Michael C. Meeks v. Commissioner of Irs Frederick Nielson

980 F.2d 737 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael C. MEEKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF IRS; Frederick Nielson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55297. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. * Decided Dec. 2, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael Meeks appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in Meeks' action against the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and various IRS employees (collectively, "government") for Meeks' failure to respond to the government's summary judgment motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We vacate and remand for further proceedings. 3 * Background 4 On December 4, 1989, Meeks filed a complaint against the Commissioner of the IRS and several IRS employees. On May 31, 1990, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(a), the clerk of the court entered a default judgment against the government for…