SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FAMILY COURT - DOMESTIC RELATION BRANCH
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001

OKSANA SHEMET SHADDOCK                       :

    Plaintiff                                                                :

    v.                                                                         :    Case No. 07 DRB 2108
                                                                                    Judge Saddler
FREDERICK SHADDOCK

    Defendant

PRAECIPE

Pursuant to my telephone conversation with Marice Plater, this is to formally request the continuance orally agreed to, for the reasons stated herein below:

The undersigned attorney has recently been requested by the Respondent Frederick Shaddock, to represent him in responding to the petition of his wife, Oksana Shemet Shaddock.

Unfortunately, I was injured recently, falling off a step ladder, which collapsed, severely bruising my right hip. I was rushed by the Arlington County emergency ambulance, to the Arlington County Hospital.  I was treated by Dr. David Griswell, MD, who determined it was a severe contusion in the lower extremity.  He advised me to avoid walking more than absolutely necessary, and to stay in, off my feet.  I was given the following medicine, Vicodin, Ibuprofen, and a salve to relieve pain and swelling.  I was provided with a walker, since I cannot walk without assistance.  I am still being treated by the hospital, and have not been released from care.

I respectfully ask for this continuance, and have notified the counsel for the plaintiff.

Sincerely,

Robert. R. Stone, (DC Bar #139725)
Counsel for Defendant
PO Box 10041
Arlington, VA  22202
202-744-2618

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this _____  day of November 2007, a copy of the forgoing praecipe was sent via fax and first-class postage prepaid to Robert Liotta, Esq., 166 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC  20009.

Robert R. Stone, Esq.