Opinion
3325-15 8365-15
09-06-2023
DAVID ROMO, ET AL., Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge.
The lower-numbered case was originally on the February 22, 2016 San Francisco, California trial calendar, but we stayed most work on it while Mr. Romo was in federal custody. Docket number 8365-15, filed by Thomas Clark Dashiell, was first on the Court's March 7, 2016 trial calendar. The Dashiell case was then continued 6 times, ultimately coming to rest on this division's San Francisco trial calendar for October 25, 2021. Because of the close connection between the two cases we consolidated them.
Respondent recently reported that petitioner's counsel needed additional time to review his client's documents due to a recent illness. They continue to cooperate which makes it reasonable to keep these cases on a status-report track for now, and it is
ORDERED that the parties submit settlement documents or file a joint status report on or before October 23, 2023 describing their progress toward settlement or a narrowing of the issues to be tried.