No. 19-488

Steven T. Waltner, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: administrative-law administrative-regulation certified-mail circuit-split common-law-mailbox-rule due-process-challenge irc-section-7502 mailbox-rule postmark statutory-interpretation tax-court tax-filing
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit incorrectly held that under 26 CFR §301.7502-1(e) the common-law mailbox rule no longer is available to establish timely filing of tax documents

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented for review is: 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit incorrectly held, in conflict with precedents in the Third, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, that under 26 CFR §301.75021(e) the common-law mailbox rule no longer is available to establish timely filing of tax documents. ll QUESTIONS PRESENTED — Continued Additionally, in their collections due process case below, Petitioners demonstrated for the Tax Court that Respondent committed a fraud upon that court when, among other things, he filed, in response to a court order, perjured declarations and fabricated government documents. For that reason, Petitioners alternatively urged the Court of Appeals to declare the decision of the Tax Court void. However, the Court of Appeals did not address the question. The second question presented for review is: 2. Did the Court of Appeals have jurisdiction to determine whether the Tax Court decision below was void because it was obtained by fraud on the court? iii RELATED CASES ¢ Waltner v. Commissioner, No. 8726-11L, United States Tax Court. Decision entered January 21, 2016. « Waltner v. Commissioner, No. 16-72754, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Opinion entered April 30, 2019.

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-19
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-18
Reply of petitioners Steven T. Waltner, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-15
Brief of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue in opposition filed.
2019-12-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 15, 2020.
2019-12-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 16, 2019 to January 15, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2019.
2019-11-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2019 to December 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-16
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Steven T. Waltner, et al.
2019-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2019)

Attorneys

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Steven T. Waltner, et al.
Donald Wills WallisUpchurch, Bailey and Upchurch, P.A., Petitioner
Donald Wills WallisUpchurch, Bailey and Upchurch, P.A., Petitioner