Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Cobb Ex Rel. Cobb
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 1983No. 82-1443PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellee filed a motion to dismiss appellant’s complaint, asserting lack of jurisdiction over the parties, failure to state a claim, and laches. Appellant prepared an opposition to the motion and mailed it to the Clerk of the Superior Court, but it was never received in the Clerk’s Office. Consequently, the court treated the motion as conceded, as the applicable rule permitted it to do, and dismissed the case. As soon as appellant learned of the dismissal, she filed a motion to reinstate her complaint, but that motion was denied after a hearing. We hold that the court…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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