Opinion
8574-19
02-04-2022
Joseph A. McDonald, II Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Emin Toro, Judge
This case was calendared for a status hearing during the Court's November 15, 2021, Dallas, Texas, remote trial session. On November 12, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Status Report (Doc. 42) informing the Court that the parties reached a verbal basis for settlement on all issues. By Order served November 12, 2021, the case was stricken for hearing from the November 15, 2021, remote trial session, and the undersigned judge retained jurisdiction.
On February 2, 2022, the Court held a conference call with the parties to discuss the current status of the case. Petitioner's counsel requested additional time to discuss with respondent certain additions to tax under I.R.C. §6651. The Court is willing to give the parties additional time to complete their discussions. But, because the undersigned judge is scheduled to preside over the Court's March 21, 2022, Los Angeles, California, in-person special trial session and believes it to be in the interest of judicial economy to preside over a trial in this case should one be necessary, the parties agreed that the case be added to the special trial session in Los, Angeles, California, beginning on March 21, 2022.
Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that this case is calendared for trial during the Court's special trial session scheduled to take place in Room 1167, 11th Floor, Edward R. Roybal Center & Federal Building, 225 E. Temple Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, March 21, 2022. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve on the parties the Court's Standing Pretrial Order for the March 21, 2022, Los Angeles, California, special trial session. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before March 4, 2022, the parties shall file with the Court a joint report (or, if that is not expedient, then separate reports) describing the status of the case.
This Order constitutes official notice of its contents to the parties.