Cryer v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 4, 2009 No. 08-30667 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk TOMMY K. CRYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas No. 5:07-CV-2206 Before SMITH, STEWART, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Tommy Cryer sued the government, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7431, for al- leged wrongful disclosures of tax return information in violation of id. § 6103. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 08-30667 The district court granted the government’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, mainly on the ground that the information allegedly disclosed is not “re- turn information” as intended by the statute. The district court explained its reasons in a careful “Memorandum Ruling” entered on May 13, 2008. We agree with the analysis in that opinion. The judg- ment is AFFIRMED, essentially for the reasons given by the district court. 2