United Van Lines, LLC v. Edwards et al

Filing 20

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE. By such denial, the Court is not requiring an appearance by out-of-state counsel; local counsel may appear on behalf of defendants at the hearing on the motion to dismiss or stay and, if necessary, at the Case Management Conference. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on January 6, 2009. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is the Motion to Appear by Telephone, filed January 5, 2009, by Matthew S. Zeiger, counsel for defendants, by which motion said counsel requests that he be allowed to appear by telephone at the January 9, 2009 hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss or stay as well as the Case Management Conference to be conducted immediately thereafter. Ordinarily, the Court would approve the request with respect to the Case Management Conference and, in such circumstances, would order counsel for all parties to appear by telephone. The Court, however, does not conduct telephonic hearings on contested motions. Accordingly, the motion is hereby DENIED. By such denial, the Court is not requiring an appearance by out-of-state counsel; local counsel may appear on behalf of defendants at the hearing on the motion to dismiss or stay and, if necessary, at the Case v. JEFFREY W. EDWARDS, et al., Defendants. / UNITED VAN LINES, LLC, Plaintiff, No. C-08-4635 MMC ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE United States District Court IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Management Conference. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2009

MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge

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