IRS whistleblower award appeals
Meidinger v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Roy J.
- What's at stake
- Whether Meidinger can obtain Supreme Court review of the Tax Court’s dismissal remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Meidinger asks whether the IRS Whistleblower Office’s rejection of his whistleblower-award claim because no proceeds were collected can be reviewed, and whether the Tax Court could throw out his challenge without reviewing the agency record or following the Administrative Procedure Act’s review rules. He has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case.
Meidinger’s petition raises questions about judicial review of an IRS award decision and what record the Tax Court must consider.
Question presented
1. Whether a final determination by the IRS Whistleblower Office denying or rejecting an award on the ground that no proceeds were collected constitutes a reviewable determination under 26 U.S.C. § 7623(b)(4)? 2. Whether the Tax Court may dismiss for lack of jurisdiction without reviewing the administrative record or applying the APA, 5 U.S.C. § 706? 3. Whether agency inaction or no action or action on wrong parties may defeat statutory whistleblower rights? 4. Whether courts must identify evidence supporting jurisdictional dismissals of Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. No argument or decision date is set.
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Sources
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