United States v. James Widtfeldt, No. 19-3372 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Benton and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Federal tax. The district court did not err in granting the government's motion for summary judgment in its action to collect unpaid gift and estate taxes and it did not err in ordering the sale of the taxpayer's property to satisfy his tax liability.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-3372 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. James A. Widtfeldt lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeals from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha ____________ Submitted: September 29, 2020 Filed: October 8, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. James Widtfeldt appeals the district court’s1 order granting the government’s motion for summary judgment in its action to collect unpaid gift and estate taxes 1 The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. owed by Widtfeldt, and to order the sale of his property to satisfy his tax liability. Following careful de novo review, see United States v. Scherping, 187 F.3d 796, 800 (8th Cir. 1999), we agree with the district court that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact regarding Widtfeldt’s personal liability for the unpaid taxes, see 26 U.S.C. § 6324(a) (estate tax liability), § 6324(b) (gift tax liability); see also Widtfeldt v. Comm’r, 449 Fed. Appx. 561 (8th Cir. 2012) (unpublished per curiam). The district court’s issuance of the order of sale was also proper. See 26 U.S.C. § 7403 (authorizing action to enforce lien or to subject property to payment of tax debt). The judgment is affirmed, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and Widtfeldt’s pending motions are denied as moot. ______________________________ -2-
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