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United States v. James Witt
678 F. App'x 587
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

James W. Witt appeals pro se from the district court’s order granting the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) petition to enforce a summons. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for clear error the district court’s summons-enforcement decision. United States v. Richey , 632 F.3d 559, 563 (9th *2 Cir. 2011). We affirm.

The district court did not clearly err by granting the petition because the United States met its burden of establishing its prima facie case for enforcement of the IRS summons, and Witt failed to rebut that showing. See United States v. Powell , 379 U.S. 48, 57-58 (1964) (setting forth requirements for establishing a prima facie case for enforcement, and explaining that the burden is on the taxpayer to show an abuse of the process); United States v. Dynavac, Inc. , 6 F.3d 1407, 1414 (9th Cir. 1993) (once a prima facie case is made a heavy burden is placed on the taxpayer to show an abuse of process or the lack of institutional good faith).

We reject as without merit Witt’s contentions that the district court was biased and violated his due process rights.

Witt’s motion filed on April 21, 2016, is denied.

AFFIRMED.

2 15-16721

[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. James Witt
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Feb 27, 2017
Citation: 678 F. App'x 587
Docket Number: 15-16721
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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