Opinion
16804-19 16805-19
02-07-2022
KAREEM RASHIDI VESSUP, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge.
These two cases were on the Court's October 19, 2020 trial calendar for New York City. We continued them to allow petitioner to try to settle at IRS Appeals. Informal discovery is not yet complete and this has meant that progress toward settlement has stalled. We spoke with the parties on February 4, 2022 to see how the cases could be nudged forward. The Court has decided it is most reasonable to encourage the parties, respondent in particular, to use formal discovery to bring discovery to a close.
It is therefore
ORDERED that all informal and formal discovery -- including the filing of any motions to compel -- must be completed on or before April 4, 2022. It is also
ORDERED that on or before April 11, 2022 the parties submit settlement documents or file a status report to describe the progress made in settling these cases or preparing them for trial.