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In re Estate of Deleon Castro, 4 N.M.I. 78 (1993) In re Estate of Pedro Deleon Castro, Deceased. Appeal No. 93-018 Civil Action No. 92-0147 Order December 21, 1993 Counsel for appellants, M aria S. Castro, Rita C. Sablan and estate of Rosalia C. Villagomez: David A. W iseman, W iseman, Eason & Halsell, Saipan. Counsel for appellee, estate adm inistrator Augustine C. Castro: Vicente C. Salas, Saipan. BEFO RE: VILLAGOM EZ and ATALIG, Justices, and M ACK, Special Judge. PER CURIAM : On Decem ber 21, 1993, this Court convened for oral argum ents scheduled at 9:00 a.m . in Courtroom “B.” Counsel for the parties in this matter received notice of this hearing on December 7, 1993. On December 16, 1993, both counsel subm itted a signed stipulation, dated December 15, 1993, that the hearing on this matter be continued. This stipulation was docketed December 17, 1993, four days before the scheduled hearing. Attached to the stipulation was an unsigned order. There was no motion accom panying the stipulation. On Decem ber 16, 1993, this Court received a notice from counsel for the appellants, dated Decem ber 13, 1993, that he would be off-island the date of the hearing. A justice of this Court did not sign the order subm itted by counsel for the appellants. It appears as though neither counsel checked with this Court to confirm the hearing date, because neither counsel for the parties appeared at the scheduled hearing. No continuance in scheduling is autom atic. It is a procedural matter which m ust be sought by motion pursuant to Com . R. App. P. 27(a), (c), (d), and 34(b).1 Pursuant to Com . R. App. P. 34(e), it is hereby ORDERED that this matter is subm itted on the briefs. 1 “A request for postponement of the argument or for allowance of additional time must be made by motion filed reasonably in advance of the date fixed for hearing.” Com. R. App. P. 34(b).