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the request, and about 1 month before trial. Petitioners'
accountant helped them to prepare their motion. Petitioners did
not deny receiving the request for admissions. In their motion,
petitioners admitted paragraphs 1 through 26 of respondent's
request for admissions and denied paragraphs 27 through 41.
Petitioners offered no explanation for their admissions or
denials. We denied petitioners' motion.
In the request for admissions, respondent stated that
petitioner is self-employed as a "Cheikh, or man of the cloth, at
a mosque in San Diego, California." Petitioners admitted the
truth of that statement.
Petitioners did not attend the calendar call.
Discussion
A. Petitioners' Deemed Admissions
Petitioners did not respond to respondent's request for
admissions within 30 days after respondent served the request for
admissions or explain why they did not.
Rule 90(c) provides:
(c) Response to Request: Each matter is deemed
admitted unless, within 30 days after service of the
request or within such shorter or longer time as the
Court may allow, the party to whom the request is
directed serves upon the requesting party (1) a written
answer specifically admitting or denying the matter
involved in whole or in part, or asserting that it
cannot be truthfully admitted or denied and setting
forth in detail the reasons why this is so, or (2) an
objection, stating in detail the reasons therefor. The
response shall be signed by the party or the party's
counsel, and the original thereof, with proof of
service on the other party, shall be filed with the
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