Opinion
19928-22S
10-03-2022
MICHAEL P. HODGES & AYNSLEY M. HODGES, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
By Order issued September 21, 2022, petitioner Aynsley M. Hodges was directed to file a ratification of petition. The ratification filed September 21, 2022, does not comply with the Court's rules concerning a proper signature on an electronically-filed document. Premises considered, it is
ORDERED that the ratification filed September 21, 2022, is deemed stricken from the record of this case. It is further
ORDERED that on or before November 3, 2022, petitioner Aynsley M. Hodges shall electronically file a proper ratification bearing her signature in which she states, if such be the case, that she has read the petition filed on September 11, 2022, and ratifies and affirms the filing of said document. Petitioner Aynsley M. Hodges should note that an actual signature on a PDF or a signature using an authentication program (e.g., Adobe or DocuSign) are acceptable. A typed signature is not. For more information about signatures, please refer to Tax Court Rule 23(a)(3) and the DAWSON FAQs available on the Tax Court website.
Failure to comply with this Order may result in the dismissal of petitioner Aynsley M. Hodges from this case or other action as the Court deems appropriate.