Carreon v. Superior Court
In this matter, we have reviewed the petition and the opposition filed by real party in interest. We have determined that resolution of the matter involves the application of settled principles of law and that issuance of a peremptory writ in the first instance is therefore appropriate. (Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. (1984) 36 Cal.3d 171, 178.) Although the procedural posture of the matter is somewhat confusing, the essential error was made by the trial court on May 19, 2009, when it found that the fact that a necessary witness would be serving as an investigating officer in another case for severalweeks justified a delay in petitioners trial for the full period during which the other trial was expected to last.
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