Does a grant or denial of a continuance granted by a federal court be reviewed for abuse of discretion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Orlando, 553 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2009):
A district court's grant or denial of a continuance is reviewed for abuse of discretion even where, as here, no motion for continuance was made. United States v. Moreland, 509 F.3d 1201, 1211 (9th Cir. 2007).
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