04/13/2026
This afternoon alone I’ve received 5 notices of cancelations for hearings set within the next 2 days. This is on top of two I received today for hearings *today*.
The good news is, parties are getting on the phone and resolving their issues. The bad news is, parties are waiting until the last minute to do it. They are ignoring the meaningful meet and confer requirement, and they are taking away hearing time from other litigants, and my time and resources preparing for their hearings for nothing. Then I’ll get a case management conference complaining to me that I don’t have enough hearing time. Do everyone a favor and use your landline phone that your office pays for and call OC. You’ll likely make a friend and ease all of our stress.
