Doyle Smith v. CIR, No. 18-3560 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Benton, Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Federal Tax Court. The Tax Court did not err in dismissing Smith's case after he failed to pay the filing fee.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3560 ___________________________ Doyle Dennis Smith lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Appeal from The United States Tax Court ____________ Submitted: August 28, 2019 Filed: September 4, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Doyle Smith appeals the tax court’s1 dismissal of his petition after he failed to pay the filing fee. Following careful review, we conclude that the tax court did not err in dismissing Smith’s petition. See Tax Ct. Rule 20(d) (fee of $60 shall be paid 1 The Honorable Maurice B. Foley, Chief Judge, United States Tax Court. at time petition is filed; fee may be waived if petitioner shows inability to pay); Tax Ct. Rule 123(b) (tax court may dismiss case for petitioner’s failure to prosecute or failure to comply with Tax Court Rules); Long v. Comm’r, 742 F.2d 1141, 1143 (8th Cir. 1984) (per curiam) (affirming dismissal under Rule 123(b)). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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