Opinion
9716-20
06-17-2021
Christopher J. Bolinger Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Maurice B. Foley Chief Judge
It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on July 10, 2020, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.
By Order dated September 9, 2020, the Court directed petitioner to pay the Court's $60.00 filing fee on or before October 26, 2020. Petitioner failed to do so.
The foregoing considered, it is
ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before July 6, 2021, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on July 10, 2020, and ratify and affirm the filing of said document. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition. It is further
ORDERED that the time within which petitioner shall pay the Court's $60.00 filing fee (or file an Application for Waiver of Filing Fee) is extended to July 6, 2021. If the filing fee is not received by July 6, 2021, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction.