United States v. Oregon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00461-JTL-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

REQUEST FOR COUNSEL

ESTHER OREGON, an individual, and dba MEX TAX SERVICE, (Doc. 24) 14 Defendant. 15 On February 2, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ joint motion for entry of judgment and permanent injunction against Defendant Esther Oregon, both individually and doing business as Mex Tax Service, barring Defendant from acting as a tax return preparer. (Docs. 15, 16.) On April 28, 2022, the United States filed a request for an order to show cause why Defendant should not be held in civil contempt for failing to comply with the permanent injunction. (Doc. 17.) As part of its request for an order to show cause, the United States suggests the following sanctions would be appropriate: disgorgement of the $60,000 in fees Defendant earned in violation of the permanent injunction; and an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to the United States. (Doc. 17-1 at…