Opinion
11794-21
11-02-2023
RANCH SPRINGS, LLC, RANCH SPRINGS INVESTORS, LLC, TAX MATTERS PARTNER Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge
This case is calendared for trial at the Court's Special Session in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning December 11, 2023. The Court recently became aware of a new conflict requiring the recusal of Judge Patrick J. Urda, who is scheduled to preside over the trial of this case. The Court is taking appropriate steps to remedy the conflict and will reassign this case to another judicial officer of this Court.
Therefore, it is
ORDERED that this case is stricken from the December 11, 2023, Special Trial Session of the Court in Atlanta, Georgia. It is further
ORDERED that this case is assigned to the undersigned. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before November 6, 2023, the parties shall call the chambers of the undersigned for purposes of arranging a conference call regarding the status of this case and the possibility of having a trial in Washington, D.C. commencing on December 11, 2023. It is further
ORDERED that the parties are advised that the Court's October 5, 2023, Order setting this case for a document subpoena hearing on November 8, 2023, remains in full force and effect.