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TAX PROTESTER'S FIFTH AMENDMENT CLAIM DISMISSED.

NOV. 9, 2000

Coolman, Michael E. v. U.S. et al.

DATED NOV. 9, 2000
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Case Name
    MICHAEL E. COOLMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; BARBARA DONAHOO; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Appellees.
  • Court
    United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • Docket
    No. 00-2662
  • Judge
    per curiam
  • Cross-Reference
    Michael E. Coolman v. United States, et al. No. 8:99CV471 (April 4,

    2000). (For a summary, see Tax Notes, May 22, 2000, p. 1112; for the

    full text, see Doc 2000-14004 (7 original pages) or 2000 TNT 97-13.)

    Michael E. Coolman v. United States, et al., No. 8:99CV471 (April 26,

    2000) (For a summary, see Tax Notes, June 12, 2000, p. 1494; for the

    full text, see Doc 2000-15667 (4 original pages) or 2000 TNT 109-9.)
  • Parallel Citation
    242 F.3d 374
    2001-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P50,101
    86 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2000-6836
    2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 28019
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    filing, failure of
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2000-29101 (2 original pages)
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2000 TNT 220-16

Coolman, Michael E. v. U.S. et al.

                            [UNPUBLISHED]

 

 

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

 

                       FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

 

 

                    APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES

 

                       DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

 

                        DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA.

 

 

                     Submitted: November 6, 2000

 

                       Filed: November 9, 2000

 

 

     Before Beam, Fagg, and Loken, Circuit Judges.

 

 

PER CURIAM.

[1] Michael Coolman appeals from the district court's 1 dismissal of his complaint in which he claimed the Fifth Amendment relieved him of the duty to sign a federal income tax form. Having carefully reviewed the record, we agree with the district court that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. See Warren v. United States, 874 F.2d 280, 281-82 (5th Cir. 1989) (5 U.S.C. section 702 did not constitute waiver of sovereign immunity where appellant claimed Fifth Amendment privilege from signing tax form); Ueckert v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 721 F.2d 248, 250 (8th Cir. 1983) (per curiam) (taxpayer cannot rely on privilege against self-incrimination to refuse to file tax return unless he can show danger is real and appreciable; taxpayer must make some positive disclosure indicating where danger lies).

[2] Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

 

FOOTNOTE

 

 

1 The Honorable William G. Cambridge, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, now retired.

 

END OF FOOTNOTE
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Case Name
    MICHAEL E. COOLMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; BARBARA DONAHOO; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Appellees.
  • Court
    United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • Docket
    No. 00-2662
  • Judge
    per curiam
  • Cross-Reference
    Michael E. Coolman v. United States, et al. No. 8:99CV471 (April 4,

    2000). (For a summary, see Tax Notes, May 22, 2000, p. 1112; for the

    full text, see Doc 2000-14004 (7 original pages) or 2000 TNT 97-13.)

    Michael E. Coolman v. United States, et al., No. 8:99CV471 (April 26,

    2000) (For a summary, see Tax Notes, June 12, 2000, p. 1494; for the

    full text, see Doc 2000-15667 (4 original pages) or 2000 TNT 109-9.)
  • Parallel Citation
    242 F.3d 374
    2001-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P50,101
    86 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2000-6836
    2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 28019
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    filing, failure of
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 2000-29101 (2 original pages)
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2000 TNT 220-16
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