Opinion
17419-18
06-21-2024
ALLISON A. BAKER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Tamara W. Ashford, Judge
On June 20, 2024, pursuant to the Court's December 22, 2023, Order, the parties filed a Joint Status Report, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case. The parties report that they are engaged in informal discovery and identifying documents relevant to petitioner and similarly situated petitioners in other docketed cases who had an alleged insurance policy with Franklin Insurance or one of its related entities. The parties further report that they are drafting a First Stipulation of Facts to include these documents as proposed trial exhibits in this case and other docketed cases with similarly situated petitioners; these documents are foundational for evaluating the main issues before the Court. According to the parties, they are still working towards reaching a basis for settlement and are identifying any issues that could be resolved by stipulation; they will promptly inform the Court if they reach an impasse in their attempts to reach a basis for settlement, at which time they will propose a pretrial schedule and potential trial dates. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before September 18, 2024, electronically submit to the Court an agreed stipulated decision document or file status reports, separately or jointly, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case.