Opinion
13972-23
11-13-2023
GINA SPADAFORE, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge
The petition filed to commence this case on August 28, 2023, does not bear the original signature of petitioner or the original signature of a practitioner admitted to practice before the Tax Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. By Order served September 5, 2023, the Court directed petitioner, on or before October 5, 2023, to pay the filing fee in this case. By Order served September 15, 2023, the Court directed petitioner, on or before October 30, 2023, to ratify and affirm the petition filed on her behalf in this case. Petitioner has not complied with the Court's Order. On October 27, 2023, the Court dismissed this case for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner failed to pay the filing fee. On November 9, 2023, petitioner paid the filing fee. The Court has vacated the Order of Dismissal, served October 27, 2023.
For cause, it is
ORDERED that the time within which petitioner shall file a ratification of petition, bearing her original signature (preferably in blue ink), is extended to December 5, 2023. If no such ratification of petition is received by December 5, 2023, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction.