Can a judge be found to have abused his discretion in denying a continuance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brown v. Fallas, B263226 (Cal. App. 2017):
served by a continuance, by trial or by imposing conditions on the continuance. (Id., (d).) We review a decision denying a continuance for an abuse of discretion. (Link v. Cater (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 1315, 1321.)
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