In California Crane School, Inc. v. National Com. for Certification of Crane Operators (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 12, the parties knew at the outset that the trial would be limited to 12 days. They also agreed the responding party would get the case at noon on the eighth day of trial. (Id. at pp. 17-18.) The appellate court observed specifying time limits in court hours and applying these limits to examination of a party's witnesses and cross-examination of the opposing party's witnesses can be permissible. In such cases, however, the parties are entitled to be kept advised on a regular basis and upon request of how much time each side has used and has remaining. (Id. at p. 22.) This suggests the parties need to know how much time they will have so they can strategically allot their presentation between cross-examination and direct testimony. Again, "the court must permit a party to have his day in court. Denying a party the right to testify or offer evidence deprives him of a fair trial and constitutes reversible error. " (Id. at pp. 22-23.)