Barlow v. Guerrera

In this appeal from the trial court’s determination that the defendant is the father of the plaintiff’s child, the defendant claims that the court abused its discretion (1) in denying the defendant’s motion for a blood test and (2) in denying the defendant’s request for a continuance to obtain counsel. We find no error.

*432After the court began hearing evidence, the defendant, who never claimed indigency, requested blood tests and “time to seek a lawyer.” Both motions were denied as untimely. The matter had previously been continued when the defendant, though in the courtroom when the case was…