Does the trial court abuse its discretion by denying a motion for continuance by denying the requested continuance?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from State of CA. v. Univ. of Redlands, 106 Cal.Rptr.2d 480, 88 Cal.App.4th 1147 (Cal. App. 2001):

We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying the requested continuance. "The result we reach is harsh, but it is unavoidable. It was [Dr. Slatkin]'s responsibility to prosecute h[er] case with diligence, to collect admissible evidence and to conduct discovery in a timely fashion. It was [Dr. Slatkin]'s responsibility to offer admissible evidence to defeat [the University]'s motion for summary judgment." (O'Laskey v. Sortino, supra, 224 Cal.App.3d at p. 251.) Because she failed to do so, the trial court did not err.

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