Opinion
5713-19
10-31-2022
JULES S. DEUTSCH, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Cary Douglas Pugh Judge
On October 21, 2020, the parties filed a joint Motion for Continuance, advising that only the additions to tax remained in dispute and requesting additional time for the parties to investigate a 2014 refund check issue. We granted the motion, and this case was stricken from the Court's November 16, 2020, New Orleans remote trial session and continued. For two years, respondent's counsel has filed a series of Status Reports highlighting attempts by counsel to resolve repeated errors and miscalculations made by the IRS to petitioner's tax years relevant to resolving this case.
On October 21, 2022, respondent filed a Status Report, requesting additional time to submit stipulated decision documents. Respondent was advised that the Appeals Office technician assigned to make the necessary corrections "had been promoted to a different position". Respondent's counsel requested that another technician be assigned to this matter. A new technician was assigned, and the requested changes were made but additional time is needed to prepare a decision document that reflects those changes. Upon due consideration and for cause, it is hereby
ORDERED that, on or before January 3, 2023, the parties shall file further reports or submit proposed stipulated decision documents to the Court.