Lee v. Zentz

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The action below involved claims arising from alleged violations of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. After the case had been continued several times at the instance of defendant, a request by defendant’s counsel for a further continuance was denied; and, following a hearing in defendant’s absence, judgment for plaintiff was entered. Four days later defendant moved to vacate the judgment, alleging that her absence from the trial was due to illness. The motion was accompanied by defendant’s affidavit and a physician’s certificate. The trial court granted the…