Does the existence of a trial date affect a plaintiff's ability to obtain a date for trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Freedman v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 196 Cal.App.3d 696, 242 Cal.Rptr. 8 (Cal. App. 1987):
Bearing all that in mind, the existence of the trial date does not significantly affect our decision. (Gunner v. Van Ness Garage, supra, 150 Cal.App.2d 345, 348, 310 P.2d 32 [dismissal affirmed where plaintiff's diligence in obtaining a trial date did not outweigh prior counsel's inaction].)
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