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Baker v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

United States Tax Court
Mar 9, 2023
No. 5497-19 (U.S.T.C. Mar. 9, 2023)

Opinion

768-19

03-09-2023

MATTHEW A. BAKER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent


ORDER

Ronald L. Buch, Judge

This case is set for trial at the Court's April 3, 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah trial session. Mr. Baker is represented by two lawyers, S. Mark Barnes and Michelle Turpin. Mr. Barnes left his previous law firm and filed a motion to withdraw as counsel based on his understanding that his client was remaining with his previous firm. Ms. Turpin likewise filed a motion to withdraw, her grounds being that her client had become incommunicative and failed to pay her fees. These motions are further complicated by Mr. Baker currently being incarcerated and trial being scheduled for less than a month from now. We will resolve this by continuing the case to a later trial session and granting the pending motions to withdraw. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that Ms. Turpin's motion to withdraw as counsel filed March 2, 2023, is granted. It is further

ORDERED that Mr. Barnes's motion to withdraw as counsel filed March 4, 2023, is granted. It is further

ORDERED that this case is stricken from the above-referenced trial session, and the parties are excused from appearing on April 3, 2023. It is further

ORDERED that this case is set for trial at the Court's June 20, 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah trial session scheduled for 10:00 am at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse, 351 S West Temple Street, Courtroom 8.100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138. It is further

ORDERED that the Standing Pretrial Order served on December 8, 2022, remains in full force and effect. It is further

ORDERED that jurisdiction is retained by the undersigned.


Summaries of

Baker v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

United States Tax Court
Mar 9, 2023
No. 5497-19 (U.S.T.C. Mar. 9, 2023)
Case details for

Baker v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Case Details

Full title:MATTHEW A. BAKER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE…

Court:United States Tax Court

Date published: Mar 9, 2023

Citations

No. 5497-19 (U.S.T.C. Mar. 9, 2023)