Opinion
13069-14W
09-29-2022
JASON DOUGLAS STRADER & TAUNYA SYLVIA STRADER, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge
The record in this case reflects that petitioners filed the petition on June 5, 2014, in response to respondent's determination, dated May 7, 2014, denying the whistleblower claim at issue in this case. Respondent's Whistleblower Office subsequently issued a letter dated August 4, 2014, stating that the May 7, 2014, had been issued in error and the Whistleblower Office was still considering the claim for whistleblower award. On August 14, 2014, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, which was denied by Order dated November 20, 2014. Since that time, the whistleblower claim at issue in this case has remained under consideration by the Whistleblower Office and the parties have periodically filed status reports reporting that fact.
More recently, in a case that would appear to have a bearing on this case, the Court held that we have discretion to remand a petitioner's claims to the Whistleblower Office for further consideration without retaining jurisdiction. See Whistleblower 769-16W v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 159 T.C. No. 2, 2022 WL 3106645 (Aug. 4, 2022).
Upon due consideration of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that, on or before October 21, 2022, the parties shall show cause in writing why the Court should not issue an Order vacating the May 7, 2014, determination and remanding this case to the Whistleblower Office for further consideration, without retaining jurisdiction.