Stanco
Stanco v. Internal Revenue Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL STANCO; JOSE M. LINARES; No. 2:18-cv-00873-TLN-CKD
MARIA V. LINARES; HENRY M.
STRODKA; and BOZENA M.
STRODKA,
ORDER Plaintiffs, 14 v.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
16 Defendant.
18 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Internal Revenue Service’s (“Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiffs Paul Stanco, Jose M. Linares, Maria V. Linares, Henry M. Strodka, and Bozena M. Strodka (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a response. (ECF No. 8.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 9.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs filed the instant action pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) Plaintiffs seek disclosure of records related to their requirement to file IRS Forms 8938 and 5471. (Id.) In Claims One through Ten, Plaintiffs allege they submitted the following FOIA…