The king again stepped in, and judges acted to delay proceedings.

It makes it harder for debtors to make offers and to delay proceedings.

A 1638 case is less clear: the King again stepped in and judges acted to delay proceedings.

Lawyers said his decision could delay proceedings while a new judge learns the details of the cases.

Motions to delay proceedings are thus not favored by the court.

He said, however, that concerns over some documents could delay proceedings by several days.

"I have no choice now but to proceed for you are delaying more important proceedings."

However, residents who would be displaced, including the owners of about 40 businesses, have moved quickly, and with some success, to delay such proceedings.

Last week a Los Angeles judge delayed proceedings in many of those suits until after the criminal trial.

But it is understood that problems finding translators and psychologists have delayed legal proceedings.