Opinion
TC-MD 170041G
05-18-2017
SAFAWO YADETO, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, State of Oregon, Defendant.
This Final Decision of Dismissal incorporates without change the court's Decision of Dismissal, entered April 27, 2017. The court did not receive a statement of costs and disbursements within 14 days after its Decision of Dismissal was entered. See Tax Court Rule-Magistrate Division (TCR-MD) 16 C(1).
POUL F. LUNDGREN MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
This matter came before the court on its own motion to dismiss for failing to appear at the case management conference set for 10:00 a.m. on April 10, 2017.
On March 24, 2017, the court sent notice of the scheduled case management conference to Plaintiff at the address Plaintiff provided to the court. The court's notice was not returned as undeliverable. That notice advised that if Plaintiff did not appear, the court might dismiss the appeal.
Plaintiff failed to appear for the scheduled case management conference. On April 10, 2017, the court sent Plaintiff a letter. The court's letter ordered Plaintiff to submit a written explanation of why this case should not be dismissed no later than April 24, 2017. Plaintiff did not submit a written response to the court's letter explaining his failure to appear. Under such circumstances, dismissal is appropriate. Now, therefore, IT IS THE DECISION OF THIS COURT that Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed.