Vinson v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: Michael Vinson Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Feb 18, 2022

No. 37140-21 (U.S.T.C. Feb. 18, 2022)

Opinion

37140-21

02-18-2022

Michael Vinson Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent

Maurice B. Foley, Chief Judge.

ORDER

Maurice B. Foley, Chief Judge.

It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on December 13, 2021, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.

The foregoing considered, it is

ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before April 4, 2022, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on December 13, 2021, and ratify and affirms the filing of said document. It is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

____________, have read the Ratification of Petition filed with the Court on _ and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.