Opinion
11945-20L
02-14-2022
George Anton Remisovsky & Ellen Jones-Remisovsky, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
ORDER
DAVID GUSTAFSON JUDGE
This case has been scheduled for trial at the Court's session in Philadelphia beginning April 18, 2022, which session will be held in person (rather than remotely via Zoomgov). On February 9, 2022, petitioners filed a "Motion to Proceed Remotely on Day Certain" (Doc. 17), in which they "request that this matter be set for remote trial on Wednesday April 20, 2022, at 1 PM Eastern Time". The motion states that petitioners have not been able to learn the Commissioner's position on the motion.
The motion plausibly explains the need for a remote proceeding; and we appreciate counsel's attempt to keep the case on schedule despite that need. However, the motion requests that the remote proceeding occur during the in-person Philadelphia session. At that time, the judge, trial clerk, and court reporter will be not in the Tax Court's main courthouse in Washington, D.C., but in the Court's courtroom in Philadelphia, where a remote proceeding might not be technologically possible and in any event would not be practical. For conducting cases remotely, the Court has scheduled standalone remote sessions during the Spring 2022 term, one of which begins June 13, 2022. It is therefore
ORDERED that, promptly after receiving this order and in any event no later than February 18, 2022, the parties shall cooperate in placing a telephone conference call with the chambers of the judge signing this order (at 202-521-0850), for the purpose of informing the Court as to whether they are able to participate in the remote session beginning June 13, 2022. 1