Opinion
16177-21
04-20-2022
CURTIS DEAN LOFTON, JR., Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Maurice B. Foley, Chief Judge
By Order dated August 4, 2021, the Court directed petitioner to file a Ratification of Petition. No ratification of petition has been received. A proposed stipulated decision bearing petitioner's signature was filed electronically with the Court on April 15, 2022. Insofar as the Court's procedures require all stipulated decisions to bear original signatures and the party who files the decision to maintain the paper copy, petitioner's intention to file and prosecute the case in this forum has been adequately verified.
After due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that when the stipulated decision is entered in due course, the petition in this case, filed May 7, 2021, will be deemed to have been ratified and affirmed by petitioner.