Opinion
21587-18 21588-18
02-14-2022
MARK BETZ & CHRISTINE BETZ, ET AL., Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Joseph W. Nega, Judge
These consolidated cases were called for remote trial on June 21 through June 25, 2021, at a Special Session of the Court. On November 30, 2021, these consolidated cases were called for an in-person trial at a Special Session of the Court in Chicago, Illinois. On December 7, 2021, these consolidated cases were submitted to the undersigned. By Order served January 5, 2022, the Court, inter alia, directed the parties to file simultaneous opening briefs on or before February 22, 2022, and answering briefs on or before April 8, 2022.
On February 2, 2022, petitioners filed a Motion for Leave to File Motion to Modify Order and lodged the Motion to Modify Order. Petitioners request that the Court increase the page limitation for the parties' simultaneous opening and answering briefs set forth in the Court's Order served January 5, 2022, or in the alternative, exclude from the page limitation sections detailing the findings of fact.
Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that petitioners' Motion for Leave to File Motion to Modify Order filed February 2, 2022, is granted and petitioners' Motion to Modify Order lodged February 2, 2022, shall be filed as of the date of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that petitioners' Motion to Modify Order filed as of the date of this Order, is denied.