Tindle et al v. City of Daly City et al

Filing 114

ORDER setting telephonic hearing on 112 Discovery Letter for November 30, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. Signed by Judge Donna M. Ryu on 11/24/15. (dmrlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAHLEEM TINDLE, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-02449-HSG (DMR)

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC
HEARING ON DISCOVERY LETTER

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CITY OF DALY CITY, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 112

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The court is in receipt of the parties’ joint letter regarding their discovery dispute. [Docket

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No. 112]. You are hereby notified that a telephonic hearing regarding the dispute is set for

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November 30, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

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Parties appearing by telephone must follow the protocol set forth in the attached Notice re

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Telephonic Appearance Procedures for Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. Failure to comply

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with the procedures ordered herein may result in sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 24, 2015
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Donna M. Ryu
United States Magistrate Judge

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NOTICE RE TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR MAGISTRATE
JUDGE DONNA M. RYU
EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 2012

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I. POLICY GOVERNING TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES
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All telephonic appearances must be made through CourtCall, an independent conference call
company, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section II. If an individual schedules a telephonic
appearance and then fails to respond to the call of a matter on calendar, the Court may pass the
matter or may treat the failure to respond as a failure to appear. Scheduling simultaneous
telephonic appearances in multiple courts does not excuse a failure to appear. Individuals making
use of the conference call service are cautioned that they do so at their own risk. Hearings
generally will not be rescheduled due to missed connections.

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II. SCHEDULING A TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE.

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If the Court grants a party's request for telephonic appearance, the party shall arrange for the
appearance by calling CourtCall at [phone] at least three business days prior to the
hearing date.

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III. PROCEDURE FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Court Call will provide counsel with written confirmation of a telephonic appearance, and give
counsel a number to call to make the telephonic appearance. It is counsel's responsibility to dial
into the call not later than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing.
CourtCall does not place a call to counsel.
The initial charge per participant for a CourtCall appearance is $30.00 for the first 45 minutes you
are connected. For each additional 15 minute increment the charge is $7.00. If you do not timely
call and connect with the Court Call operator, you will be billed for the call and the hearing may
proceed in your absence.
Telephonic appearances are connected directly with the courtroom's public address system and
electronic recording equipment so that a normal record is produced. To ensure the quality of the
record, the use of car phones, cellular phones, speakerphones, public telephone booths, or phones
in other public places is prohibited except in the most extreme emergencies. Participants should be
able to hear all parties without difficulty or echo.

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At the time of your hearing, you may initially be in the listening mode in which case you will be
able to hear the case before yours just as if you were in the courtroom. After your call is connected
to the courtroom, the Judge will call the case, request appearances, and direct the manner in which
the hearing proceeds. Each time you speak, you should identify yourself for the record. The court's
teleconferencing system allows more than one speaker to be heard, so the Judge can interrupt a
speaker to ask a question or redirect the discussion. When the Judge informs the participants that
the hearing is completed, you may disconnect and the next case will be called.
Telephonic appearances by multiple participants are only possible when there is compliance with
every procedural requirement. Sanctions may be imposed when there is any deviation from the
required procedures or the Court determines that a person's conduct makes telephonic appearances
inappropriate. Sanctions may include dropping a matter from calendar, continuing the hearing,
proceeding in the absence of an unavailable participant, a monetary sanction, and/or a permanent
prohibition against a person appearing telephonically.
Court Call Telephone Appearance Procedure
3/28/2012

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