Opinion ID: 2089325
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Heading: Relief Denied Motion to Open Judgment

Text: On February 15, 1995, the Husband filed a Motion for Relief from the November 17, 1994 Judgment. See Fam.Ct.Civ.R. 60(b). In his motion, the Husband asserted that he had not received notice of the November 17, 1994 hearing, and that he was in Greece from October 27, 1994 through November 19, 1994. The Husband claims that he was unaware of the judgment entered against him until he received notice of a levy to be executed on equipment at his restaurant located at 304-306 West 9th Street. The Wife did not file an answer to this motion. On February 22, 1995, the Family Court denied the Husband's Motion for Relief from Judgment. The Family Court found that the Husband had constructive notice of the November 17, 1994 hearing, and that his Motion for Relief from the Judgment was untimely. The Husband filed a Motion for Reargument, which was denied by the Family Court on April 28, 1995. Pursuant to the Family Court's November 17, 1994 order, the Husband served weekend sentences at Gander Hill Prison from March 3, 1995 to June 30, 1995. After filing a notice of appeal in this Court, on June 13, 1995, the Husband filed a Motion for a Stay of the Family Court's November 17, 1994 order. On July 5, 1995, the Family Court granted the Husband's motion and issued a stay of the weekend prison sentences. The Family Court also ordered the Husband to post a bond in the amount of $25,920, pending issuance of this Court's decision on appeal.