Opinion
18714-22S
01-03-2024
EBONY TAYLOR, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND DECISION
Alina I. Marshall Judge
Pending before the Court in this case is respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute, filed May 1, 2023. On May 1, 2023, the Court ordered petitioner to file an objection to respondent's motion on or before May 23, 2023. To date, no response or objection has been received from petitioner. In addition, on May 19, 2023, the Court attempted to contact petitioner via telephone and via e-mail at the information listed for petitioner in the Court's records. To date, the Court has received no response to the voicemail left for petitioner or to the e-mail sent to petitioner.
This case was called from the calendar for the remote Trial Session of the Court on June 5, 2023, for cases where Columbus, Ohio is the place of trial. There was no appearance by or on behalf of petitioner. Counsel for respondent appeared and was heard. After due consideration, and for cause more fully appearing in the transcript of the proceeding, it is
ORDERED that respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Properly Prosecute, filed May 1, 2023, is granted and this case is dismissed for failure to properly prosecute. It is further
ORDERED and DECIDED that there is a deficiency in income tax due from petitioner in the amount of $4,609 for the taxable year 2021.