- 3 - also contained other frivolous and groundless statements, contentions, and arguments. On January 9, 2004, the Court denied petitioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. By notice dated February 10, 2004, the Court set this case for trial at the Court’s Dallas, Texas, session beginning April 26, 2004. This notice specifically stated: “YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CASE AND ENTRY OF DECISION AGAINST YOU.” On March 8, 2004, petitioner filed a motion for continuance. On March 17, 2004, the Court denied petitioner’s motion for continuance. The Court also ordered that petitioner’s request for admissions be returned to petitioner unfiled, and that petitioner and respondent meet as soon as practical for purposes of informal discovery and to complete a stipulation of facts as required by Rule 91 (March 17 order). In the March 17 order, we stated: “Respondent further objects that petitioner’s request document ‘requests respondent to admit to matters that are irrelevant, conclusions of law, frivolous arguments and not properly discoverable.’ We do not disagree.” On March 18, 2004, petitioner filed a motion to remove the small tax case designation and another document the Court filed as petitioner’s pretrial memorandum. The pretrial memorandumPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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