Koehnen v. Standard Insurance Company

Filing 10

ORDER Granting 9 Motion for Permission to Appear Telephonically at Status Hearing. IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's counsel may appear telephonically by calling the Court conference line at 877-402-9757 at least five minutes prior to the he aring. The conference code is 6791056. In order to ensure a clear recording of the hearing, the call must be made using a land line phone. Cell phone calls, as well as the use of a speaker phone, are prohibited. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 07/21/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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DAWN KOEHNEN,
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Plaintiff(s),
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STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01059-JCM-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 9)

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Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for its counsel to appear telephonically at the

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hearing set for July 25, 2016. Docket No. 9. Defendant provides two reasons for this request. The first

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reason is that counsel actually lives in Arizona (and works primarily in Arizona) despite filing

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documents in this case using her law firm’s Las Vegas address. See id. That is not a justification for

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appearing telephonically. Indeed, the local rules are designed to ensure that every party has counsel

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physically located in this state, whether that be lead counsel or associated counsel. See, e.g., Local Rule

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IA 11-1. Defendant fails to explain why attorneys in counsel’s Las Vegas office are unable to attend the

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hearing.

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The pending motion also asserts that counsel has a scheduling conflict with another telephonic

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hearing in a separate matter pending in Colorado. Although not elaborated, the Court assumes that the

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logistics of appearing telephonically at that hearing would be significantly complicated were counsel to

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appear in person at the hearing in this case. In light of that conflicting hearing, the Court will GRANT

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the pending motion to appear telephonically.

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Accordingly, Defendant’s counsel may appear telephonically by calling the Court conference line

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at 877-402-9757 at least five minutes prior to the hearing. The conference code is 6791056. In order

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to ensure a clear recording of the hearing, the call must be made using a land line phone. Cell phone

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calls, as well as the use of a speaker phone, are prohibited.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: July 21, 2016

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