Whistleblower 16459-22W v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: WHISTLEBLOWER 16459-22W, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE…

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Mar 27, 2024

No. 16459-22W (U.S.T.C. Mar. 27, 2024)

Opinion

16459-22W

03-27-2024

WHISTLEBLOWER 16459-22W, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge

On March 15, 2024, respondent filed a redacted Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 61), a redacted Declaration of Garrett C. Pratt in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 63), and a redacted Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 64).

On March 18, 2024, respondent filed an unredacted Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 65), an unredacted Declaration of Garrett C. Pratt in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 66), a Reference List of Redacted Information Contained in Motion for Summary Judgment and Declaration in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 67), a Reference List of Redacted Information Contained in Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 69), and an unredacted Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 70).

Upon due consideration and for cause, it is

ORDERED that respondent's unredacted Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 65), unredacted Declaration of Garrett C. Pratt in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 66), Reference List of Redacted Information Contained in Motion for Summary Judgment and Declaration in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. Index No. 67), Reference List of Redacted Information Contained in Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 69), and unredacted Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 70) shall be sealed from public view, except by further Order of the Court. It is further

ORDERED that, due to inadvertent clerical errors, the Declaration of Garrett C. Pratt in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Doc. Index No. 62) and Objection to Motion to Compel Discovery (Doc. Index No. 68) are deemed stricken from the Court's record and shall be sealed from public view, except by further Order of the Court. It is further

ORDERED that, on or before April 30, 2024, petitioner shall file a Response to respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment. Failure to file a response may result in the granting of respondent's motion.