Opinion
12266-21
04-26-2022
JEFFREY DANTE GAINES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
MAURICE B. FOLEY, CHIEF JUDGE
The petition filed to commence this case on April 9, 2021, does not bear the original signature of petitioner, or the original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before the Tax Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. By Order dated June 25, 2021, the Court directed petitioner, on or before August 6, 2021, to ratify and affirm the petition filed on petitioner's behalf in this case. Petitioner has not complied with the Court's Order.
For cause, it is
ORDERED that the time within which petitioner shall file a Ratification of Petition, bearing petitioner's original signature (preferably in blue ink), is extended to May 18, 2022. If no such ratification of petition is received by May 18, 2022, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner should note that the ratification of petition may not be filed electronically.