Opinion
11682-22SL
11-28-2023
SAMUEL MCNAIR HAWKINS, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Elizabeth Crewson Paris, Judge
This case is calendared for trial at the Mobile, Alabama Trial Session of the Court scheduled to commence on February 21, 2024.
On October 30, 2023, docket entry 10, respondent filed a Motion to Remand. By Order dated November 27, docket entry 17, the Court directed petitioner, on or before December 29, 2023, to file a response to respondent's Motion to Remand, filed October 30, 2023, docket entry 10. On November 27, 2023, docket entry 18, petitioner filed a Notice of No Objection to Motion to Remand indicating that he has no objection to the Motion to Remand and requests the Court grant the respondent's Motion and remand the case to the Independent Office of Appeals for further consideration. The Court will grant respondent's Motion for Remand, continue this case and retain jurisdiction.
After due consideration, it is
ORDERED that jurisdiction of this case is retained by this Division of the Court until further notice. It is further
ORDERED that respondent's Motion for Remand, filed October 30, 2023, docket entry 10, is granted and this case is remanded to respondent's IRS Independent Office of Appeals. It is further
ORDERED that respondent shall offer petitioner an administrative hearing at respondent's Appeals Office located closest to such place as may be mutually agreed upon, at a reasonable and mutually agreed upon date and time, but no later than February 26, 2024. It is further
ORDERED that, on or before April 11, 2024, the parties shall file a Supplemental Notice of Determination, or a Joint Status Report with the Court as to the then-present status of this case. It is further
ORDERED that this case is stricken for trial from the February 21, 2024, Mobile, Alabama Trial Session of the Court, and this case is continued.