Opinion
19796-21
09-29-2022
HUGH N. WRIGLEY & DIANA J. CRAWFORD, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes Judge
This case is on the Court's October 24, 2022 trial calendar for Atlanta, Georgia. The parties moved to continue it, and we spoke with them today to discuss how to move the case forward. We learned that this may be a case where there is a TEFRA procedural tangle that petitioners' new counsel may be able to unravel for respondent. If that works the case may settle; if not, it is still the first step the parties must take in getting the case ready for trial or motions practice. Shunting the case to a status-report track is reasonable for now, so it is
ORDERED that the parties' September 20, 2022 motion for continuance is granted in that this case is stricken from the Court's October 24, 2022 trial calendar. It is also
ORDERED that this division of the Court retains jurisdiction. It is also
ORDERED that on or before November 28, 2022 they shall file a status report to describe any progress toward settlement in the case.