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unless otherwise agreed by the parties or allowed by the
Court for good cause shown. It is further
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ORDERED that all parties shall be prepared for trial at
any time during the term of the trial session unless a
specific date has been previously set by the Court. * * *
When this case was called on May 15, 2000, petitioner and
counsel for respondent appeared. In violation of the standing
pretrial order, petitioner had not cooperated with respondent in
preparing this case for trial. No stipulation of facts had been
signed despite respondent’s efforts and petitioner’s
representations that he would enter into a stipulation. Also in
violation of the standing pretrial order, petitioner had with him
at least five boxes of records many of which had not been
previously made available to respondent.
The parties agreed in open court that petitioner’s filing
status for the years in issue was married filing jointly.
Petitioner’s wife, Rafaela B. Lopez, stated in open court that
she consented to this treatment. Because this case was not ready
for trial, the Court continued the matter for trial to be held in
Washington, D.C., within 90 days. The Court ordered that
petitioner cooperate with respondent in preparing this case for
trial and provide his records in an organized fashion to
respondent. The Court also ordered that the parties meet
immediately after the calendar call to facilitate negotiations
and arrange for the exchange of documents. This case was
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