Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California

Re: Canceling a court date

Ordinarily, an attorney will not cancel a trial date unilaterally without checking with his/her client, opposition and the court. In many cases, particularly those in "fast track" jurisdictions, the Court is not inclined to continue trials absent good cause. Did the attorney confer with the client about the need to continue? If there was a date set, what were the chances that the case would have actually gone forward on that date? If there is a continuance, is it a short period of time so that the delay won't prejudice the parties or the case?