On order of the Court, notice of proposed changes and an opportunity for comment at a public hearing having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received, the following amendment of Rule 2.402 of the Michigan Court Rules is adopted to be effective September 1, 1998.
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A court may, on its own initiative or on the written request of a party, direct that communication equipment be used for a motion hearing, pretrial conference, or status conference. The court must give notice to the parties before directing on its own initiative that communication equipment be used. A party's written request must be made at least 7 days before the day on which the communication equipment is sought to be used, and a copy must be served on the other parties. The court may, with the consent of all parties or for good cause , direct that the testimony of a witness be taken through communication equipment. A verbatim record of the proceeding must still be made.