Opinion
19540-15 11742-20
06-10-2022
RICHARD M. SOBEL & NGUYET DO SOBEL, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Christian N. Weiler Judge
These cases were heard on March 29, 2022, at the Court's trial session in Tampa, Florida. At the conclusion of the trial, the Court ordered the filing of opening briefs by June 27, 2022, and answering briefs by July 27, 2022.
On June 9, 2022, respondent filed unopposed Motions for Extension of Time within which to file briefs in these consolidated cases. In his motions, respondent avers that following the conclusion of the trial, counsel for respondent and petitioners' counsel engaged in negotiations to resolve this matter by a stipulated decision document and that the parties have agreed on a potential frame-work for resolving this matter that will eliminate the need for briefs; however, the frame-work requires additional revised computations and there is a possibility that there will not be enough time to finalize the potential settlement prior to the due date of June 27, 2022, for the original opening briefs. Thus, the parties are requesting a 30 day extension of the opening and answering brief in order to allow them sufficient time to finalize a settlement, or to file the opening briefs if the settlement cannot be finalized.
Considering the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that respondent's Motions for Extension of Time are granted in that the parties opening and answering briefs' due dates are extended to July 27, 2022, and August 26, 2022, respectively.