Finegold v. Clarke

BERMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Harold Finegold, appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate dismissal of his cause of action. We affirm.

Plaintiffs termination as an employee of defendant Preferred Municipal Funding Corporation gave rise to this suit which was commenced in August, 1981. One year later, the matter was scheduled for jury trial to begin at 9:30 a.m., December 5, 1983. On September 15, 1983, plaintiffs counsel’s motion to withdraw was granted. The next day, criminal charges which were pending against plaintiff in Denver District Court were also set to be tried on September 15,…