Opinion
11049-23
05-20-2024
KIMBERLY FIELD, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court is petitioner's Motion to Proceed Remotely filed September 8, 2023. On September 18, 2023, respondent filed an unsolicited response to petitioner's motion. While that response sets forth respondent's objection, it does not provide the status of the case as to the parties' efforts to settle and/or otherwise narrow the scope of the issues in this case. Because there is no information in the record as to the parties' efforts or progress in the case, and in the event the case does not settle, a trial will be necessary, the Court will calendar the case for a remote trial.
Upon due consideration of the record and to assure efficient progress of this case, it is
ORDERED that the motion is granted and that this case is calendared for trial at the remote session of the Court scheduled to commence on October 21, 2024. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall also serve on the parties: (1) a Notice of Remote Proceeding that shall contain comprehensive instructions on how to participate in the above-referenced remote proceeding, (2) a copy of the Standing Pretrial Order for the Court's October 21, 2024, remote trial session, and (3) a clinic letter for Los Angeles, California. It is further
ORDERED that the parties (i.e., petitioner and respondent) are instructed to be diligent about preparing the case for trial, to be appropriately responsive with one another (by telephone, electronic means, or another appropriate means), to be cooperative and communicative with their opponent, to exchange documents and information, and to comply with this Court's rules and orders. The parties should also review the Court's Standing Pretrial Order issued for the Court's October 21, 2024, remote trial session, to assure their readiness for trial. It is further
ORDERED that in view of the record in this case, immediately upon receipt of this order (and in any event, no later than June 10, 2024), petitioner and respondent shall be appropriately responsive, and shall cooperate and communicate with one another by telephone or electronic means, in scheduling a prompt telephone conference among the parties for the purpose of further discussing and developing the case for trial or other resolution.
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