COALITION TO PRESERVE LA, INC. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

CASE NO.: 19STCP00017

HEARING: 10/15/19

TENTATIVE ORDER

Petitioner Coalition to Preserve LA, Inc.’s motion to continue trial is GRANTED.

Petitioner Coalition to Preserve LA, Inc.’s motion for leave to file first amended verified petition and complaint is GRANTED.

Moving Party to give NOTICE.

Continue Trial

Petitioner Coalition to Preserve LA, Inc. moves to continue trial pursuant to CRC 3.1332.

A motion to continue trial is a disfavored motion. “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.” (CRC 3.1332(a).)

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. Circumstances that may indicate good cause include... a significant, unanticip