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This is all related. There is no absolute,
rational basis for holding a person’s assets the way
they [i.e., Kidder Peabody] did * * *
We denied both petitioner’s motion for a continuance and
respondent’s motion to dismiss.
At trial on this matter, petitioner sought to subpoena Ms.
Chervin, who had represented Kidder Peabody in the District Court
proceedings that petitioner had instituted. Ms. Chervin sought
to quash the subpoena, asserting in an affidavit that petitioner
had failed to provide the fees and mileage required by Rule 148,
that she had no personal knowledge of the matters involved and,
further, that petitioner’s attempt to subpoena her was an
apparent attempt to circumvent the District Court’s order barring
petitioner from further filings against Kidder Peabody. We
granted her motion to quash on the basis of petitioner’s failure
to tender witness fees and mileage. Our ruling did not address
the other grounds presented.
At the conclusion of trial, we ordered opening briefs to be
filed in 75 days, with answering briefs to be filed 45 days
later.
On the due date for opening briefs, petitioner submitted a
document which requested, among other things, an interlocutory
appeal and an extension of time to file briefs. We granted
petitioner an additional 6 weeks to file his opening brief but
denied his motion for interlocutory appeal. Petitioner failed to
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