Opinion
13965-23
05-22-2024
PAUL A. MEYER, JR., Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge
This case is before the Court on petitioner's Motion to Proceed Remotely, filed September 25, 2023. That motion was received and filed in paper form and does not bear petitioner's original signature nor does it bear an original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court. The Court will therefore deny petitioner's motion without prejudice, petitioner may refile a properly signed Motion to Proceed Remotely for the Court's consideration that complies with the provisions of Rules 23 and 33 of the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Upon due consideration, it is
ORDERED that immediately upon receipt of this order (and in any event no later than June 12, 2024), the parties (i.e., petitioner and respondent) are instructed to begin their efforts to be diligent and be appropriately responsive with one another, shall exchange documents and information, shall cooperate and communicate with one another by telephone, electronical means, or another appropriate means, in scheduling a prompt telephone conference among the parties for the purpose of conferring in the further development of this case for trial or other resolution, and for complying with this Court's Orders and rules. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before July 10, 2024, the parties (petitioner and respondent) shall file a joint or separate status report in which the parties shall describe the status of the case, including their efforts to settle and/or otherwise narrow the scope of the issues in this case, and whether the parties have conferred as directed in the preceding paragraph. It is further
ORDERED that petitioner's Motion to Proceed Remotely, is denied without prejudice.