Bitton v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: DAVID M. BITTON, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Jul 25, 2022

No. 28626-21 (U.S.T.C. Jul. 25, 2022)

Opinion

28626-21

07-25-2022

DAVID M. BITTON, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

The petition filed to commence this case on August 18, 2021, did not bear the original signature of petitioner or the original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before the Tax Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. By Order served February 23, 2022, the Court directed petitioner on or before April 5, 2022, to ratify and affirm the petition filed on petitioner's behalf in this case. Petitioner has not complied with the Court's Order.

Upon due consideration and for cause, it is

ORDERED that the time within which petitioner shall file a Ratification of Petition, bearing petitioner's original signature (preferably in blue ink), is extended to August 24, 2022. If no such ratification of petition is received by August 24, 2022, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner should note that the ratification of petition may not be filed electronically.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

___, have read the Petition filed with the Court on ___ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.