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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA ex rel. BILL LOCKYER,

et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C05-03508 EDL related to

 

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE; MIKE JOHANNS,

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture,

et al.,

Defendant(s).

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THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, CALIFORNIA

WILDERNESS COALITION, et al.,

No. C05-04038 EDL

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency

of the United States Department of Agriculture;

DALE BOSWORTH, Chief of the United States

Forest Service, et al.,

Defendants.

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On December 21, 2005, Plaintiff’s and Defendants’ out-of-state counsel filed a request to appear

telephonically at the initial case management conference set for January 10, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Good cause

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Request is GRANTED subject to the following caution. 

The Court disfavors telephonic appearances because the technology prevents the Court from addressing a

question to the parties or making a comment or ruling whenever any participant speaks at length. 

Accordingly, parties appearing telephonically shall only speak in response to a direct question from the

Court and shall pause at regular intervals to allow the Court to comment on the information presented. If

the Court wishes a rebuttal from the opposing party, the Court shall inform the party from whom

information is requested. No party shall attempt to present information without a request from the Court. If

the parties cannot follow the rules set forth in this order, or at the first sign of improper decorum, the

telephonic appearance will be terminated and a new hearing date will be set for personal appearances. 

Counsel shall stand by beginning at the date and time above until called by the Court. No later than

January 6, 2006, the parties shall call the Court’s courtroom deputy at 415-522-3694 to provide the Court

with a direct dial number to call on for this appearance. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2005 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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