Interesting article in today’s Legal Times:  Tax Revolt: Plaintiffs File Coordinated Cases Against IRS, by Emma Schwartz:

Michael Stephens hates the IRS. He believes it steals his money, and he won’t stand for it. "That’s all we are, is slaves," says the 49-year-old truck driver from Georgia, who sued the agency. He claims he is entitled to damages through the Taxpayer Bill of Rights for alleged misconduct in tax collection by the IRS.

Stephen’s complaint — which Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed in June — might simply be a footnote in the flood of pro se cases that pour into the courthouse each year, except that Stephens isn’t alone. His complaint is one of 108 nearly identical cases filed since last fall by plaintiffs from Oregon to Florida. The effort hasn’t seen much success; so far, 40 have been dismissed because of the plaintiffs’ failure to exhaust their administrative remedies….The complaints are the brainchild of Chicago-based anti-tax activist George Pragovich.