Cruz v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: DIANA L. CRUZ, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Jul 31, 2023

No. 11899-23 (U.S.T.C. Jul. 31, 2023)

Opinion

11899-23

07-31-2023

DIANA L. CRUZ, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on July 25, 2023, 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 September 14, 2023, file with the Court a Ratification of Petition bearing a signature in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on July 25, 2023, and ratify and affirm 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.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

___, have read the Petition filed with the Court on ___ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.