JOHN RYSKAMP V. CIR, No. 18-71325 (9th Cir. 2019)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED MAR 19 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN HENRY RYSKAMP, Petitioner-Appellant, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 18-71325 Tax Ct. No. 3899-18 v. MEMORANDUM* COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from a Decision of the United States Tax Court Submitted March 12, 2019** Before: LEAVY, BEA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges. John Henry Ryskamp appeals pro se from the Tax Court’s order dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction his petition regarding his tax liabilities for tax year 2018. We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). We review de novo the Tax Court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Gorospe v. * 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). Comm’r, 451 F.3d 966, 968 (9th Cir. 2006). We affirm. The Tax Court properly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over Ryskamp’s petition because the Internal Revenue Service’s document that formed the basis for Ryskamp’s petition was not a notice of determination. See 26 U.S.C. § 6330 (notice of determination); Gorospe, 451 F.3d at 968 (the Tax Court is a court of limited jurisdiction, and its subject matter is defined by Title 26 of the United States Code). Contrary to Ryskamp’s contentions, his substantive due process arguments do not confer jurisdiction on the Tax Court. We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009). Ryskamp’s request for class certification, set forth in his opening brief, is denied. AFFIRMED. 2 18-71324

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