NorCAL TEA PARTY PATRIOTS v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Case No. 1:13-cv-341.

NorCal Tea Party Patriots, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Internal Revenue Service, et al, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division.

January 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NorCal Tea Party Patriots, on behalf of itself, its members, and the class it seeks to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

South Dakota Citizens for Liberty, INC., on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

Texas Patriots Tea Party, on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

Americans Against Oppressive Laws, Inc., on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

San Angelo Tea Party, on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

Texas Public Policy Foundation, on behalf of themselves, their members, and the class they seek to represent, Plaintiff, represented by David R Langdon , Langdon Law LLC, Bev Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Bill Randles , Bill & Bev Randles Law Group LLP, Christopher P Finney , Finney Law Firm, LLC, Dane C. Martin , Graves Garrett LLC, Edward D Greim , Graves, Bartle, Marcus &Garrett, LLC, Joshua B. Bolinger , Langdon Law LLC & Todd P Graves , Graves Garrett, LLC.

Internal Revenue Service, Defendant, represented by Grover Hartt, III , U.S. Department of Justice, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Christopher R Egan , U.S. Department of Justice, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura M Conner , U S Dept of Justice & Matthew Joseph Horwitz , United States Attorney's Office for the Southern Distri.

John Does, 1-100 Current and Former Employees of the Internal Revenue Service, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Lois Lerner, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Steven Miller, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Douglas Shulman, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

William Wilkins, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Sarah Hall Ingram, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Joseph Grant, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Holly Paz, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Carter Hull, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Brenda Melahn, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Cindy Thomas, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Bonnie Esrig, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Steven F. Bolling, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Mark T Hayden , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Brigida Benitez , Steptoe & Johnson LLP & Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice.

Mitchell Steele, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Carly Young, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Joseph Herr, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Stephen Seok, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Elizabeth Hofacre, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

Grant Herring, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey A Lamken , MoloLamken LLP, Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Pierre H Bergeron , Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP, Thomas E Zeno , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Eric R. Nitz , MoloLamken LLP, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Justin V. Shur , MoloLamken LLP & Lauren Kuley , Squire Sanders (US) LLP.

United States of America, Defendant, represented by Joseph A Sergi , U.S. Department of Justice, Marissa R Miller , U.S. Department of Justice, Gerald Alan Role , U.S. Department of Justice, Jennifer Auchterlonie , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Jeremy N Hendon , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Laura Beckerman , U.S. Department of Justice & Laura M Conner , U S Dept of Justice.

Citizens for Self-Governance, Movant, represented by Jason Torchinsky , Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC, Pramila Aarti Kamath , Bricker & Eckler LLP & Shawn Sheehy , Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC.


Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Docs. 193/194).1 For the reasons that follow, the Court will GRANT Plaintiffs' Motion and certify both a Principal Class and an...

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