Local Rule LR11-101. Settings and telephonic appearances.

A. Notice of setting. Each judge, hearing officer, or commissioner shall determine the setting schedule for each one’s respective divisions and will furnish the court clerk, with service to the parties, a notice of hearing, trailing docket list, or other notice document appropriate to the matter. B. Notice is binding. Whatever the form of notice, all settings made by the court shall be binding on all parties and attorneys who have been served. C. Telephonic appearances permitted. A party may appear by telephone as permitted by law and with prior approval of the court. Prior approval shall be sought by written motion and order unless otherwise directed by the court. The party shall bear the cost of the party’s telephonic appearance. D. Telephone conferences. When a telephone conference is conducted at the request of a party, it shall be set up and paid for by the requesting party and shall not be paid for by the court. The record of the conference, if any, will be made by the standard method used by the court in the case.