JIWHAN SHIN, Plaintiff, vs. ALBERT DUNHAM, JR., et al., Defendants.

CASE NO: BC543020

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL

Dept. 98
1:30 p.m.
November 22, 2016

On April 17, 2014, Plaintiff Jiwhan Shin (“Plaintiff”) filed this action for alleged damages arising out of a July 22, 2012 vehicle collision. On February 26, 2016, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) adding Defendants Maria Cruz and Sungchul Kim (“Moving Defendants”) to this action for alleged damages arising out of a May 12, 2015 vehicle collision. The original trial date was October 19, 2015. Moving Defendants answered the Second Amended Complaint on July 29, 2016. Trial is currently set for December 28, 2016. Moving Defendants now move to continue trial and all related dates.

Moving Defendants contend that more time is needed to complete discovery, including the depositions of Plaintiff and expert witnesses, exchanging expert witness information, subpoenaing records, and