Opinion
4725-24
03-29-2024
CYNTHIA SMITH, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge
It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on March 26, 2024, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.
ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before May 15, 2024, file with the Court a Ratification of Petition bearing a signature in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on March 26, 2024, and ratify and affirms the filing of said document. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.
RATIFICATION OF PETITION
___, have read the Petition filed with the Court on___ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.