United States v. Norcutt
United States v. Norcutt
Opinion of the Court
This is the second time that this tax dispute has been before this court. On October 5,1979, an agent of the IRS served a summons on Castle Norcutt as pastor of the Life Science Church of America. The summons requested information pertaining to that church’s possible tax liability for 1977 and 1978. The church and Norcutt appealed the district court’s judgment ordering enforcement of the summons. Although this court rejected several of appellant’s arguments, it was concerned that the summons might be over broad and might infringe the First Amendment rights of appellants. Accordingly, this court vacated the judgment of enforcement and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings. United States v. Life Science Church of America, 636 F.2d 221 (8th Cir. 1980).
On remand, the district court
Appellants again raise First Amendment issues.
The magistrate carefully analyzed the question whether enforcement as to the seven items infringed on the First Amendment rights of appellants. He found, with
On this record we cannot conclude that any significant First Amendment infringement is involved.
We agree with the magistrate and the district court that with respect to some of the items the summons was over broad and in the circumstances we are unable to find improper overbreadth in the seven remaining items.
It follows from review of the briefs and record that the judgment of the district court is supported by substantial evidence and that no error of law appears. Thus, the judgment appealed from is affirmed. See Eighth Circuit Rule 14.
Affirmed.
. The Honorable Donald D. Alsop, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
. The magistrate concluded that items 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12 made the summons over broad. The magistrate recommended enforcement of summons items 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 13 and 14. Appellants have already complied with item 3. See United States v. Life Science Church of America, 636 F.2d 221, 223 n.2 (8th Cir. 1980), for the specific language of the summons.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America and Norman Jorgenson, Agent of Internal Revenue Service v. Castle NORCUTT, Pastor and Life Science Church of America, Chapter 10075
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- Published