Opinion
36014-21W
06-22-2023
MARIE CLAUDIA ESTORGE, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Courtney D. Jones, Judge
This whistleblower case is before the Court on respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. By Order dated March 29, 2023, the Court set respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction for hearing on April 3, 2023. See docket entry no. 18. Additionally, among other items, the Court ordered the unredacted transcript of hearing to be sealed; ordered the parties, upon receipt of the unredacted transcript of the hearing, to confer regarding redactions of the transcript before June 2, 2023; and ordered the parties to file a redacted version of the transcript of the hearing by June 19, 2023.
On June 16, 2023, respondent filed a Motion for Extension of Time to File Redacted Transcript. See docket entry no. 24. Therein, respondent informed the Court that, as of the filing of the Motion for Extension, the parties have not received and do not have access to the unredacted transcript.
Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that respondent's Motion for Extension of Time, filed June 16, 2023, is granted. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall upon receipt of the unredacted transcript of the hearing, at a mutually agreeable date and time, but no later than August 3, 2023, confer regarding redactions of the transcript information identifying the taxpayer who is the subject of the petitioner's whistleblower claim and petitioner's address. It is further
ORDERED that on or before August 18, 2023, the parties shall file the redacted version of the transcript that has been redacted in accordance with the ordered paragraph above. The redacted copy of the transcript shall clearly be marked as "Redacted." It is further
ORDERED that the Court's Order, dated March 29, 2023, remains in effect, except as expressly modified herein.