W.e. Partners Ii, LLC v. United States

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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W.E. PARTNERS II, LLC,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2015-5054
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in No. 1:13-cv-00054-TCW, Judge Thomas C.
Wheeler.
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JUDGMENT
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STEPHEN G. L EATHAM , Heurlin, Potter, Jahn,
Leatham, Holtmann & Stoker, P.S., Vancouver, WA,
argued for plaintiff-appellant.
K ATHLEEN E. L YON, Tax Division, United States De-
partment of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defend-
ant-appellee. Also represented by CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO,
D IANA L. ERBSEN, G ILBERT STEVEN ROTHENBERG, T ERESA
E. MCL AUGHLIN, A NDREW M. WEINER.

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J ERRY STOUCK, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington,
DC, for amicus curiae MeadWestvaco Virginia Corpora-
tion. Also represented by MICHAEL J. SCHAENGOLD,
P AMELA J. MARPLE .
T IMOTHY L EE J ACOBS , Hunton & Williams LLP, Wash-
ington, DC, for amicus curiae American Forest & Paper
Association.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (WALLACH , CLEVENGER , and T ARANTO,
Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
February 5, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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