Opinion
9609-16
03-17-2023
MICHAEL J. WILL & DEBRA H. WILL, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Elizabeth Crewson Paris Judge
This case is calendared for trial at the Court's April 17, 2023, Dallas, Texas Trial Session.
On March 15, 2023, docket entry 27, the parties filed with the Court a Joint Motion for Continuance requesting that the Court remove this case from the trial session of the Court scheduled to commence at Dallas, Texas, on April 17, 2023, and restore the case to the general trial docket.
The Joint Motion for Continuance indicates that there are two other docketed cases which are related to this case; the case at Docket No. 21751-16, and the case at Docket No. 21752-16. The parties have reached a basis for settlement in this case and the related cases and are in the process of preparing the necessary computations and closing documents to facilitate the preparation of a proposed stipulated decision. The parties request a continuance of this case in order to prepare the necessary documents to resolve this case.
Also on March 15, 2023, the Court held a telephonic conference with the parties to discuss this case and the related cases and the parties agreed that this Division of the Court should retain jurisdiction of this case and the related cases. The Court will grant the parties' Joint Motion for Continuance and retain jurisdiction of this case.
After due consideration, and for cause, it is
ORDERED that jurisdiction of this case is retained by this Division of the Court until further notice. It is further
ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion for Continuance, filed March 15, 2023, docket entry 27, is granted, and this case is stricken for trial from the April 17, 2023, Dallas, Texas Trial Session, and this case is continued. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before September 5, 2023, the parties shall submit decision documents or file a Joint Status Report with the Court as to the then-present status of this case.