Opinion
TC-MD 160060R
11-21-2016
DENNIS N. STRAND and PATRICIA E. STRAND, Plaintiffs, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, State of Oregon, Defendant.
This Final Decision of Dismissal incorporates without change the court's Decision of Dismissal, entered October 25, 2016. The court did not receive a statement of costs and disbursements within 14 days after its Decision of Dismissal was entered. See Tax Court Rule-Magistrate Division (TCR-MD) 16 C(1).
RICHARD DAVIS MAGISTRATE
This matter came before the court on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Motion) filed on October 11, 2016, and on its own motion to dismiss this case for lack of prosecution.
On July 1, 2016, the court sent the parties a Journal Entry instructing Plaintiffs to file a request to withdraw their appeal, a stipulated agreement, or a joint status report with three mutually agreeable trial dates by August 26, 2016. The Journal Entry advised that failure to comply with the deadlines set forth therein might result in dismissal of Plaintiffs appeal. On August 26, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for 30 Day Extension, seeking additional time to comply with the court's Journal Entry. The court issued an Order Granting Extension of Time on September 8, 2016, giving Plaintiffs a new deadline of October 7, 2016.
Plaintiffs' deadline has passed and the court has not received the Plaintiffs' status report or any further communication from Plaintiffs. Defendant in its Motion stated that "Plaintiff[s] did not contact me to provide additional information or documentation." (Mot at 1.) As of the date of this Decision, Plaintiffs have not filed a response to Defendant's Motion. As a consequence, the court finds this matter should be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Now, therefore, IT IS THE DECISION OF THIS COURT that Plaintiffs' appeal is dismissed.