Opinion
7275-18 7319-18
06-09-2021
Azizi Dental Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
ORDER
Emin Toro Judge
On April 2, 2020, the trial session scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, California, on May 18, 2020, was canceled due to concerns related to COVID-19, and these cases were assigned to the undersigned judge. The cases were then rescheduled for trial at the Court's May 17, 2021, Seattle, Washington, remote trial session. On April 2, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Continuance of Trial. By Order served on April 7, 2021, the undersigned judge granted the parties' Joint Motion for Continuance of Trial and retained jurisdiction. On June 7, 2021, respondent filed a Status Report informing the Court that respondent's counsel is working to prepare summary schedules outlining the relevant income adjustments in both the related corporate and individual cases. Respondent's counsel intends to meet with petitioners to discuss the schedules as well as documents which petitioners have agreed to provide to respondent. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that, on or before August 9, 2021, the parties shall file with the Court either a joint report (or, if that is not expedient, then separate reports) describing the status of the cases or stipulated decision documents.
If the cases are not reported settled by August 9, 2021, the Court anticipates calendaring the cases for trial during the week of November 15, 2021.