Chapter 4January 12, 2016
Linda Darnell is still not sure whether she wants to accept the $50,000 settlement, especially with me recommending against it, so we hold out and prepare for trial. Five days before our scheduled trial date, the attorneys for both sides are required to appear for the Trial Readiness Conference. This is the date that the parties announce whether they are ready to proceed or are urging some good cause for a continuance of the trial date. It is also an opportunity for the judge to tell counsel that the matter will be continued because of the court's congested calendar, priority given to some older and dustier case, or just to further harass counsel.
This particular conference, as I will soon learn, is strictly for the purpose of harassing counsel, and Judge Carswe
