Mungai v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A et al

Filing 27

ORDER by Judge Donna M. Ryu Granting 24 Motion to Appear by Telephone at Motion to Dismiss Hearing and Case Management Conference. (Attachments: # 1 Notice) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2014)

NOTICE RE TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR
MAGISTRATE JUDGE DONNA M. RYU
EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 2012
I. POLICY GOVERNING TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES
A party representative (or a party if in pro se) generally must appear in person for a
hearing or case management conference. Permission to attend by telephone may be
granted, in the Court's discretion, upon written request made at least one week in advance
of the hearing if the Court determines that good cause exists to excuse personal
attendance, and that personal attendance is not needed in order to have an effective
hearing or conference. The facts establishing good cause must be set forth in the request.
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.
II. SCHEDULING A TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE.
If the Court grants a party's request for telephonic appearance, the party shall arrange
for the appearance by calling CourtCall at [phone] not later than 3:00 p.m. the
court day prior to the hearing date.

III. PROCEDURE FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE.
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.

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