“To ensure the prompt disposition of civil cases, the dates assigned for a trial are firm. All parties and their counsel must regard the date set for trial as certain.” (Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1332(a).)
The power to determine whether a continuance is warranted is an incident of the trial court’s inherent power to control the scheduling of proceedings before it. (Thurmond v. Super. Ct. (1967) 66 Cal.2d 836, 839.) Because the “trial court has great discretion in the disposition of an application for continuance,” the Court’s determination will not be disturbed “[a]bsent a clear abuse of discretion.” (Cade v. Mid-City Hosp. Corp. (1975) 45 Cal.App.3d 589, 599.)
“A party seeking a continuance of the date set for trial, whether contested or uncontested or stipulated to by the parties, must make the request for a continuance by a noticed motion or an ex parte application under the rules in chapter 4 of this division, with supporting declarations. The party must make the motion or application as soon as reasonably practical once the necessity for the continuance is discovered.” (Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1223(b).)
“A motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. However, the trial judge must exercise his discretion with due regard to all interests involved, and the refusal of a continuance which has the practical effect of denying the applicant a fair hearing is reversible error.” (Oliveros v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 1389, 1394.)
“In ruling on a motion or application for continuance, the court must consider all the facts and circumstances that are relevant to the determination. These may include:
(Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1332(d); Arnett v. Office of Admin. Hearings (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 332, 343.)
A trial court has broad discretion with regard to denying a request for a trial continuance. (Pham v. Nguyen (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 11, 13-18.) “Although continuances of trials are disfavored, each request for a continuance must be considered on its own merits. The court may grant a continuance only on an affirmative showing of good cause requiring the continuance.” (Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1332(c); In re Marriage of Falcone (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 814, 823.)
The circumstances indicating good cause for a continuance include,
(Rules of Ct., Rule 3.1332(c); Lazarus v. Titmus (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th at 1249-1250.)
A motion must be served no later than 16 court days before the hearing. (Code of Civ. Proc., § 1005(b).)
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