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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHRISTOPHER CHOW, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-00563-YGR 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE AT INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No. 23 

Defendants Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and RiverSource Life Insurance Company 

have filed a request to appear telephonically at the first case management conference scheduled in 

this case, set for May 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (Dkt. No. 23.) Counsel bases the request on the 

inconvenience of traveling to the Oakland courthouse. 

The request to appear by telephone is DENIED. Pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order in 

Civil Cases, telephonic appearances are allowed at initial case management conferences only upon 

a compelling showing of good cause. The routine inconveniences of travel do not constitute good 

cause. The request to allow non-lead counsel to appear in lieu of lead counsel is also DENIED.

In fact, lead counsel shall be prepared to discuss the application of Pimentel v. Conselho 

Supremo De Uniao Portugueza Do Estado Da California, 6 Cal. 2d 182 (1936) and its progeny at 

the case management conference. 

If necessary, the Court will entertain a request for a short continuance. 

This Order terminates Docket No. 23. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 21, 2016 

______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Case 4:16-cv-00563-YGR Document 24 Filed 04/21/16 Page 1 of 1