Fenner v. Dependable Trucking Company

716 F.2d 598 13 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1558 John FENNER, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. DEPENDABLE TRUCKING COMPANY, INC., a California corporation, Federated Department Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Martin Lemmons, Defendants/Appellants. Nos. 81-5752, 81-5777. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1982. Decided Sept. 9, 1983. Dissenting Opinion Sept. 28, 1983. Norby & Brodeur, Torrance, Cal., Horvitz & Greines, Ellis J. Horvitz, Marilyn L. Hoffman, Encino, Cal., for Dependable Trucking Co. Charles H. Carpenter, Los Angeles, Cal., for Federated Dept. Stores. Richard A. Caplan, Long Beach, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHAMBERS, ROBB, * and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 Dependable Trucking Company, Inc., and Martin Lemmons, (hereinafter Dependable) and Federated Department Stores dba Ralphs (hereinafter Ralphs) appeal from a judgment entered by the district court after denial of their motion for a new trial. 2 We are asked to determine whether the district court denied appellants a fair trial by refusing to continue the…