Opinion
1074-24L
06-13-2024
CHRISTOPHER KELTON, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge
On January 18, 2024, the Court received and filed the Petition to commence this case. However, further review of that document shows that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or (in the alternative) the original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court. Accordingly, and to ensure that the Court has jurisdiction to hear this case, it is
ORDERED that, on or before July 8, 2024, petitioner shall file with the Court a ratification bearing his original signature and stating, if such be the case, that he has read the Petition filed on January 18, 2024, and ratifies and affirms the filing of said document. Failure to file such a ratification may result in the dismissal of this case for lack of jurisdiction. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall attach to this Order a form that petitioner may use for purposes of ratifying and affirming the filing of the Petition.
RATIFICATION OF PETITION
I, Christopher Kelton, have read the Petition filed with the Court on January 18, 2024, and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.