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OLIVEROS v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. B163333.

16 Cal.Rptr.3d 638 (2004)

120 Cal.App.4th 1389

Veronica OLIVEROS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

July 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein, Alison M. Turner, and Dana Gardner Adelstein, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant.

Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Edith R. Matthai, Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles; Stephan Oringher, Richman & Theodora and Harry W.R. Chamberlain II, Los Angeles, for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Law Offices of Manuel Hidalgo, Manuel Hidalgo and Rolando Hidalgo, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Dunn Koes, Pamela D. Dunn and Daniel J. Koes, Pasadena, for Los Angeles County Bar Association as Amicus Curiae.

ARMSTRONG, J.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the trial court erred in denying the request of defendant County of Los Angeles (County) for a trial continuance due to the engagement of its attorney in another trial. We conclude that it did, and so reverse the judgment.

FACTS

Plaintiff Veronica Oliveros suffered a brain injury following open-heart surgery at Harbor General-UCLA Medical...

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