United States Seventh Circuit

Judgment for the government in a suit over unpaid income taxes is affirmed where the granting of extensions of time for service does not constitute an abuse of discretion when delay in service causes no prejudice to the defendant, third parties or the court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2006
• Decided 12/08/2006
• Published 12/08/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Farber, Jonathan S. Cohen (argued), Carol A. Barthel, Department of Justice Tax Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Thomas P. Walsh, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John J. Morrison (argued), Stephen M. Lewis, Cooke & Lewis, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.