Opinion
11316-20
02-28-2022
Estate of Ralph M. Meerwarth, Deceased, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent Tracy Pester Independent Executrix; and Estate of Lurenna Meerwarth, Deceased, Tracy Pester, Independent Executrix Petitioners
ORDER
Ronald L. Buch Judge
This case is currently set for trial at the session of the Court scheduled to commence on April 18, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. On February 25, 2020, the parties filed a joint motion to continue this case to allow additional time for the parties to discuss settlement. The motion also asks this division of the Court to retain jurisdiction over this case along with another related case.
This case was assigned to this division of the Court because the April 18, 2022, Dallas, Texas trial session was assigned to this division, and this case happens to fall on that trial session. Other than disposing of this motion, this division has not previously been involved in this case or the related case. The motion does not identify any need for the Court's involvement in this case while the parties' cooperative exchange of information and settlement discussions proceed.
There are administrative burdens on the Court for a particular division to retain jurisdiction over a case that has been continued, and the parties offer no reason why the Court should take on those burdens. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion for Continuance filed February 25, 2022, is granted in that this case is continued generally. Jurisdiction is not retained by the undersigned.