Free Motion for Leave to Appear - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:01-cv-00075-EWN-PAC

Document 94-3

Filed 11/09/2005

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 01-cv-00075-EWN-PAC ORIN LOOS and TIMOTHY J. THOMPSON, for themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, VS. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SPRINT CORPORATION, and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendants.

[PROPOSED] STANDING ORDER TO ALLOW OUT-OF-STATE ATTORNEYS TO APPEAR VIA TELEPHONE AT COURT HEARINGS IN MAGISTRATE COAN'S CHAMBERS

The Court, having reviewed the Parties' Motion and being fully advised in the premises, hereby GRANTS the Motion as following: 1. Out-of-State Counsel may appear at hearings by telephone if three conditions are met: 1) the attorney seeking to appear by phone must notify all other counsel in advance of each hearing by phone or email; and 2) the same attorney must contact Magistrate Coan's Chambers and verify that permission to appear at a hearing by phone is granted and get call instructions; and 3) in the event more than one attorney requests to appear by phone, counsel shall arrange amongst themselves to gather in one central conference

Case 1:01-cv-00075-EWN-PAC

Document 94-3

Filed 11/09/2005

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call and then jointly call the Judge's or Magistrate's staff person at the time designated so as to minimize inconvenience to the staff or tie up multiple Court phone lines. 2. Any Counsel wishing to appeal by telephone shall notify the Chambers' staff no later than one day prior to a hearing of the request. 3. During the conversation with the Magistrate's staff when permission to appear by phone is sought, the attorney will confirm the hearing date and time, get instructions on when to call and/or what number to call, and provide a phone number to be reached at the time of the hearing. The attorney shall note the name of the staff person granting permission to appear by phone, the date, and the time permission was granted. 4. In particular, any out-of-state Counsel listed in the Motion who requested to appear by phone may appear by phone at the November 10, 2005 4:00 pm hearing. 5. For the November 10, 2005 hearing Plaintiffs' attorneys shall coordinate the arrangements so that all attorneys appearing by telephone, gathered in a conference call, may call the Court via one incoming call to the Court.

Dated: November ___ 2005

__________________________________ U.S. District Court Magistrate

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