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Quiller Barnes v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-15733 · judgment June 1, 2021


Certiorari denied · June 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Were the Petitioner’s 1996 Pension funds from Pacific Bell Telephone Company, which was properly rolled over within 60 days of his retirement, per his employer’s regulations and the Internal Revenue regulations 402 (c) and 408(d)(3) taxable income? Because of the unusual circumstances regarding this tax situation, the Petitioner’s pension fund was mistakenly taxed; therefore, should the statute of limitation regarding this tax situation be waived? And the Respondent obligated to return to the Petitioner any taxes, interest and penalties Petitioner paid for the pretax and taxation of the Petitioner’s untaxable Pension Funds.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Quiller Barnes

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 31 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
  3. May 26 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent CIR to respond filed.
  4. Oct 26 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2022)