''Anastasoff v. United States'', 223 F.3d 898 (8th Cir. 2000), was a case decided by the
U.S. Eighth Circuit on appeal from the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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. It is notable for being the only case to consider the "Anastasoff issue", that is whether
Article Three of the United States Constitution
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requires a federal court to treat
unpublished opinions as
precedent
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.
The case was subsequently vacated as
moot
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on rehearing
en banc
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, due to the government's decision to pay the taxpayer's claim in full with interest at the statutory rate. In the final decision, the court opinion stated:
Before being overturned, the ''Anastasoff'' decision was cited by multiple courts that used unpublished opinions in their decisions, such as ''United States v. Goldman'', No. 00-1276 of September 29, 2000, and ''United States v. Langmade'', No. 00-2019 of December 29, 2000.
See also
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References
United States Constitution Article Three case law
2000 in United States case law
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit cases
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