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wrote petitioner of an intent to oppose any further continuance
of the case.
When petitioner, an elderly gentleman, appeared at the call
of the calendar on March 1, 1999, in Seattle, he stated he was in
poor health. He had not complied with respondent's several
requests to obtain documents purportedly stored in Connecticut,
and he had no plan to obtain the documents. In light of the
large deficiency, the Court advised petitioner to obtain an
attorney or at least to consult with one of two pro bono
attorneys who were present in the courtroom, either to seek a
continuance (if there was good cause) or to prepare for trial.
We set the case for trial on March 5, 1999.
On March 5, 1999, the case was recalled by the Court.
Petitioner, who had not filed a motion to continue, did not
appear. Counsel for respondent informed the Court that in a
conversation with petitioner that morning, petitioner said he
intended to retrieve the documents from Connecticut and wanted a
continuance of the trial. Respondent's counsel also gave the
Court a handwritten letter from petitioner. Petitioner did not
file the letter directly. As an accommodation to petitioner, we
filed the letter as petitioner's motion to continue.
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