Opinion
16702-21
10-21-2022
REBECCA S. COPE, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
TAMARA W. ASHFORD JUDGE
This case is currently calendared for trial at the Session of the Court commencing on November 14, 2022, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. On October 19, 2022, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute. Therein, respondent states that (1) while this case was within the jurisdiction of the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals), the assigned Appeals officer was unable to reach petitioner and (2) although respondent spoke with petitioner via telephone, during this conversation petitioner relayed that she would not provide any documentation or otherwise participate with Appeals or the Court. Accordingly, pursuant to petitioner's wishes, respondent has not made further attempts to contact her and her views regarding the granting of this motion are unknown. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that petitioner shall contact the chambers of the undersigned Judge at (202) 521-0822 as soon as possible for the purpose of scheduling a conference call to discuss respondent's motion to dismiss for failure to properly prosecute and the status of this case. It is further
ORDERED that petitioner shall show cause in writing, on or before November 3, 2022, why this case should not be dismissed for failure to properly prosecute.