Legal Opinion
Stebbins v. Stebbins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1996No. 93-CV-129PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
These are apparently three actions, one from the Civil Actions Branch, one from the Landlord & Tenant Branch and one from the Probate Division, that were consolidated for trial. 1 After the trial court ruled that appellant Emmett Stebbins was not entitled to a jury trial, he filed a petition for a writ of mandamus from this court. While the petition was pending, appellant did not appear on the date in which he knew the bench trial had been set. At that time, the trial court dismissed the case with prejudice for failure to prosecute. Appellant now appeals the dismissal,…
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