Opinion
3398-23S
03-20-2023
JAMES H. DUPREE & DESIREE L. DUPREE, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge
It has come to the Court's attention that the Petition filed in this case on February 13, 2023, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner James H. Dupree of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court. The foregoing considered, it is
ORDERED that petitioner James H. Dupree shall, on or before May 4, 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 James H. Dupree read the petition filed on February 13, 2023, and ratify 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 petitioners a form which may be used by petitioner James H. Dupree for purposes 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.