Patrick v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: SEAN PATRICK, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Feb 16, 2023

No. 3225-22 (U.S.T.C. Feb. 16, 2023)

Opinion

3225-22

02-16-2023

SEAN PATRICK, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge

It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on January 25, 2022 was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.

The foregoing considered, it is

ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before March 27, 2023, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on January 25, 2022, and ratify and affirm the filing of said document. It is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

____, have read the Petition filed with the Court on ____ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.