General Docket
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals Docket #: 07-1156                           Filed: 2/27/07
Nsuit: 1870 Tax Suits: Taxes
US v. Kotmair, et al
Appeal from: District of Maryland at Baltimore

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Lower court information:

District: 0416-1 : 1:05-cv-01297-WMN
Presiding Judge: William M. Nickerson, Senior District Judge
Date Filed: 5/13/05
Date order/judgment: 2/7/07
Date NOA filed: 2/19/07
District: 0416-1 :
Date Filed: **/**/**
Date order/judgment: 11/29/07
Date NOA filed: **/**/**
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Fee status: Paid

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Prior cases:
06-2314 HEW PVN DGM
Date filed: 12/15/06 Date disposed: 1/9/07 Disposition: order

Current cases:
None


07-1156  US v. Kotmair, et al

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Carol Ann Barthel
Plaintiff - Appellee FAX 202-514-8456
202-514-2921
[COR NTC GVT]
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Tax Division
P. O. Box 502
Washington, DC 20044

v.

JOHN B. KOTMAIR, JR. John B. Kotmair, Jr.
dba 410-857-4441
Save-A-Patriot Fellowship [NTC PSE]
dba 12 Carroll Street
National Workers Rights Westminster, MD 21158
Committee
Defendant - Appellant

SAVE-A-PATRIOT FELLOWSHIP, an George E. Harp
unincorporated association 318-424-2003
Defendant - Appellant Suite 619
[COR NTC RET]
610 Marshall Street
Shreveport, LA 71101


07-1156  US v. Kotmair, et al

2/26/07 ASSEMBLED ELECTRONIC record on appeal filed [07-1156] (jjb)

2/27/07 Civil case docketed. (jjb)

2/28/07 Fee notice issued to Appellant John B. Kotmair, Appellant
Save-A-Patriot. [07-1156] ~ [4542842] IFP
application/fee/CJA 23 due on 3/15/07 for Save-A-Patriot,
for John B. Kotmair (jjb)

2/28/07 Informal briefing order filed. [07-1156] ~ [4542844]
Informal brief due 3/26/07 for Save-A-Patriot, for John B.
Kotmair. (jjb)

2/28/07 Fee paid. [07-1156] ~ [4543243] (jjb)

2/28/07 Notice of district action filed. Type of action taken:
Order granting motion for stay pending appeal entered.
[07-1156] ~ [4543246] (jjb)

3/2/07 Counsel of record form filed by George E. Harp for
Appellant Save-A-Patriot. (jjb)

3/2/07 Negative disclosure statement filed by Appellant
Save-A-Patriot [07-1156] (jjb)

3/2/07 Negative disclosure statement filed by Appellant John B.
Kotmair [07-1156] (jjb)

3/2/07 Docketing statement filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot.
[4544510-1] T/S needed: n; T/S already on file: n.
[07-1156] ~ [4544510] (jjb)

3/9/07 Document referencing that no transcript is necessary for
this appeal filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair [4547604-1]
[07-1156] (jjb)

3/13/07 Counsel of record form filed by Carol Ann Barthel for
Appellee US. (jjb)

3/13/07 Motion filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to file formal
brief [4549018-1]., to file separate briefs [4549018-2].,
to establish amended briefing order [4549018-3]. ~
[4549018] [07-1156] (jjb)

3/13/07 Response/answer requested to motion to file formal brief,
to file separate briefs and request for modification of
scheduling order [4549018-1] Response/answer due 3/26/07
for John B. Kotmair, and for US[4549018-3] [07-1156] ~
[4549025] (jjb)

3/20/07 Response/answer filed [4552599-1] by Appellee US to motion
to file formal brief [4549018-1], motion to file separate
briefs [4549018-2], motion establishing briefing order
[4549018-3] [07-1156] ~ [4552599] (jjb)

3/20/07 Supplement filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to motion to
file formal brief [4549018-1], motion to file separate
briefs [4549018-2], motion establishing briefing order
[4549018-3] . [4552606-1] [07-1156] (jjb)

3/21/07 Response/answer filed [4553217-1] by Appellant John B.
Kotmair to motion to file formal brief [4549018-1], motion
to file separate briefs [4549018-2], motion establishing
briefing order [4549018-3], supplemental/supplement motion
[4552606-1] [07-1156] ~ [4553217] (jjb)

3/21/07 Informal action taken mooting motion establishing briefing
order [4549018-3] [07-1156] ~ [4553700] (jjb)

3/21/07 ORDER FILED [4553708] granting supplemental/supplement
motion [4552606-1], granting motion to file formal brief
[4549018-1], granting motion to file separate briefs
[4549018-2] to extend time to file appellant(s) informal
brief until: 04/09/07 [4553708-1]. Appellant(s) informal
brief now due 4/9/07 for Save-A-Patriot, for John B.
Kotmair . Copies to all parties. ~ [4553708] [07-1156]
(jjb)

3/30/07 Motion filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to extend time to
file appellant(s) informal brief until: April 30, 2007
[4558611-1]. ~ [4558611] [07-1156] (jjb)

3/30/07 ORDER FILED [4558614] granting motion to extend time to f
a's inf br [4558611-1] Appellant(s) informal brief now due
4/30/07 for Save-A-Patriot . Copies to all parties. ~
[4558614] [07-1156] (jjb)

4/4/07 Motion filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to file oversized
brief of 21,000 words [4561282-1] ~ [4561282] [07-1156]
(jjb)

4/4/07 Response/answer requested to motion to file oversized brief
[4561282-1] Response/answer due 4/16/07 for John B.
Kotmair, for US. ~ [4561292] [07-1156] (jjb)

4/10/07 Response/answer filed [4564020-1] by Appellant John B.
Kotmair to motion to file oversized brief [4561282-1]
[07-1156] ~ [4564020] (jjb)

4/11/07 Informal brief filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair. Proof
of Service[Y/N]?: y # inf.br pages: 47. Expansion of
ptlcoa rqst? (Y/N): n/a. [07-1156] (jjb)

4/11/07 Response/answer filed [4564709-1] by Appellee US to motion
to file oversized brief [4561282-1] [07-1156] ~ [4564709]
(jjb)

4/11/07 Counsel of record form filed by Richard Farber for Appellee
US. (jjb)

4/11/07 ORDER FILED [4564898] denying motion to file oversized
brief [4561282-1] Copies to all parties. ~ [4564898]

[07-1156] (jjb)
4/30/07 Informal brief filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot. Proof of
Service[Y/N]?: y # inf.br pages: 39. Expansion of ptlcoa
rqst? (Y/N): n. [07-1156] (mst)

4/30/07 Informal appendix filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot.
Proof of Service[Y/N]?: y. Number of pages: 525
[4577864-1] [07-1156] (mst)

5/4/07 Motion filed by Appellee US to extend time to file
appellee(s) informal brief until: 6/7/07 [4577867-1]. ~
[4577867] [07-1156] (mst)

5/4/07 ORDER FILED [4577880] granting motion to extend time to f
e's inf br [4577867-1] Appellee informal brief due by
6/4/07 for US . Copies to all parties. ~ [4577880]
[07-1156] (mst)

6/8/07 Informal brief filed by Appellee US, dated 6/4/07. Proof
of Service[Y/N]?: y # inf.br pages: 75. [07-1156] (srr)

6/13/07 Motion filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to extend time to
file appellant(s) informal brief until: 7/2/07
[4598777-1]. ~ [4598777] [07-1156] (srr)

6/14/07 ORDER FILED [4598778] granting motion to extend time to f
a's inf br [4598777-1] Appellant(s) informal brief now due
7/2/07 for Save-A-Patriot . Copies to all parties. ~
[4598778] [07-1156] (srr)

6/22/07 Reply filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair to informal
brief(s) [4596937-1] . [4605263-1] [07-1156] ~ [4605263]
(kljw)

6/25/07 Motion filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to strike informal
brief(s) [4596937-1] [4605242-1]. ~ [4605242] [07-1156]
(kljw)

7/2/07 Letter filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot notifying the
court that Appellant Save-A-Patriot intends to file a reply
to the United States' response to Appellant
Save-A-Patriot's motion to strike. [4609211-1] ~ [4609211]
[07-1156] (srr)

7/5/07 Response/answer filed with joint appendix [4609620-1] by
Appellee US to Appellant Kotmari's motion to strike
document [4605242-1] [07-1156] ~ [4609620] (srr)

7/6/07 Reply filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot. [4610504-1]
[07-1156] ~ [4610504] (kljw)

7/9/07 Supplemental authorities (FRAP 28(j)) filed by Appellee US
[4611953-1] [07-1156] (kljw)

7/16/07 Reply filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to response/answer
[4609620-1]. [4616434-1] [07-1156] ~ [4616434] (kljw)

7/16/07 Document referencing FRAP 28(j) material [4611953-1] being
neither pertinent nor significant authority filed by
Appellant Save-A-Patriot [4616438-1] [07-1156] (kljw)

7/26/07 Unpublished per curiam opinion filed. Copies to all
parties. [07-1156] (jjb)

7/26/07 Opinion ruling denying motion to strike document
[4605242-1] . [07-1156] (jjb)

7/26/07 Judgment order filed. Decision: affirmed. . EOD Date:
7/26/07. ~ [4620856] [07-1156] (jjb)

8/2/07 Counsel of record form filed by John A. Nolet for Appellee
US. (jjb)

8/2/07 Bill of costs filed by US. [4624835-1] [07-1156] (jjb)

9/10/07 Petition filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair for rehearing
en banc. Number of copies filed: 20 [4644138-1] ~
[4644138] [07-1156] (ldj)

9/10/07 Petition filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot for rehearing en
banc. Number of copies filed: 20 [4646368-1] ~ [4646368]
[07-1156] (jjb)

09/17/2007 Supplement filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair to motion for
rehearing en banc [4644138-1] . [4649006-1] [07-1156]

10/01/2007 COURT ORDER filed [4655141] denying motion for rehearing en
banc [4644138-1] EOD Date: 10/1/07., denying motion for
rehearing en banc [4646368-1] EOD Date: 10/1/07. Copies to
all parties. ~ [4655141] [07-1156]

10/05/2007 Motion filed by Appellant John B. Kotmair, Appellant Save-A-
Patriot to stay the mandate [4658530-1]. ~ [4658530] [07-1156]

10/12/2007 Response/answer filed [4661308-1] by Appellee US to motion
to stay mandate [4658530-1]. [07-1156] ~ [4661308]

10/22/2007 Reply filed by Appellant Save-A-Patriot to motion to stay
 mandate [4658530-1] . [4666449-1] [07-1156] ~ [4666449]

11/07/2007 Motion filed by Potential Amicus Curiae G. S., Potential
 Amicus Curiae T. B., Potential Amicus Curiae T. K., Potential
 Amicus Curiae K. M. to file amicus brief. Amicus brief
 tendered?(Y/N): y. [4675809-1], to stay the mandate [4675809-2].,
 reversal of judgment [4675809-3]. ~ [4675809] [07-1156]

11/15/2007 REPLY filed by US to Motion to file amicus curiae brief
 [4675809-2]. [07-1156]

11/27/2007 COURT ORDER filed [997763891] denying Motion to stay mandate
 [FRAP 41(d)] [4675809-3]; [4658530-2]; [4649006-2]; [4675809-4]
 Copies to all parties. [07-1156]

11/30/2007 COURT ORDER filed [997766461] granting Motion to file amicus
 curiae brief [4675809-2] Copies to all parties. [07-1156]

11/30/2007 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (PAPER) file-stamped, on behalf of K. M.,
 G. S., T. B. and T. K.. Number of pages: [31]. Sealed volume: [N].
 Entered on Docket Date: 11/30/2007.[997766470] [07-1156]

11/30/2007 Mandate issued. Links to final decision and judgment: [4620856-2],
terminated event js 34. Originating case number: 1:05-cv-01297-WMN
 [07-1156]

12/04/2007 ORDER filed [997767487] recalling mandate.. Copies to all parties.
 [07-1156]

12/04/2007 Mandate issued. Links to final decision and judgment: [4620856-2],
terminated event js 34. Originating case number: 1:05-cv-01297-WMN
 [07-1156]