Case Name: Michael Andrew BIGLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-22
Citations: 671 F. App'x 992
Docket Number: Nos. 14-71160; 14-71161
Parties: Michael Andrew BIGLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 992–993

Head Matter:
Michael Andrew BIGLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.
Nos. 14-71160
14-71161
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 22, 2016
Michael Andrew Bigley, Pro Se
Regina S. Moriarty, Attorney, Robert R. Di Trolio, Esquire, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division/Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Robert R. Di Trolio, Esquire, Clerk, U.S. Tax Court, Washington, DC, William J. Wilkins, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes these cases are suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Michael Andrew Bigley appeals pro se from the Tax Court's summary judgment in his action challenging the Internal Revenue Service's determination to proceed with proposed collection actions for tax years 2004, 2005, and 2006. We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). We review de novo. Miller v. Comm'r, 310 F.3d 640, 642 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm.
The Tax Court properly determined that the IRS did not abuse its discretion in sustaining the proposed levy actions because the settlement officer verified that the requirements of any applicable law or administrative procedure have been met, considered issues raised by Bigley at the hearing, and balanced the need to collect taxes with the intrusiveness any collection action would have on Bigley. See 26 U.S.C. § 6330(c)(3) (setting forth matters an appeals officer must consider in making a determination to sustain a proposed levy action); see also Fargo v. Comm'r, 447 F.3d 706, 709 (9th Cir. 2006) (reviewing Commissioner's actions for an abuse of discretion). Moreover, the Tax Court properly concluded that Bigley was not entitled to challenge his underlying tax liability during his Collection Due Process hearing because he was sent a statutory notice of deficiency. See 26 U.S.C. § 6830(c)(2)(B).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.