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Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-009 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

Press release cancelling trial sessions (Mar. 11, 2020)

Press Release: cancellation of trial sessions of March 16, 17, 23 and 30, 2020

United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley), Public Affairs Office · United States Tax Court (nationwide; trial sessions in 74 cities) (Court)

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Context, not an order

This record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.

The record

Jurisdiction
United States Tax Court (nationwide; trial sessions in 74 cities)
Level
Court
Authority
I.R.C. 7446; I.R.C. 7453
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11
End
Sessions cancelled; unresolved cases 'will be scheduled for trial at a later date' (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • litigants, attorneys, witnesses, low-income taxpayer clinic and pro bono representatives
  • Court personnel
Functions reached
  • CT courts (trial sessions cancelled)
  • CS client representation and travel
  • CB clients (tax controversies delayed)
  • PJ projects dependent on court calendars
Character
context
Collection
Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS

Operative words

After assessing all relevant factors relating to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including travel and public health considerations, the Court has determined that it is appropriate to cancel the following trial sessions: March 16, 2020: Hartford, CT; Philadelphia, PA; and San Francisco, CA; March 17, 2020: Provo, UT; March 23, 2020: Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Pittsburgh, PA; and San Antonio, TX; March 30, 2020: Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; and Philadelphia, PA.

Enforcement

Court order of nationwide jurisdiction; sessions cancelled, no appearance possible

Notes

The March 13-31, 2020 run-up belongs to the 2020 Q2 proof. Reaches law and accounting firms, expert witnesses, court reporters, hotels and travel vendors in the fourteen listed cities.

Retrieval note

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