Opinion
6645-24
05-01-2024
MARIANELA ORTIZ-CHAVES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
On April 29, 2024, petitioner filed the following documents: (1) Application for Waiver of Filing Fee, (2) Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee, and (3) Unsworn Declaration of Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves Under Penalty of Perjury in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee. Upon review of the financial information as submitted by petitioner in the Application for Waiver of Filing Fee, petitioner has not demonstrated current financial inability to pay the Court's $60.00 filing fee. In addition, petitioner's Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee and Unsworn Declaration of Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves Under Penalty of Perjury in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee appear to be improperly titled.
In view of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that petitioner's Application for Waiver of Filing Fee is denied. It is further
ORDERED that the time within which petitioner shall pay the Court's $60.00 filing fee is extended to May 24, 2024. Failure to comply with this Order may result in the dismissal of this case for lack of jurisdiction or other appropriate action of the Court. It is further
ORDERED that petitioner's Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee is recharacterized as a First Amendment to Petition. It is further
ORDERED that petitioner's Unsworn Declaration of Declaration of Marianela Ortiz Chaves Under Penalty of Perjury in Support of Application for Waiver of Filing Fee is recharacterized as a Letter Dated April 26, 2024.