Opinion
20397-21
08-14-2023
BROSIS PROPERTIES, LLC, BEAR CREEK LAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, TAX MATTERS PARTNER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge
This case was on the Court's October 24, 2022 trial calendar for Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of many syndicated conservation-easement cases before the Court, and all agreed that it made sense to try to let petitioner meet with IRS Appeals to try to settle the case or at least narrow what needs to be tried. That didn't work out, but the parties reasonably suggested that they work on informal discovery. That has proven fruitful, so it can be
ORDERED that the parties file a joint status report on or before October 26, 2023 in which they describe their progress in informal discovery, their views on whether a trial will be necessary, and any foreseeable pretrial motions.
The parties should be aware that motions similar to the pending June 8, 2023 motion for summary judgment in this case will likely be disposed of in a precedential opinion in another case.