Pillay, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Petitioner: GUNASUNDRAN PILLAY and KALAIVANI GOVENDER
Respondent: COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Case Number: 25-7743
Filed: December 10, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 15, 2026 Filing 21 CLERK ACTION: Reply Brief submitted at DE 20 by Appellant Gunasundran Pillay is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 05/15/2026 10:43 AM]
May 14, 2026 Filing 20 REPLY BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Gunasundran Pillay. [Entered: 05/14/2026 03:44 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 19 CLERK ACTION: Answering Brief and Excerpts of Record submitted at DE 17, DE 18 by Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue are filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 05/04/2026 03:38 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 18 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [Entered: 05/04/2026 01:57 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 17 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [Entered: 05/04/2026 01:54 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 16 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Jacob Earl Christensen [Entered: 05/04/2026 11:24 AM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jacob Earl Christensen for Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [Entered: 05/04/2026 11:00 AM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 14 TEXT ORDER FILED. The motion (Docket Entry No. 13) for an extension of time to file the answering brief is granted. The answering brief is due May 4, 2026. The optional reply brief is due 21 days after the answering brief is served. [Entered: 03/31/2026 03:14 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 13 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [Entered: 03/10/2026 09:42 AM]
February 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 11) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 3/20/2026. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 02/09/2026 03:14 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 11 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [Entered: 02/09/2026 06:18 AM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 10 TAX COURT RECORD filed by U.S. Tax Court. [Entered: 01/08/2026 08:40 AM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 9 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 8 by Appellant Gunasundran Pillay is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 01/07/2026 10:01 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 8 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Gunasundran Pillay. [Entered: 01/06/2026 01:17 PM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 7 Originating Court Notice of Fee Received. [Entered: 01/06/2026 09:12 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 6 Attorney Richard L. Parker as Counsel for Appellee substituted for Attorney Michael J. Haungs. [Entered: 01/06/2026 09:08 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Richard L. Parker for Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue replacing Michael J. Haungs. [Entered: 01/06/2026 08:50 AM]
January 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER FILED. . Response to Fee Order due (Appellant) 2/2/2026 [Entered: 01/05/2026 09:13 AM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 3 Tax Court Docket, Notice of Appeal, and Relevant Documents Transmitted from Tax Court to Court of Appeals [Entered: 12/10/2025 10:50 AM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 1/20/2026, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 2/18/2026. For appeal no. 25-7743, 3691-22L. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 12/10/2025 10:49 AM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. Petition for Review has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on 12/10/2025. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-7743 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 12/10/2025 10:46 AM]

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Petitioner: GUNASUNDRAN PILLAY
Represented By: Mr. Gunasundran Pillay
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Petitioner: KALAIVANI GOVENDER
Represented By: Kalaivani Govender
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Respondent: COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Represented By: Mr. Michael J. Haungs
Represented By: Mr. Richard L. Parker
Represented By: Jacob Earl Christensen
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