Dougall v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: RYAN DOUGALL, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Feb 23, 2023

No. 1511-23 (U.S.T.C. Feb. 23, 2023)

Opinion

1511-23

02-23-2023

RYAN DOUGALL, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on January 9, 2023, 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 April 10, 2023, 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 January 9, 2023, and ratify and affirm 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 whichmay beusedby petitioner forpurposes of ratifying the petition.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

____, have read the Petition filed with the Court on ____ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.