U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2023

Williams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Williams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided April 24, 2023

Williams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Opinion

Case: 23-1618 Document: 5 Page: 1 Filed: 04/24/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DEREK JASON WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1618 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Tax Court in No. 1954- 22. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ Before DYK, TARANTO, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

ORDER The Commissioner of Internal Revenue (the “Commis- sioner”) moves unopposed to transfer this appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Derek Jason Williams filed a notice of appeal to this court from a decision by the United States Tax Court. But “[t]he United States Courts of Appeals (other than the Case: 23-1618 Document: 5 Page: 2 Filed: 04/24/2023

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review the decisions of the Tax Court,” 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). Where we lack ju- risdiction, we “shall, if it is in the interest of justice, trans- fer” the appeal to an appropriate court. 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

The Commissioner identifies the Fourth Circuit as the ap- propriate court to review the appealed decision. See § 7482(b)(1)(A).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. The appeal and all its filings are transmitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

FOR THE COURT April 24, 2023 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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