Opinion
14513-20 15378-20.
12-22-2023
JOSEPH ROCCO SIMONETTA & SUSANA ROJAS SIMONETTA, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Richard T. Morrison Judge
On November 14, 2023, respondent filed a Motion to Sever, requesting that the Court sever the case of Joseph Rocco Simonetta, as it relates to taxable years 2006 through 2013, from the case of Joseph Rocco Simonetta & Susana Rojas Simonetta at Docket No. 14513-20, as it relates to the taxable years 2014 through 2016, and to assign a new docket number to the severed case. In the motion, respondent states that the notice of deficiency for taxable years 2006 through 2013 was issued solely to petitioner Joseph Rocco Simonetta. Petitioners do not object to this motion.
Upon due consideration and for cause, it is hereby
ORDERED that respondent's Motion to Sever, filed November 14, 2023, is granted and the case of Joseph Rocco Simonetta, as it relates to taxable years 2006 through 2013, is severed from the case of Joseph Rocco Simonetta & Susana Rojas Simonetta at Docket N o. 14513-20, as it relates to the taxable years 2014 through 2016, and is assigned Docket No. 15378-20, bearing the caption, "Joseph Rocco Simonetta, Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent." It is further
ORDERED that jurisdiction of the case at 15378-20 is retained by the undersigned. It is further
ORDERED that the filing fee for the case at Docket No. 15378-20 is waived, and Tampa, Florida is considered for purposes of the Court's records the place of trial. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall place a copy of the Petition, Request for Place of Trial, Answer, Entry of Appearance for Respondent, June 26, 2023 Status Report, September 5, 2023 Status Report, November 13, 2023 Status Report, and Motion to Sever filed at Docket No. 14513-20 as the Petition with an attached copy of the Statutory Notices of Deficiency, Request for Place of Trial, Answer, Entry of Appearance for Respondent, Entry of Appearance for Respondent, Motion to Sever, and this Order at 15378-20. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before February 20, 2024, file reports reflecting the then-present status of this case.