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Appellant by letter of the many serious deficiencies in the Brief, provided him with a copy of this Court's Rules of Appellate Procedure, and advised him generally of how, if he wished to proceed on the appeal, he would need to p repare a conforming Brief and move the Court for leave to submit it late. \par \par [2]\tab Between October 11 and December 19, 1996 the Appellant filed nothing in this matter.}{\f0\insrsid8858233\charrsid8858233 }{\f0\insrsid12926187\charrsid8858233 At the hearing on the latter date, the Appellant appeared as ordered and made some explanation to the Court.}{\f0\insrsid8858233\charrsid8858233 }{\f0\insrsid12926187\charrsid8858233 He acknowledged that he had received the letter from the Clerk but claimed that the Rules of Appellate Procedure, though referenced in the letter, were not attached.}{\f0\insrsid8858233\charrsid8858233 }{\f0\insrsid12926187\charrsid8858233 He did not explain why, if that were true, he made no effort to otherwise obtain a copy.}{\f0\insrsid12926187 \par }{\f0\insrsid8858233\charrsid8858233 \par }{\f0\insrsid12926187\charrsid8858233 [3]\tab In explaining why he had not attempted to file any corrected Brief with the Court, the Appellant asserted, in con\- tradiction to the Clerk's letter (and the "Brief" which is part of this Court's record herein) that the document's only failing was the color of the cover and that he did not re-file it in the appropriate red enclo\- sure because "there was no red paper on the island of Guam", or words to that effect. \par \par [4]\tab Under the present circumstances I must conclude that, not only has the Ap\- pellant failed to meet the requirements of Rules 13, 15, 16 and 17 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure, he has failed to prosecute this appeal with the alacrity which good faith requires.}{\f0\insrsid8858233\charrsid8858233 }{ \f0\insrsid12926187\charrsid8858233 In reaching this conclusion I have taken into consider\-ation that the Appellant is proceeding pro 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