Opinion
7584-20
08-03-2021
STEVEN A. ROBINSON & DEBORA S. HULL, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Maurice B. Foley Chief Judge.
The petition filed to commence this case on July 10, 2020, does not bear the original signatures of petitioners or the original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before the Tax Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. By Order dated August 19, 2020, the Court directed petitioners to ratify and affirm the petition filed on petitioners' behalf in this case on or before October 5, 2020. Petitioners have not complied with the Court's Order.
For cause, it is
ORDERED that the time within which petitioners shall file a ratification of petition, bearing petitioners' original signatures (preferably in blue ink), is extended to August 30, 2021. If no such ratification of petition is received by August 30, 2021, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioners should note that the ratification of petition may not be filed electronically. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioners a form which may be used by petitioners for purposes of ratifying the petition.
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