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hearing: “During this process I did not pay the taxes I
should have.”
Second, the petition states that petitioner is
“homeless”, but it lists a mailing address for petitioner
in Washington, D.C., and a telephone number with a
Washington, D.C., area code. Respondent’s motion for
summary judgment states that respondent’s counsel attempted
to contact petitioner and “left a message” for him about
the filing of the motion. We find that petitioner resided
in Washington, D.C., at the time the instant petition was
filed.
This case was set for trial at the session of the
Court that began in Washington, D.C., on October 4, 2004.
Respondent’s motion for summary judgment was also set for
hearing at the same time. When the case was called,
counsel for respondent appeared, but petitioner did not.
We note that the Court’s orders setting respondent’s
motion for summary judgment for hearing and reassigning
the case, both sent to petitioner by certified mail, were
returned to the Court. In the case of each order, the
envelope in which the order was sent had been stamped by
the Postal Service “Unclaimed”. Petitioner has not
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