Legal Opinion

Burke v. Commissioner

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 21, 2003No. 02-72855; Tax Ct. No. 13410-00PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM**

Kevin P. Burke appeals pro se the tax court’s judgment dismissing his action seeking redetermination of federal income taxes for the years 1993-1997 and the court’s order denying his motion to vacate the judgment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a). We review for abuse of discretion the tax court’s dismissal for failure to prosecute, Noli v. Commissioner, 860 F.2d 1521, 1527 (9th Cir.1988), and denial of a motion to vacate, Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1123 (9th Cir.1991). We affirm.

The tax court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Burke’s action for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. George v. Zmuda and Walburga Zmuda v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. Joseph Edelson and Harriet Edelson v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Carl Anthony Thomas v. Samuel A. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. Clapp v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. Robert P. Noli and Delora J. Noli v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burke v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2005
  2. Burke v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2005
  3. Kevin P. Burke v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2005

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