Retrial Scheduled For September 23-25

I attended the scheduling conference for the retrial of the Rector, Wardens, and Vestry cases at the Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday. As it happens, Judge Mary Strobel, who had been serving on the California appeals court for several months, will be permanently transitioning out of her current position in October. She wasn't clear on where she would be going. She appears to be a thorough and fair judge.

The attorneys for both sides, given the choice to schedule the retrial as soon as possible under Judge Strobel or wait to schedule one much later under a different judge, expressed the desire to move on quickly. As a result, the retrial, estimated to last for three days, will begin on September 23, less than two weeks. It will be a trial before the judge, without a jury, but with witnesses being called. The attorneys will prepare a list of mutually agreed witnesses for the final status conference on September 18.

I expect to attend all these sessions.