Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 2, 2010
Lawyer's Client Gets New Trial
An Orange County Superior Court judge abused his discretion by denying a trial date continuance for a pro se litigant who didn't have access to her legal files because the lawyer she'd given them to had been arrested, a state appellate court has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An Orange County Superior Court judge abused his discretion by denying a trial date continuance for a pro se litigant who didn't have access to her legal files because the lawyer she'd given them to had been arrested, a state appellate court has ruled.
In an unpublished decision issued last Friday, the 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana ruled that Judge Charles Margines...
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