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On April 8, 1996, petitioner submitted a document entitled
"Part One Non-Statutory Abatement", which purports to be a
pleading filed in the "superior court, Hanover county, Virginia".
The six-page document generally denies the authority of
respondent and this Court to deal with the subject matter of this
proceeding. On the same date, based on the aforementioned
document, respondent's Appeals officer warned petitioner that she
might be subject to penalties pursuant to section 6673.
On July 10, 1996, respondent's counsel served discovery on
petitioner, including a request for production of documents and
other related information and interrogatories. Petitioner did
not produce the requested documents and did not answer the
interrogatories.
On August 5, 1996, petitioner submitted a document entitled
"Addendum to Non-Statutory Abatement, Parts One and Two". The
document contained tax protester-type arguments and did not
respond to or explain petitioner’s failure to respond to the
discovery.
On January 13, 1997, this case was called for trial, and
counsel for respondent appeared and was heard. There was no
formal appearance by or on behalf of petitioner when the case was
called. However, petitioner on that day submitted a document
entitled "Notice of Demand to Withdraw Petition Known as Docket
No. 2657-95". The aforementioned document is a 13-page, single-
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