Opinion
30400-21S
03-27-2023
GREGORY R. GORMAN & MARIE GORMAN, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Eunkyong Choi Special Trial Judge
This case was calendared for trial at the Court's Los Angeles, California trial session, which was scheduled to begin November 14, 2022. On November 4, 2022, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Continuance. On November 9, 2022, the Court served an Order granting the Motion, striking the case from the calendar and giving the parties until December 16, 2022, to file either a signed decision document or file a Status Report apprising the Court of the then-present status of the case. On December 16, 2022, respondent filed a Status Report indicating that petitioner's representative had not yet mailed them a box full of petitioner's documents and they requested more time to receive and process the documents. On December 29, 2022, the Court served an Order giving the parties until January 26, 2023, to file either a signed decision document or file a Status Report apprising the Court of the then-present status of the case. On January 25, 2023, respondent filed a Status Report indicating to the Court that petitioner's representative had sent them the box of documents but that more time was needed to review them. On January 30, 2023, the Court served an Order giving the parties until March 24, 2023, to file either a signed decision document or file a Status Report apprising the Court of the then-present status of the case. On March 24, 2023, respondent filed a Status Report indicating to the Court that parties had reached a basis for settlement and respondent expected to file a signed decision document as soon as he received it from petitioners.
Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that, on or before April 24, 2023, the parties shall submit to the Court either a stipulated decision or file a joint report (or separate reports, if preferred) regarding the then-present status of this case.