- 10 - Court via Postal Service Express Mail. The Postal Service postmark for that mailing bore the date March 31, 2001. Discussion Petitioner’s Motion In petitioner’s motion, petitioner asks the Court to dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that the notice of determination is invalid because he did not have an Appeals Office hearing. In addition to petitioner’s motion, petitioner filed a document entitled “MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION” (peti- tioner’s memorandum). We believe that petitioner’s memorandum is a document that was used in another context and that it is not pertinent or relevant to the instant case. By way of illustra- tion, petitioner’s memorandum refers consistently throughout to petitioner as being a woman, and not a man.3 In addition, peti- tioner’s memorandum identifies respondent’s Appeals Officer who 3For example, petitioner’s memorandum states in pertinent part: Petitioner refused to waive her right to the CDP hear- ing referred to over and over again in both the law and its implementing regulation. In addition, Petitioner expected her daughter (to whom she had given her power of attorney) to represent her at the hearing since her daughter is far more articulate then [sic] is peti- tioner, and she also has a greater understanding of the laws at issue. * * * Petitioner also wanted a court reporter present at her hearing, so she would have an official transcript to support any Petition she might subsequently file with the Tax Court to contest any adverse CDP determination. * * * [Emphasis added.]Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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