Opinion
23204-16
08-26-2022
EMILIO M. CEREJO & DAWN H. CEREJO, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Christian N. Weiler Judge
On March 24, 2022, counsel for petitioner Emilio Cerejo filed an Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings pursuant to Tax Court Rules 133 and 25(c). Mr. Cerejo's counsel asks for a 90-day stay of this matter to allow Mr. Cerejo to recover from post-Covid-19 syndrome (including lingering pneumonia) and a recent diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis. The Court held a conference call with the parties on March 25, 2022. After the conference, the Court granted petitioner's Motion to Stay and ordered the parties to file status reports on or before June 22, 2022. The Court received the parties status reports and on August 25, 2022 the parties and the Court held another status conference to discuss the status of the case.
Considering the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that petitioners shall, on or before September 28, 2022, file a status report regarding their preparedness to resume litigation, lifting the stay; or alternatively whether petitioners' intend to substitute or withdraw counsel Jan Neiman and Jeffrey Neiman, as counsel of record in this matter for petitioners.