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answer any of respondent’s interrogatories. He produced no
documents.
On March 26, 2007, because of petitioner’s refusal to answer
respondent’s interrogatories and to produce the requested
documents, we granted a motion in limine precluding petitioner
from introducing any evidence that was not furnished to
respondent on or before March 10, 2007. After a conference call
with the parties, we vacated the motion, allowing petitioner the
opportunity to present his documentary evidence. On the morning
of trial, March 30, 2007, petitioner presented documents to
respondent’s counsel which substantiated the payment of education
expenses for his children. Respondent made concessions relating
to some of those expenses. Petitioner should have presented this
evidence during the 6 months he had to prepare for trial, as
repeatedly ordered by the Court.
At trial, we admonished petitioner for failing to obey
numerous orders and for wasting the Court’s time. At the close
of trial, we ordered the parties to submit opening briefs by May
29, 2007. Petitioner did not file a brief. We showed petitioner
extraordinary leniency by allowing him to present evidence
despite his repeated failure to obey our orders. In response to
our leniency, petitioner once again ignored our Rules and our
order.
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