Good cause appearing, Defendant Roberta Alvarado's ("Alvarado") unopposed motion to continue trial is granted.

Request for Long Cause Trial

This matter was set for a short cause trial at request of Plaintiff Quality First Home Improvement, Inc. ("Plaintiff"). A short cause case is one in which all parties or the court estimate the time for trial is five hours or less. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.735.) Here, Alvarado estimates trial will take longer than four hours and has requested a long cause nonjury trial. Although Plaintiff originally estimated a short cause trial was appropriate, Plaintiff now concedes a full day will likely be needed. Accordingly, the Court grants the request to convert this matter to a long cause nonjury trial.

Request for Continuance of Trial

Alvarado has submitted evidence that commencing a trial on that date would deprive her of necessary income by interfering with a planned photography event and presentation running from October 25, 2019 through Novembe