Dougal C. Pope, Plaintiff-appellant, v. United States of America and M. Carr Ferguson, Defendants-appellees, 585 F.2d 802 (5th Cir. 1978)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 585 F.2d 802 (5th Cir. 1978) Dec. 4, 1978

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Woodrow B. Seals, Judge.

Dougal C. Pope, pro se.

Rudy M. Groom, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Murray S. Horwitz, Atty., Gilbert E. Andrews, Chief, App. Sect., Robert A. Bernstein, Jeffrey S. Blum, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C.

M. Carr Ferguson, pro se.

James R. Gough, U. S. Atty., R. Burton Ballanfant, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed on the basis of the opinion of District Judge Woodrow Seals dated January 11, 1977, 459 F. Supp. 426.

AFFIRMED.

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