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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. * * *
On January 3, 2006, respondent’s requests for admission were
served and filed, and, because petitioner failed to respond, the
facts therein were deemed admitted pursuant to Rule 90. On
February 6, 2006, respondent filed a motion to compel production
of documents and a motion to compel responses to respondent’s
interrogatories. Such requests had been served on petitioner on
December 30, 2005, and petitioner, though represented by Neal,
had not produced any documents or answered the interrogatories.
By order of the Court dated February 9, 2006, respondent’s
motions were granted in that petitioner was ordered to produce
the requested documents and to answer the interrogatories on or
before March 1, 2006. On February 15, 2006, Neal filed a motion
to continue, alleging that petitioner was in China and could not
return for the trial. Respondent objected to the motion to
continue on the grounds that--
4. With regard to the March 1, 2006 discovery
deadlines, it is respondent’s understanding that as
early as the filing of the petition in this case,
petitioner has had access to Cigna, who is the parent
company for the 2002 payment made by Connecticut
General * * *. Despite such access, petitioner has
provided no documentation other than the initial
disability insurance policy in support of the 2002
payment of $269,474 at issue. Petitioner has provided
no reasonable explanation regarding why he was unable
to provide a copy of the 2002 settlement and/or the
underlying terms and/or any documentation from the
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