Opinion
8155-22
09-27-2023
ANNETTE DATTOLO, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge.
This case is on the Court's October 2, 2023 trial calendar for Hartford, Connecticut. Petitioner moved only on September 12 for a continuance. We spoke with the parties on September 15 to discuss the problems petitioner was having with her case. There had been little success in informal discovery, but petitioner fortunately had won representation by a tax clinic. We reviewed what we thought could be exchanged in short order to demonstrate that a continuance would be productive. Respondent reported today that this worked, and that petitioner has now promised to submit the missing return that would enable this case to make it back to a settlement track.
It is therefore
ORDERED that petitioner's September 12, 2023 motion for a continuance is granted in that this case is stricken from the Court's October 2, 2023 trial calendar for Hartford, Connecticut. It is also
ORDERED that this division of the Court retains jurisdiction. It is also
ORDERED that on or before November 27, 2023 the parties shall file a status report to describe progress toward settlement, and particularly whether petitioner submitted her missing return as promised and whether respondent has reviewed it.