Appeal No. 8 6-678

IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

WILLIAM THOMAS, ET AL, Appellants,

v.

WASHINGTON TIMES , ET AL, Appellees.

Appeal From the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia
Civil Division

APPELLANTS' ' MOTION FOR ORAL ARGUMENTS

William Thomas, Appellant Pro Se.
in forma pauperis
1440 N Street NW, #410
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 462- 3542

APPELLANTS' MOTION FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

On or about December 3, 1986, William Thomas, Appellant, pro se in the above entitled action, received a letter, dated November 28, 1981, and signed ALAN I. HERMAN. The letter conveyed notice that this case has been placed on the Summary Calendar of this Court for Wednesday, January 28, 1987, at 9:30 A.M.

Appellant is confident the record of this case makes it readily apparent that any variety of circumstances might be proven in support of his claim. Further, he believes, justice would demand that he at least be permitted to Amend his Complaint prior to an unexplained dismissal by the pre-trial judge. Therefore he fully expects this Court may well Summarily Reverse the lower Court without hearing.

However it is not inconceivable that Thomas, unschooled as he is in the framing of legal documents, may have failed to address some aspect of this matter which the Court may consider relevant to a disposition in his favor.

Wherefore appellant moves the Court to Order oral argument in this case only in an eventuality where the Court may perceive any possibility of a question unanswered on the record which may tend to cast doubt on the existence of a valid claim.

Respectfully submitted this 5th day of December-, 1986.

/s/W. Thomas______________

William Thomas, Appellant Pro Se

1440 N Street NW, #410

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 462-3542

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COURT OF APPEALS

WlLLlAM THOMAS, at al
Appellant Pro Se

versus ) Case No. 8600678

WASHINGTON TIMES, et al )

Appellees )

ORDER

Whereas there remain question(s) unanswered on the record whereby the Appellant, proceeding pro se in this matter, has not sufficiently persuaded this Court through his written arguments as to the existence of a claim upon which he might prevail; it is, this _______day of ___________________, 1987, hereby

ORDERED that counsel for all parties in this case shall appear before this Court on January 28, 1987 at 9:30 A.M. for oral argument.

/s/ Judge of the Court of Appeals
Judge of the Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
Case No. 8600678

WILLIAM THOMAS, et al
Appellant Pro Se

versus

WASHINGTON TIMES, et al
Appellees

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, William Thomas, hereby state that, on this _____day of _________________________, 1986, I served, by First Class U.S, Mail, postage prepaid, copies of the foregoing APPELLANTS' MOTION FOR ORAL ARGUMENT and proposed ORDER upon:

Allen V. Farber, Esquire #912865

Counsel for Defendants/ Appellees

Schwalb, Donnenfeld, Bray and Silbert

Suite 300 East

1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 965-7910

Respectfully submitted this 5th day of December, 1986,

/s/W. Thomas
William Thomas, Appellant Pro Se

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