People v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc.

Filed 8/12/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE B251230

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. SJ003872) v.

FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY,

INC.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Harvey Giss, Judge. Affirmed. E. Alan Nunez for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the County Counsel, Brian T. Chu, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. (Surety) appeals the trial court‟s order denying its second motion to further extend the appearance period under Penal Code1 section 1304.5 or, in the alternative, to toll the running of time on the extended appearance period. Surety argues the trial court abused its discretion in denying its second extension motion and maintains that the 180-day extension permitted by the statute is to be measured from the date the court granted the first extension, rather than the date the exoneration period would have expired in the absence of an extension. Surety failed to…