 06/17/2026. [26-1656] (WTM) [Entered: 06/17/2026 10:26 AM]
June 15, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Wigberto Lugo-Mender filed by Attorney Eyck O. Lugo. Served on 06/15/2026. [26-1656] (EOL) [Entered: 06/15/2026 06:41 PM]
June 15, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees IRS, Jim Lee and US filed by Attorney Janet A. Bradley. Served on 06/15/2026. [26-1656] (JAB) [Entered: 06/15/2026 01:28 PM]
June 10, 2026 BRIEFING schedule set. Brief and Appendix due 07/20/2026 for appellant Peter David Schiff. Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 31(a), appellees' brief(s) will be due 30 days following service of appellant's brief and appellant's reply brief will be due 21 days following service of appellees' brief(s). [26-1656] (AVN) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:52 AM]
June 8, 2026 TRANSCRIPT report/order form filed by Appellant Peter David Schiff indicating transcripts are not necessary for this appeal. Served on 06/08/2026. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 06/08/2026 10:26 AM]
June 8, 2026 DOCKETING statement filed by Appellant Peter David Schiff. Served on 06/08/2026. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 06/08/2026 10:47 AM]
June 8, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellant Peter David Schiff filed by Attorney Ismael Torres-Pizarro. Served on 06/08/2026. [26-1656] (IT) [Entered: 06/08/2026 10:31 AM]
June 5, 2026 CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #291) filed by Appellant Peter David Schiff. Appearance form and Docketing Statement due 06/22/2026 . [26-1656] (AVN) [Entered: 06/05/2026 10:34 AM]

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Plaintiff: PETER DAVID SCHIFF
Represented By: Ismael Torres-Pizarro
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Defendant: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Federal agency responsible for tax collection and enforcement
Represented By: Alexander J. Yun
Represented By: Beatriz T. Saiz
Represented By: Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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Defendant: JIM LEE, in the personal and official capacities as former IRS Chief of Criminal Investigations
Represented By: Alexander J. Yun
Represented By: Beatriz T. Saiz
Represented By: Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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Defendant: OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF PUERTO RICO, Puerto Rico government agency regulating financial institutions
Represented By: Heriberto Lopez-Guzman
Represented By: Jan Carlos Bonilla-Silva
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Defendant: NATALIA ZEQUEIRA-DIAZ, in the personal and official capacities as OCIF Commissioner
Represented By: Heriberto Lopez-Guzman
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Defendant: WIGBERTO LUGO-MENDER, in the official capacity as OCIF's trustee
Represented By: Eyck O. Lugo-Rivera
Represented By: Wigberto Lugo-Mender
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Defendant: WILL DAY, in the personal and official capacities as Australian Taxation Office (ATO) representative
Represented By: William Todd Miller
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Defendant: ERIC FERRON, in the personal and official capacities as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) representative
Represented By: Victoria M. Rivera-Llorens
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Defendant: NIELS OBBINK, in the personal and official capacities as Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst (FIOD) representative
Represented By: William Todd Miller
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Defendant: SIMON YORK, in the personal and official capacities as His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) representative
Represented By: Margarita Luisa Mercado-Echegaray
Represented By: Daniel Brown-Saenz
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Defendant: MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, a NY Times Reporter
Represented By: Jorge A. Candelaria-Serrano
Represented By: Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts
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Defendant: NICK MCKENZIE, Journalist of The Age in Melbourne, Australia
Represented By: Suleicka Tulier Vazquez
Represented By: Roberto A. Camara-Fuertes
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Defendant: THE AGE, Newspaper in Melbourne, Australia
Represented By: Suleicka Tulier Vazquez
Represented By: Roberto A. Camara-Fuertes
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Defendant: UNITED STATES
Represented By: Alexander J. Yun
Represented By: Beatriz T. Saiz
Represented By: Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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Defendant: JUSTIN T. COLE
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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Defendant: MATT LINE
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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Defendant: THE NEW YORK TIMES, INC.,
Represented By: Jorge A. Candelaria-Serrano
Represented By: Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts
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Defendant: CHARLOTTE GRIEVE, a Journalist of The Age in Melbourne, Australia
Represented By: Suleicka Tulier Vazquez
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Defendant: MIKE BATDORF
Represented By: Janet A. Bradley
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