Opinion
8899-23
09-19-2023
BROOKS JOHNSON, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge
By Order of Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction entered August 3, 2023, this case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on the grounds that petitioner failed to pay the Court's filing fee. The filing fee has since been received. In addition, on September 18, 2023, petitioner lodged a Letter in which he ratifies the petition filed on his behalf to commence this case.
In view of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that, on the Court's own motion, the above-referenced Order of Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction is vacated and set aside. It is further
ORDERED that petitioner's Letter, lodged September 18, 2023, shall be filed as of the date of service of this Order as a Ratification of Petition.
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