Waiting for a judge again

We were supposed to try this case in December.

It was bounced to January. We were supposed to try it then. But it went on standby.

I went to Hawaii to wait it out. Three weeks later no trial date in sight. By then we’d forfeited nonrefundable expert fees of over $10K. And can you imagine how the client felt. Waiting for a date. Day by day.

So we agreed to a date certain with the trial judge. June 8.

Life continued. Tried a case April thru May. And June arrives.

We are put on standby. Because when we were told there was a date certain we should have known that it was not certain.

Every year Cristina’s family comes to Maui as soon as school is out. This time with them has been planned a year in advance. I’m not sure if I will now be able to be with them.

After one week am the #6 trial on standby. Get on plane to Maui. L doesn’t travel with me because everything is tentantive. That next monday we are #1 trial on standby. Am prepared to leave now. For real. Week number two of standby comes and goes. Take two separate perpetuation depositions of two doctors on the days and times they would otherwise have been testifying so as not to forfeit many more thousands of dollars.

My kids arrive. They are on notice I may need to leave. What kind of mom/grandma does this make me.

At the beginning of the third week we learn that we may be moved to July 27 in a hodge podge of days totaling 10.5 that will end mid August. Sounds good except am hard set for a different trial beginning July 13. I might have to step out of one trial to do the closing in the other.

Plus the court hasn’t confirmed this yet. And even if they do there is no guarantee.

Photo: waiting in Maui