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Anthony Dwayne Williams, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-60804 · judgment April 16, 2020


Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

I. Should the United States Federal Income Tax be viewed in a different way (or perspective) when determining the assessment for the liability or penalty for a taxpayer1 as opposed to a nontaxpayer2? II. Does the I.R.C. § 6330(c)(2)(B)3 suspend a nontaxpayer’s right or shield’s them from the protection of the U.S. Constitution4? III. Is the I.R.C. § 6020(b)(1)5 a prerequisite and core requirement for determining tax liability, to impose a penalty for a frivolous filing? 1 26 U.S. Code § 7701(a)(14) Taxpayer- The term "taxpayer" means any person subject to any internal revenue tax. (Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 2 Long v. Rasmussen 281 F. 236 (D.Mont. 1922) The revenue laws are a code or system in regulation of tax assessment and collection. They relate to taxpayers, and not to nontaxpayers. The latter are without their scope. No procedure is prescribed for nontaxpayers, and no attempt is made to annul any of their rights and remedies in due course of law. With them Congress does not assume to deal, and they are neither of the subject nor of the object of the revenue laws. * * * [Id. 281 F. at 238.] 31.R.C. § 6330(c)(2)(B) - Underlying liability The person may also raise at the hearing challenges to the existence or amount of the underlying tax liability for any tax period if the person did not receive any statutory notice of deficiency for such tax liability or did not otherwise have an opportunity to dispute such tax liability. 4 Our constitutional arguments are: “If allowed the taxing of Appellants’ earnings even the associated alleged penalties would be a direct tax on “personal property” which is forbidden under U.S. Constitution Article I, § 2, cl. 3, and Article I, § 9, cl. 4 without apportionment for us who did not engaged in a federal economic activity that’s subject to a federal tax under the excise laws of the United States.” See this Court’s Doc. No. 19A1067, Anthony Williams’ EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR A STAY [Page 8.] 5 26 C.F.R. § 301.6020-l(b) Returns prepared or executed by the Commissioner or other Internal Revenue Officers. [Please see footnote 16]

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anthony Dwayne Williams

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 11 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  3. Dec 02 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
  4. Nov 03 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2020)