Critics have called Donald Trump's Trump University a useless and expensive fraud. | AP Photo Trump on witness list in fraud case against now-defunct Trump University

Donald Trump might have to take a detour from his busy campaign schedule for a task he'd likely rather avoid as the election heats up: court witness.

A civil trial in the fraud case against his now-defunct Trump University could come sometime after May 6 — the scheduled date of the last pre-trial conference in a case filed by former students. Court records indicate he's on the witness list for both sides, although no trial date has been scheduled. May primaries are scheduled in states such as Nebraska, West Virginia, Oregon and Washington and California's is June 7.


Trump University was not a degree-granting school and did not have a campus, but it ran real estate seminars that critics have called a useless and expensive fraud, with some students paying thousands of dollars in hopes of getting rich. Trump attorneys have said there's no merit to the accusations.

Neither his attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, nor a campaign spokeswoman immediately responded to a request for comment.

A separate suit filed against Trump University by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2013 is still pending.

The latest court filings from the federal district court in San Diego were first reported by Yahoo.