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Louis S. Shuman, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-1070 · judgment March 23, 2021


Certiorari denied · December 6, 2021
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

The question presented is: Whether an Order of the United States Tax Court is deemed final, and legally enforceable, including enforcement on jurisdictional grounds, when the U.S. Tax Court Order was not served on Petitioners, or filed, in compliance with applicable governing Federal Statutes and Court Rules, thereby violating governing Federal Statutes, Federal Court Rules, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Louis S. Shuman

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jan 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 03 2022
  4. Dec 06 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  6. Nov 01 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
  7. Oct 22 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)