Opinion
18639-23S
09-19-2024
MARK A. GREENBLATT, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Lewis R. Carluzzo Chief Special Trial Judge
This case for the redetermination of a deficiency, presently set for trial during the Los Angeles, California, trial session scheduled to begin in that city on October 7, 2024, is before the Court on respondent's motion for continuance, filed September 18, 2024.
Giving due regard to the representations contained in that motion, it is
ORDERED that respondent's motion is set for hearing at the place shown in the Notice Setting Case for Trial, served May 7, 2024, at a time and date certain of 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. It is further
ORDERED that the parties are excused from appearing in this case on Monday, October 7, 2024, as previously directed and need not comply with the obligations imposed upon them in the Standing Pretrial Order served May 7, 2024.
The Court is inclined to grant the motion. The hearing will focus on the future actions the parties intend to take to prepare the case for trial or to resolve it without the need for one.