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| Judge denies request to delay Trump University trial by five weeks | |
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| A federal judge in San Diego has denied Donald Trump’s request for a five-week delay to a trial to determine whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers. | A federal judge in San Diego has denied Donald Trump’s request for a five-week delay to a trial to determine whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers. |
| US district judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled on Thursday that the trial will begin on 28 November, as previously scheduled. | US district judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled on Thursday that the trial will begin on 28 November, as previously scheduled. |
| Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked the judge to delay the trial to 2 January because he must be in Los Angeles on 15 November for another trial. The judge in that case rejected a delay. | Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked the judge to delay the trial to 2 January because he must be in Los Angeles on 15 November for another trial. The judge in that case rejected a delay. |
| The Republican presidential candidate has repeatedly criticized Curiel’s handling of the case, noting the judge’s Mexican heritage. | The Republican presidential candidate has repeatedly criticized Curiel’s handling of the case, noting the judge’s Mexican heritage. |
| Curiel says the class-action lawsuit targeting Trump University is more than six years old and Trump’s attorneys did not raise scheduling concerns until late August. | Curiel says the class-action lawsuit targeting Trump University is more than six years old and Trump’s attorneys did not raise scheduling concerns until late August. |
| The judge also scheduled a hearing to establish jury instructions for 10 November. | The judge also scheduled a hearing to establish jury instructions for 10 November. |
| The presidential election takes place on 8 November. | The presidential election takes place on 8 November. |