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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEREZ ET AL,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 MCNAMEE ET AL,

Defendant. /

No. C-06-05031 BZ (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR

TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE

On May 24, 2007, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a request for Plaintiff Macaria Calmo Perez to

appear telephonically at the settlement conference set for July 6, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. On May 25,

2007, counsel for Defendant Morbark, Inc. filed a request for Larry Noch, Morbark’s Vice President

of Finance, to also appear telephonically at the settlement conference. Good cause appearing, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED that both Requests are 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, the parties shall only speak briefly and shall pause at regular intervals to allow the

court to comment on the information presented. If the Court concludes that the telephonic

appearance is interfering with the conference, the Court may continue the telephonic conference and

may order personal appearances. 

The parties shall provide telephone numbers to the Court on or before July 5, 2007, and shall

stand by beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 6, 2007 until called by the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 25, 2007 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:06-cv-05031-BZ Document 94 Filed 06/25/07 Page 1 of 1