Opinion
5050-19
02-08-2022
ERIC MAURIC PINCKNEY, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Richard T. Morrison, Judge
This case was submitted after trial at the January 24, 2022 remote Columbia, South Carolina Trial Session of the Court on January 28, 2022. At the conclusion of the trial a briefing schedule was established.
On January 31, 2022, petitioner informally communicated with the Chambers requesting that the Court pay for a copy of the transcript.
The Court, on occasion, does pay the costs of a transcript for pro se taxpayers. The Court has no authority to negotiate a reduced fee with the company that reports the proceedings and makes the transcript. Rather, in appropriate cases, the Court itself pays the cost of the transcript on behalf of the pro se petitioner. For the Court to consider paying the cost of the transcript in this case, petitioners must submit financial information. Petitioners should do so by providing the information requested on the Court's Application for Waiver of Filing Fee, a copy of which is attached to this order. In accordance with the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before February 18, 2022, file a motion with the Court to pay for a copy of the transcript with a completed Application for Waiver of Filing Fee form if petitioner wishes for the Court to consider his request. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall attach to this Order a copy of the Court's Application for Waiver of Filing Fee.