Opinion
4498-23
07-24-2023
JEFFREY M. BONVICINO & MARY E. BONVICINO, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Diana L. Leyden Special Trial Judge
This case is calendared for trial at the December 4, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona, Trial Session of the Court. On March 6, 2023, petitioners timely filed a petition challenging a notice of determination dated February 6, 2023, issued for tax year 2020. Petitioners' petition consisted of 24 pages and included unredacted personal identifying information.
On June 8, 2023, petitioners filed a Reply to Answer along with a Memorandum in Support of Reply to Answer which included unredacted personal identifying information.
Rule 27(a), Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure, generally provides that in an electronic or paper filing with the Court, a party or nonparty making the filing should refrain from including or should take appropriate steps to redact certain specified information, such as taxpayer identification numbers and financial account numbers. Due to the unredacted personal identifying information appearing in the Petition, the Reply to Answer, and the Memorandum in Support of Reply to Answer, the Court will take steps to seal petitioners' Petition, Reply to Answer, and the Memorandum in Support of Reply to Answer to protect their information. For cause, it is
ORDERED that on the Court's own motion the unredacted Petition filed to commence this case on March 6, 2023, is sealed to public view. It is further
ORDERED that on the Court's own motion the unredacted Reply to Answer, filed June 8, 2023, is sealed to public view. It is further
ORDERED that on the Court's own motion the unredacted Memorandum in Support of Reply to Answer, filed June 8, 2023, is sealed to public view.