Opinion
5737-19
03-28-2022
Nicohlas H. Lancaster-Slick Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND DECISION
Ronald L. Buch, Judge
This case was called from the calendar at the San Francisco, California remote trial session of the Court on February 14, 2022, for hearing on the Commissioner's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute filed January 24, 2022. There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr. Lancaster-Slick. Counsel for the Commissioner appeared and was heard. The Court issued an Order to Show Cause ordering Mr. Lancaster-Slick to file a status report by March 11, 2022, and show cause why this case should not be dismissed. As of this date, the Court has not received a status report from Mr. Lancaster-Slick. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Court's February 16, 2022, Order to Show Cause is made absolute and the Commissioner's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute filed January 24, 2022, is granted and this case is dismissed for failure to properly prosecute. It is further
ORDERED AND DECIDED that there is a deficiency in income tax due from petitioner for the taxable year 2016 in the amount of $346,541.00; and that there are additions to tax due from petitioner for the taxable year 2016 in the amounts of $76,465.35, $40,781.52, and $8,105.87, under the provisions of I.R.C. sections 6651(a) (1), 6651(a)(2), and 6654(a), respectively.