Opinion
30353-21
12-27-2021
Juanita Blakney, Denise Blakney, Next Friend Petitioner v. Commissioner of Intenal Revenue, Respondent
ORDER
MAURICE B. FOLEY CHIEF JUDGE
It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on September 13, 2021, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.
The foregoing considered, it is
ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before February 10, 2022, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on September 13 2021, and ratify and affirms the filing of said document. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.