United States v. G & T Enterprises
United States v. G & T Enterprises
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-4118 _____________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. G & T Enterprises LC, doing business * as Papa's American Cafe, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _____________ Submitted: May 15, 1998 Filed: June 2, 1998 _____________ Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM.
G & T Enterprises, L.C. appeals from a judgment in favor of the United States entered by the District Court1 after a bench trial. The action was brought by the United States to impose personal liability on G & T Enterprises for its failure to honor Internal Revenue Service levies against Thomas and Kathryn Barlas, from whom G & T Enterprises leased certain real property. The government asserted that its levies Honorable Paul A. Zoss, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, presiding with the consent of the parties in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). required G & T Enterprises to turn over to the IRS the rental payments called for by the lease. The District Court agreed with the government's position and found that because G & T Enterprises had failed to perform its duty under the levies, it was liable to the IRS for the unpaid rent in the amount of $36,000, plus statutory interest.
Having considered the submissions of the parties and the record, we conclude that the District Court made no error of law and that none of its fact-finding is clearly erroneous. We also conclude that an opinion would add nothing of substance to the thorough and well-reasoned opinion of the District Court, and we therefore forego further discussion.
The judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
A true copy.
Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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