Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Once an answer has been filed, the Plaintiff (landlord) generally files a form with the Court requesting that it set the matter for trial. Trials are supposed to be set within 20 days of the date the request is made. If you are preparing a defense to the lawsuit, then you should use this time to conduct any discovery from the landlord that you need to be prepared for trial. Otherwise, you will be notified by the Court of the trial date, and you will want to appear and be ready to present legal defenses to being evicted.

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In addition to what my colleague states, you might spend the time working on a move-out agreement with the landlord if that's inevitable. You might be able to buy a little more time by doing so, and perhaps avoid a judgment on your credit report.