Thomas G. Baskin v. United States

Thomas Baskin appeals pro se from an order of the District Court 1 granting the government’s motion for summary judgment in Baskin’s action for a refund of a tax penalty assessed against him pursuant to 26 U.S.C.A. § 6702 (West Pocket Part 1984). We affirm.

In April 1983, Baskin wrote his name, address, signature, and the date on a Form 1040, the U.S. Individual Tax Return. He typed asterisks in the other spaces on the form and noted that he was objecting on the basis of the Fifth Amendment. 2 A notation at the top of the form stated that Baskin would complete the form if he could be shown how…