Opinion
11188-20
03-15-2022
Adrian Chavez Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes Judge
This case is on the Court's April 4, 2022 trial calendar for Los Angeles, California, and is mostly about substantiation of the expenses of a plumbing business. Respondent moved without objection on March 3 for a continuance. This was a second request for a continuance so we spoke with the parties on March 10. We learned that the delays in resolving the case were likely caused by IRS Appeals bumping the case to IRS Exam. But we also learned that IRS Exam has now finished its work and reported back to IRS Appeals. IRS Appeals has just a few more questions, but both parties are confident the case is headed to settlement and not trial.
This is a reasonable expectation under the circumstances, so it is
ORDERED that respondent's March 3, 2022 motion for continuance is granted in that this case is stricken from the Court's April 4, 2022 trial calendar. It is also
ORDERED that this division of the Court retains jurisdiction. It is also
ORDERED that on or before May 10, 2022 respondent shall file a status report to describe the parties' progress in settling the case or narrowing the issues to be tried.