Opinion
15052-20S
06-29-2021
Christian T. Coates Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Maurice B. Foley, Chief Judge
It has come to the Court's attention that the petition served in this case on March 4, 2021, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court. The foregoing considered, it is
ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before August 12, 2021, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on March 4, 2021, and ratifies and affirms the filing of said document. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.
RATIFICATION OF PETITION
___, have read the Ratification of Petition filed with the Court on ___ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.