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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 consolidated with 

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 March 21, 2006, Plaintiff’s counsel Timothy Preso and Jas Adams filed a request to

appear telephonically at the motion hearing set for March 28, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. IntervenorCase 3:05-cv-03508-EDL Document 93 Filed 03/21/06 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Applicants do not oppose the request to appear by telephone. Good cause 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 March 24, 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: March 21, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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