Opinion ID: 880451
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: length of hearing

Text: The hearing before the Commission began early in the morning, October 8, 1987, and, approximately 11 1/2 hours thereafter, at 9:15 p.m., the City finished presenting its case. The chairman of the Commission told counsel that he wanted to finish the case and that they were to proceed with their presentation. At 12:30 p.m., October 9, 1987, the chairman informed counsel for the appellants that the matter could be continued until Tuesday of the following week. However, the appellants decided to go forward and the hearing was completed after about 20 1/2 hours. The session was inordinately long, and undoubtedly a wearying one for the Commission, and all the counsel for all parties. However, as the District Court noted, again one cannot put a finger upon any prejudice as to the officers as a result of the long hearing. There is no reversible error in the manner which the hearing was conducted.