I’m only an obscure old-time, beaten-down and beaten-up single-shingle, “with very limited experience and mediocre qualifications,” as a much finer writer than I put it.

But take a look at what an unkind Fate has bestowed upon that Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University, M. A. Clare College Cambridge, and Note Editor of Yale Law Review, now Tax Court Judge Albert G. Lauber.

Here is but one instance wherein he employs his formidable talents and jurisprudential gravitas, namely, viz., and to wit Martha G. Smith & George S. Lakner, et al., 8847-12, filed 12/1/16*.

“…the parties filed a First Stipulation of Facts and exhibits. However, in accordance with the Court’s… Order this document should have been lodged, rather than filed. …the parties called the chambers of the undersigned and informed the chambers administrator that the First Stipulation of Facts and exhibits… had errors in the page numbering and the parties intended to lodge an amended copy. … the parties filed a First Amended Stipulation of Facts and exhibits. Again, this document should have been lodged. In consideration of the foregoing, it is

“ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall; (1) change the docket entry for the parties’ First Stipulation of Facts and exhibits to reflect that the First Stipulation of Facts and exhibits was lodged…; (2) add a cover sheet to the parties’ First Stipulation of Facts and exhibits that bears an eLodged stamp…; (3) change the docket entry for the parties’ First Amended Stipulation of Facts and exhibits to reflect that the First Amended Stipulation of Facts and exhibits was lodged…; (4) add a cover sheet to the parties’ First Amended Stipulation of Facts and exhibits that bears an eLodged stamp….” Order, at pp. 1-2.

Da capo al fin.

Edited to add, 8/30/21: Scholar Al did get a chance to show off his considerable judicial expertise in Martha G. Smith and George S. Lakner, et al, 2018 T. C. Memo. 127, filed 8/13/18**, which for some inexplicable reason I did not blog. The issue of Section 104(a)(2) physical injury is interesting here, as George did suffer physical injury, but that was in the year after the $328K settlement Col. Lakner got for employment discrimination. See 2018 T. C. Mewmo. 127, at pp. 15-19. And Judge Scholar Al was affirmed in USCADCC.

*Smith Lakner 8847-12 12 1 16

**Smith Lakner 2018 T C Memo 127 8 13 18