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Judge sets hearing Friday on delay in Trump University case
Source: Politico
Judge sets hearing Friday on delay in Trump University case
By JOSH GERSTEIN 11/15/16 02:03 PM EST
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon on President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay a trial set to open just after Thanksgiving over alleged fraud in marketing of the Trump University real estate seminar program.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel issued a brief order Tuesday setting the Friday hearing in his San Diego courtroom, giving Trump's lawyers a chance to argue in person about why the trial set for jury selection on Nov. 28 should be postponed.
Trump's legal team filed a formal motion Saturday arguing that the "critical and all-consuming" duties of preparing for the presidency merit putting the trial off until sometime after the inauguration in January. Trump's lawyers also proposed that his testimony be taken through a videotaped deposition, rather than in-person attendance at the trial. Trump could sit for such a deposition before the inauguration, if necessary, Trump's attorneys said.
Lawyers for the former Trump University students pressing the fraud case want the trial to go forward as scheduled, even if it means forgoing any live or additional testimony by Trump. If Trump doesn't want to show up in person, both sides can rely on more than 10 hours of deposition testimony Trump has already given on the issue, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued.
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By JOSH GERSTEIN 11/15/16 02:03 PM EST
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon on President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay a trial set to open just after Thanksgiving over alleged fraud in marketing of the Trump University real estate seminar program.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel issued a brief order Tuesday setting the Friday hearing in his San Diego courtroom, giving Trump's lawyers a chance to argue in person about why the trial set for jury selection on Nov. 28 should be postponed.
Trump's legal team filed a formal motion Saturday arguing that the "critical and all-consuming" duties of preparing for the presidency merit putting the trial off until sometime after the inauguration in January. Trump's lawyers also proposed that his testimony be taken through a videotaped deposition, rather than in-person attendance at the trial. Trump could sit for such a deposition before the inauguration, if necessary, Trump's attorneys said.
Lawyers for the former Trump University students pressing the fraud case want the trial to go forward as scheduled, even if it means forgoing any live or additional testimony by Trump. If Trump doesn't want to show up in person, both sides can rely on more than 10 hours of deposition testimony Trump has already given on the issue, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/11/trump-university-trial-hearing-schedule-231426