Telephone Hearings

Counsel and Parties: Directions for counsel and the parties for participating in the telephone hearing will be provided by the Courtroom Deputy via email prior to the hearing. Counsel are instructed to use those directions, which require logging into the call via a web site. Failure to comply may result in termination of Counsel’s participation in the hearing.

Public Access to Non-Evidentiary Hearings in Civil Cases: Members of the public and media who wish to listen to a civil hearing that does not include witness testimony may call the Courtroom Deputy for instructions on how to log into the hearing by phone. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded that this is a court proceeding and should be treated as such; phones should be muted at all times unless you are authorized to participate in the hearing. In addition, the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings applies. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court.