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Title VI - TRIALS
Rule 38-II - Failure to Appear for Trial as Consent to Trial Without Jury

Sup. Ct. R. D.C. 38-II

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Rule 38-II - Failure to Appear for Trial as Consent to Trial Without Jury

Failure of a party to appear for trial, in person or through counsel, will be deemed by the court to constitute consent by that party to a trial without a jury.

Sup. Ct. R. D.C. 38-II

COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS

Stylistic changes were made to this rule to conform with the 2007 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.