Tolbert v. Commissioner, IRS

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 1, 1998
• Docket: 98-1677
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-1677

ROBERT TOLBERT; ELLA M. TOLBERT,

Petitioners - Appellants,

versus

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States Tax Court. (Tax Ct. No. 95-3978)

Submitted: November 19, 1998 Decided: December 1, 1998

Before HAMILTON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert Tolbert, Ella M. Tolbert, Appellants Pro Se. Edward T. Perelmuter, Loretta C. Argrett, Donald Bruce Tobin, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Stuart L. Brown, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Robert and Ella M. Tolbert appeal from the tax court’s order

denying their second motion to vacate the court’s decision up-

holding the Commissioner’s determination of deficiencies with re-

spect to their 1989, 1990, and 1991 federal income tax liabilities.

Because the tax court had no jurisdiction to vacate its decision

based on the grounds asserted in Tolberts’ motion, we affirm. See

26 U.S.C. § 748(c) (1994) (tax court’s decision becomes final 90

days after entry); Okon v. Commissioner, 26 F.3d 1025, 1026-27

(10th Cir. 1994) (holding that taxpayer’s second motion to vacate

tax court’s decision did not toll 90-day period in which to

appeal). Accordingly, we affirm.* We dispense with oral argument

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in

the materials before the court and argument would not aid the deci-

sional process.

AFFIRMED

* In light of this disposition, we deny the Tolberts’ motion to appoint counsel.