Legal Opinion
Donald L. Hymes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1993No. 91-35888PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
We make clear today that we will not entertain appeals from a litigant who refuses to comply with a previous order of this court. Because Hymes has not paid $1000 in sanctions, which we imposed in 1990, we dismiss his appeal.
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Since 1977, Hymes has been locked in a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. It insists that he owes unpaid taxes, now amounting to nearly $60,000.
He sought relief first in Tax Court. Instead, it conclusively established his tax liabilities for 1977, 1980, 1981 and 1982. Hymes v. Commissioner, No. 39912-85 (T.C. June 25, 1987). He went next to district court.…
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