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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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Enertrode, Inc. v. General Capacitor Co. Ltd et. al.

Application to Appear At Case Management Conference by Telephone and [Proposed] Order

[Counsel listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ENERTRODE, INC. CASE NO. 3:16-cv-02458-HSG

APPLICATION TO APPEAR AT 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE BY

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS 

GENERAL CAPACITOR CO. 

LIMITED., JIANPING ZHENG aka 

JIM ZHENG; GENERAL 

CAPACITOR INTERNATIONAL, 

INC., GENERAL CAPACITOR, LLC.

Case Management Conference:

Date: February 28, 2017

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Courtroom: 10 (Hon. Haywood Gilliam)

Plaintiff,

v.

GENERAL CAPACITOR CO. LIMITED., 

JIANPING ZHENG aka JIM ZHENG, GENERAL 

CAPACITOR INTERNATIONAL, INC., 

GENERAL CAPACITOR, LLC, AND DOES 1-100.

Defendants.

G. Donovan Conwell, Jr., lead counsel for Defendants General Capacitor Co. Limited,

Jianping Zheng aka Jim Zheng; General Capacitor International, Inc.; and General Capacitor, LLC

(collectively “Defendants”) hereby applies to this Court for permission to appear telephonically at 

the Case Management Conference set for February 28, 2017 at 2:00 pm.

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Enertrode, Inc. v. General Capacitor Co. Ltd et. al.

Application to Appear At Case Management Conference by Telephone and [Proposed] Order

I. DISCUSSION

A. THE COURT CAN ALLOW ATTENDANCE AT THE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE

The Court can permit a party to attend a case management conference by telephone. Adv. 

Comm. Note to 2015 Amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(1)(B)("The conference may be held in 

person, by telephone, or by more sophisticated electronic means."). See also Civil L.R. 16-10(a) 

in connection with initial case management conferences. ( "Requests to participate in the 

conference by telephone must be filed and served at least 7 days before the conference...").

B. THERE IS GOOD CAUSE TO ALLOW COUNSEL TO APPEAR 

TELEPHONICALLY

There is good cause to allow Defendants’ lead counsel to appear telephonically. 

Defendants’ lead counsel's office (and residence) is in Tampa, Florida. Declaration of George 

Donovan Conwell, Jr., ¶ 2, filed concurrently herewith. While Defendants’ lead counsel appeared 

in person for the recent Case Management Conference and Mediation Hearing, Defendants’ lead 

counsel can effectively attend and meaningfully participate in the Case Management Conference, 

via telephone. Id. Defendants’ lead counsel will have full authority to make decisions about any 

issue that may come up during the conference. Id. Additionally, co-counsel Perry J. Narancic, will 

appear in person at the Case Management Conference. Therefore, there will be no impact on the 

efficacy of the Conference and there is good cause to allow Defendants’ lead counsel to appear 

telephonically.

II. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reason, Defendants, respectfully requests that this Court grant the instant 

application.

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Enertrode, Inc. v. General Capacitor Co. Ltd et. al.

Application to Appear At Case Management Conference by Telephone and [Proposed] Order

Dated: February 17, 2017

By: /s/ Perry J. Narancic

Perry J. Narancic

Perry J. Narancic, SBN 206820

LEXANALYTICA, PC

2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 200

Palo Alto, CA 94303

www.lexanalytica.com

pjn@lexnalytica.com

Tel: 650-655-2800

G. Donovan Conwell, Jr. 

Florida Bar No.: 0371319

CONWELL BUSINESS LAW, LLLP

12610 Race Track Road, Suite 200

Tampa, FL 33626

Tel. (813) 282-8000

Fax: (813) 855-2631

dconwell@ConwellBusinessLaw.com

eservice@ConwellBusinessLaw.com

Charles T. (Chris) Compton, SBN 56776

COMPTON ANTITRUST LAW OFFICE

3 Franciscan Ridge

Portola Valley, CA 94028

ctc.compton@gmail.com

 Tel: 650-714-8556

Attorneys for all Counterclaimants

GENERAL CAPACITOR CO. LIMITED., 

GENERAL CAPACITOR INTERNATIONAL, INC., 

GENERAL CAPACITOR, LLC

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Enertrode, Inc. v. General Capacitor Co. Ltd et. al.

Application to Appear At Case Management Conference by Telephone and [Proposed] Order

[PROPOSED] ORDER

GOOD CAUSE appearing therefore, Defendants’ counsel G. Donovan Conwell, Jr., lead 

counsel for Defendants General Capacitor Co. Limited, Jianping Zheng aka Jim Zheng; General 

Capacitor International, Inc.; and General Capacitor, LLC, may appear telephonically at the Case 

Management Conference set for February 28, 2017 at 2:00 pm.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: 

By: 

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

United States District Judge

2/21/2017 Counsel shall contact 

CourtCall at (866) 582-6878 to make arrangements for the 

telephonic appearance. 

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