- 6 - of “abuses, negligence, and IRS failure to [cooperate] as to review of erroneous payor 1099's”. But petitioner did not take steps to either prepare for trial or to develop facts addressing the merits of the controversy before this Court. Instead and in an attempt to circumvent the Court’s jurisdiction, petitioner used collateral approaches, including the seeking of congressional assistance and the assistance of the Taxpayer Advocate. Petitioner also sought the recusal of one of the trial judges alleging a “Conflict of Interest, bias and prejudice and special interest” essentially because the trial judge was appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton and for numerous other related allegations. Due to petitioner’s failure to cooperate and/or failure to follow this Court’s Rules and procedures, respondent, on February 15, 2000, moved for summary judgment based on facts that were deemed admitted under the Court’s Rules. Petitioner responded after several extensions. In an April 24, 2000 Order, the Court explained that, even though the case had an extended history, petitioner had not produced any probative evidence regarding the underlying issues. It was further explained that petitioner’s sole approach was to “attack respondent’s counsel and the Court.” The Court, in the April 24, 2000 Order, advised petitioner “that the Court is considering imposing a penalty under sectionPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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