Opinion ID: 2106725
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Heading: Plea of Title and Request for Waiver of Undertaking

Text: Williams filed three motions that are relevant to his appeal. He filed a plea of title and request for waiver of undertaking on June 8, 1992. Super. Ct. L & T R. 5(c) provides that a defendant may interpose a plea of title but must also file an application for an undertaking or waiver of undertaking. On June 9, 1992, Williams filed several documents, including a notarized financial statement and a separation agreement to support his request for the waiver. A hearing on the waiver request took place on June 10, 1992, and the application for a waiver was denied on June 11, 1992. Neither the transcript of the hearing, nor the initial order denying the request for a waiver is part of the record on appeal. Williams filed an amended motion for reconsideration, on June 11, 1992. It was denied on June 12, 1992 by Judge Levie who found no reasons justifying any reconsideration of the June 10 ruling. [6] On June 16, 1992, Williams filed a motion for extension of time to file undertaking and an amendment to amended motion for extension of time to file an undertaking and motion to accept independent certified appraisal of property in lieu of an undertaking. However, on June 19, 1992, Williams' plea of title was stricken for failure to post a $48,000 bond as the undertaking. Later, during a July 14, 1992, proceeding before Judge Burnett, Williams mentioned that his latest motions regarding the undertaking were still pending. Judge Burnett certified the matter back to Judge Levie for a ruling on the outstanding motions. On July 16, 1992, the Clerk of the Court issued a certificate stating: the motion for reconsideration is denied, by order of Judge Levie.