Christopher Chow v. RiverSource Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 24

ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denying 23 Motion to Appear by Telephone at Case Management Conference. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/21/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER CHOW,

Case No. 16-cv-00563-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.
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RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
ET AL.,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE AT INITIAL
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Re: Dkt. No. 23

Defendants.
Defendants Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and RiverSource Life Insurance Company

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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have filed a request to appear telephonically at the first case management conference scheduled in

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this case, set for May 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (Dkt. No. 23.) Counsel bases the request on the

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inconvenience of traveling to the Oakland courthouse.

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The request to appear by telephone is DENIED. Pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order in
Civil Cases, telephonic appearances are allowed at initial case management conferences only upon
a compelling showing of good cause. The routine inconveniences of travel do not constitute good
cause. The request to allow non-lead counsel to appear in lieu of lead counsel is also DENIED.
In fact, lead counsel shall be prepared to discuss the application of Pimentel v. Conselho
Supremo De Uniao Portugueza Do Estado Da California, 6 Cal. 2d 182 (1936) and its progeny at

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the case management conference.
If necessary, the Court will entertain a request for a short continuance.
This Order terminates Docket No. 23.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 21, 2016
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE