Court
Appearances by Telephone (CourtCall)
What is CourtCall?
How does CourtCall work?
How do I reach CourtCall?
What types of matters can
use CourtCall?
Is there a fee associated with
CourtCall?
What is CourtCall?
CourtCall is an organized program allowing attorneys or self
represented persons to appear by telephone in certain nonevidentiary
pre-trial proceedings. By paying a fixed fee in advance, an attorney
or unrepresented party may secure a place on the Court's Telephonic
Hearing Calendar and make an appearance without leaving their home,
office or other convenient location. The fee for this service is
$55.00. CourtCall is voluntary and supplements, but does not replace,
the regular calendar for those matters requiring personal appearance.
All CourtCall appearances should be arranged no later than 5 Court
days prior to the hearing.
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How does CourtCall work?
Most pre-trial proceedings are conducted through daily calendars. With
CourtCall, a lawyer or self represented party appears by telephone on
a regularly scheduled Telephonic Hearing Calendar by simply calling
the dedicated toll-free teleconference number listed below. The Court
Clerk calls the same number using state of the art full duplex
teleconferencing equipment. After a brief check-in period during which
all participating lawyers report their appearances to the Clerk, the
calendar is conducted case by case, just as in personal appearances.
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How do I reach CourtCall?
1-888-88-COURT or 1-888-882-6878
You must pre-clear your appearance by contacting Court Call at least
five (5) COURT days prior to hearing.
Late appearances will be considered by contacting the assigned judge's
clerk.
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What types of matters can use CourtCall?
Unlimited Civil:
Law and Motion matters that do not require evidence.
All Case Management Conferences.
Trials, pre-trials and settlement conferences CANNOT be handled
through Court Call, and NO EVIDENCE WILL BE TAKEN ON COURT CALL
Limited Civil:
Law and Motion matters that do not require evidence
All Case Management Conferences
Trials and settlement conferences CANNOT be handled through Court
Call, and NO EVIDENCE WILL BE TAKEN ON COURT CALL
Family Law:
Appearance by CourtCall in non IV-D cases is considered on a
case-by-case basis. To determine whether or not you will
be permitted to appear by CourtCall, contact the assigned
judges's clerk.
Telephone appearances for Civil Law and Motion
and Probate matters shall be pursuant to California Rules of Court
3.670 as follows:
a. Telephone appearance may be made in
Civil actions and special proceedings of a Civil nature such as
unlawful detainer.
b. Counsel shall have the option of
appearing by telephone for a nonevidentiary Civil Law and Motion
matter, a Case Management Conference and a nonevidentiary Probate
hearing.
c. Appearing by telephone is not
permitted for the following:
1. Settlement
conference or hearing combined with settlement conferences.
2. Cases
proceeding under the Family Law Code, unless permission is obtained
in advance of the hearing from the judicial officer hearing the
matter.
3. Occasions
for which a party notices an intent to present oral testimony at
the hearing.
4. The Court
orders the personal appearance of counsel.
5. Any hearing
or conference for which the Court, in its discretion,
determines that a personal appearance could materially assist in a
determination of the proceeding or in a resolution of the case. The
Court shall make this determination on a case-by-case basis.
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Is there a fee associated with CourtCall?
The fee for this service is $55.00.
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