Opinion
24344-17 11352-18 . 25268-18
03-01-2022
SUNIL S. PATEL & LAURIE MCANALLY PATEL, ET AL., Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Courtney D. Jones Judge.
These consolidated cases are calendared for a special trial session commencing at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on Monday, April 25, 2022 through Friday, April 29, 2022, in the U.S. Tax Court, South Courtroom, 400 Second Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20217.
On February 18, 2022, the parties filed a Motion for Leave to Use Electronic Equipment, therein requesting permission to bring and use computer equipment and other electronic devices for presenting evidence at the aforementioned trial session. The parties further request advance access to the South Courtroom, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, to have the equipment installed.
The foregoing considered, it is
ORDERED that the joint Motion for Leave to Use Electronic Equipment is granted, and the parties are permitted to bring and use computer equipment and other electronic devices, including projectors and monitors upon which documentary evidence will be displayed, at the trial session commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2022. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall be permitted to deliver and set up the electronic equipment in the South Courtroom, beginning on Thursday, April 21, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall provide the Court, on or before April 11, 2022, with a list of the names of all individuals who may be present for the advance delivery and set-up of electronic equipment in the South Courtroom. It is further
ORDERED that no such equipment shall be used in the courtroom to take photographs or video or to make audio recordings without express leave of the Court. Counsel shall be responsible to assure compliance with this Order by their clients, witnesses, and other personnel.