Opinion
18506-23
05-20-2024
MARK A. ROMEO & BARBARA F. ROMEO, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Lewis R. Carluzzo Chief Special Trial Judge
This case for the redetermination of a deficiency, presently set for trial during the Detroit, Michigan, trial session scheduled to begin in that city on September 23, 2024, is before the Court on respondent's motion for continuance, filed May 15, 2024. Giving due regard to the representations contained in that motion, it is
ORDERED that respondent's motion is set for hearing at the place shown in the Notice Setting Case for Trial, served April 25, 2024, at a time and date certain of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. It is further
ORDERED that the parties are excused from appearing on Monday, September 23, 2024, as previously directed and otherwise need not comply with the obligations imposed upon them in the Standing Pretrial Order served April 25, 2024.
The Court is inclined to grant the motion. The hearing will focus on the actions the parties intend to take to prepare the case for trial, or to resolve it without the need for one, and allow for the return date of subpoenas if either party sees the need to issue any.