UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

DIRECTIONS FOR INFORMAL BRIEFS
1)Two Copies required.
2)* File the original of the Informal Brief with the Court. If you would like a file-stamped copy returned, send an extra copy and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The Court’s address is:

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Docket No 08-6477

INFORMAL BRIEF

Re: USA -Appellee verses Robert Clarkson, Donna Clarkson and 515 Concord Ave Anderson SC, Defendants –Appellants

1. Jurisdiction

A. Name of court from which you are appealing: Western District of NC
B. Date(s) of order or orders you are appealing: June 6, 2008

2. Timeliness of appeal (for prisoners)
Exact date on which notice of appeal was placed in institution’s internal mailing system for mailing to District Court: NA

3. Certificate of Appealability
Did the district court grant a certificate of appealability? NA
[ ]Yes [ ]No

4. Issues on Appeal
Use the following spaces to set forth the facts and argument in support of the issues you wish the Court to consider on appeal. You must include any issue you wish the Court to consider, regardless of whether the district court granted a certificate of appealability as to that issue. You may cite case law, but citations are not required.

Issue 1: The Privacy Act prohibits FBI in tax cases.

Supporting Facts and Argument: See attached Brief of Defendants- Appellants and Appendix

Issue 2: None of the records were relevant and material to any FBI investigation.

Supporting Facts and Argument: See attached Brief of Defendants- Appellants and Appendix

Issue 3: Contempt of Court was proven.

Supporting Facts and Argument: See attached Brief of Defendants- Appellants and Appendix

5. Relief Requested: Overturn the final order of the lower court and order all of the seized material returned

6. Prior appeals (for appellants only)
A. Have you filed other appeals in this court?
[ X]Yes [ ]No

B. If you checked YES, what are the case names and docket numbers for those appeals and what was the ultimate disposition of each?

These appeals were filed years ago and not related to this case. Defendant Robert Clarkson was the principal party in the other cases and generally the Appellant and the Defendant. The Appellant does not have the case numbers of these ancient cases. Defendant lost them all.

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Signature: Robert Clarkson

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Donna Clarkson

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I certify that on I served a copy of this Informal Brief on all parties, addressed as shown below:

AUSA Jill Rose, WDNC,____________Asheville, NC

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Signature: Robert Clarkson

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Donna Clarkson