Opinion
8884-23
06-14-2024
KRISTEN J. MASTRANGELO, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
On June 13, 2024, attorneys Maryna Sticksel and David Sean McMahon filed in paper form a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for petitioner in this case. The Motion was not accompanied by a motion to be exempt from electronic filing.
Electronic filing is required for all papers filed by a party represented by counsel, unless the Court orders otherwise. See Rule 26(b)(1)(A), Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. Exceptions are limited to (1) any papers not eligible for electronic filing and (2) any counsel in a case who for good cause shown is granted an exemption from the electronic filing requirement. See Rule 26(b)(1)(B), Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. A motion to withdraw as counsel is properly eFiled, and neither Maryna Sticksel nor David Sean McMahon has sought an exemption from the mandatory electronic filing requirement. It is accordingly
ORDERED that the above-referenced Motion to Withdraw as Counsel is deemed stricken from the Court's record in this case.