Opinion
4952-23S
01-24-2024
TODD E. BURGER, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Tamara W. Ashford Judge
This case is currently calendared for trial at the Tallahassee, Florida Session of the Court commencing on January 29, 2024; the trial session is to be conducted in Tampa, Florida. On January 5, 2024, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution. By Order served on the parties on January 5, 2024, the Court ordered petitioner to show cause in writing, on or before January 19, 2024, why this case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. On January 23, 2024, pursuant to the Court's Standing Pretrial Order served on the parties on September 13, 2023, respondent filed a Status Report, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case. Respondent reports that the parties have reached a basis for settlement, resolving all issues in this case. Respondent further reports that he has ordered tax computations, and once he receives them he will draft decision documents for petitioner's review and signature; then once those documents are finalized, he will file them with the Court. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that this case is stricken for trial from the January 29, 2024, Tallahassee, Florida Trial Session of the Court. It is further
ORDERED that the Court's Order to Show Cause, served on the parties on January 5, 2024, is discharged. It is further
ORDERED that respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution, filed January 5, 2024, is denied as moot. It is further
ORDERED that jurisdiction of this case is retained by this Division of the Court. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before March 8, 2024, electronically submit to the Court an agreed stipulated decision document or file status reports, separately or jointly, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case.