- 3 - When the petition was filed in the instant case, petitioner resided in Baltimore, Maryland. Procedural History The instant case was first calendared for trial at a trial session beginning January 26, 1998. Petitioner’s January 2, 1998, continuance motion was granted because of petitioner’s representations as to his health status. The case was then calendared for trial at the Baltimore, Maryland, trial session, beginning December 14, 1998. At the December 14, 1998, trial session petitioner orally moved that the case be continued and that the place of trial be moved from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Respondent did not object to this motion. The case was continued, the place of trial was changed to Washington, D.C., and jurisdiction of the instant case was retained by the same division of the Court. After a series of telephone calls to assist the parties to either settle or sharpen the unsettled issues, on August 24, 1999, the case was calendared for trial at the Washington, D.C., trial session beginning November 29, 1999. At the November 29, 1999, calendar call, petitioner asked that the case be set for trial at the end of the 2-week session. On December 10, 1999, the case was recalled for trial. The parties filed two sets of stipulations with a total of 63 paragraphs. These stipulations disposed of substantially all thePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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