Opinion
20739-22
11-29-2023
MARTHA LIZANO, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Emin Toro Judge.
This case is currently calendared for trial during the Court's December 18, 2023, Miami, Florida, trial session. On November 21, 2023, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute (Doc. 12). In the Motion, respondent moves the Court to dismiss the case and find in its order that there is a deficiency in income tax in the amount of $7,839.00 and penalty under I.R.C. § 6662(a) in the amount of $1,568.00 due from petitioner for the 2020 taxable year. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that, immediately upon receiving this Order, but no later than December 12, 2023, petitioner shall telephone Karen Jones, Chambers Administrator of the undersigned judge, at (202) 521-0760, for the purpose of scheduling a prompt pretrial telephone conference. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before December 12, 2023, petitioner shall serve on respondent, and file with the Court, a response to respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute. It is further
ORDERED that respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute is set for hearing at the Court's Miami, Florida, trial session scheduled to commence on December 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1524, 15th Floor, Claude Pepper Federal Building, 51 S.W. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33130.
Petitioner is advised that failure to comply with the terms of this Order or failure to appear at the hearing on December 18, 2023, may result in the Court granting respondent's Motion and entering an order and decision against petitioner.