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Edward F. Sadjadi, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-60663 · judgment July 7, 2020


Certiorari denied · November 16, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Wlier© the IRS argues that the Offer In Compromise (OIC) form the petitioners used was clear and unambiguous, does the OIC form contain clear and unambiguous language that concisely, specifically and explicitly states whether the obligation to comply with tax payments for the next five years is or is not contingent on early full payment of the amount in the compromise agreement before the end of the five-year period? Unlike all common debt repayment agreements where the contract is terminated and all parties’ obligations end when full payment of the agreed-upon balance of the debt is paid, can the IRS impose uncommon conditions upon taxpayers without explicitly and clearly communicating those uncommon conditions?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Edward F. Sadjadi

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 16 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
  3. Oct 22 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
  4. Oct 05 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)