p0631 The strong public policy favoring disposition on the merits should outweigh the competing policy favoring judicial efficiency, so it was an abuse of discretion for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Josh Fredricks to deny a request for continuance of a trial made by an attorney who had been directed to try a different case on the same date.CitationOLIVEROS v COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (Denied Continuance) 120 CA4 1389 [See: R of C 375; Link v Cater 60 CA4 1315 T/AT 2/98; Lerma v County 120 CA4 709, P/AT 9/04; JohnsonStovall v Superior Court 17 CA4 808, T/AT 10/93]
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