No. 20-1697

Alice Kimble v. United States

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 8th-amendment eighth-amendment excessive-fine fbar foreign-bank-account-report statutory-interpretation tax-evasion tax-penalty willful-violation willfulness
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Court err in holding that Alice acted willfully, despite the lack of proof either that she had knowledge of the requirement to file an FBAR or of her intent to evade taxes?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Court err in holding that Alice acted willfully, despite the lack of proof either that she had knowledge of the requirement to file an FBAR or of her intent to evade taxes? 2. Did the Court’s finding of willfulness despite lack of proof of intent or knowledge improperly interpret the statute by rendering every failure to file willful, although the statute (31 U.S.C. §§5321) provides differing penalties for willful and non-willful violations? 8. Did the Court err in finding that the Respondent properly assessed the maximum penalty on the Petitioner’s foreign bank account, in light of the substantial proof of the fact that the Respondent relied upon erroneous findings of fact, and that the assessment of the penalty was punitive? 4. Did the Court err in holding that Alice did not preserve her argument that the 50% penalty imposed upon her account was an Excessive Fine under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution? 5. Was the penalty imposed upon Alice’s account ($697,229) an Excessive Fine under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution? 6. Did the Court err in finding that the amendments to the law [31 U.S.C. §5321(a)(5)(C)()] superseded IRS regulation [31 CFR §1010.820] regarding the maximum penalty that can be imposed by the IRS after a finding of a willful failure to file Foreign Bank Account Report (“FBAR”)?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Alice Kimble
James O DrukerKase & Druker, Petitioner
James O DrukerKase & Druker, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent