Bittner v. IRS, No. 15-01209, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138599 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 29, 2017) (Sparks, J.)

Bittner v. IRS, No. 15-01209, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138599 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 29, 2017) (Sparks, J.)

Re:  Request for records concerning tax examination of plaintiffs

Disposition:  Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment

• Litigation Considerations:  The court relates that "the Magistrate Judge concluded the IRS completed a reasonable search, it properly withheld documents under the claimed exemptions, [Exemption 7(A) and Exemption 5,] additional discovery is not warranted, and the IRS did not act in bad faith in responding to [plaintiffs'] request."  The court finds that, "[t]o date, no party has filed objections to the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the report."  "Having thoroughly reviewed the entire record and finding no plain error, the Court accepts the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation filed for substantially the reasons stated therein."