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Memorandum
TO: All Counsel
FROM: JUDGE ROBERT A. HAGLER,
GREENE COUNTY PROBATE COURT
RE: CourtCall Telephonic Appearances
DATE:
December 2009
For
appearances commencing in December 2009, I will join a
growing number of Judges around the country using
CourtCall, a new method of conducting telephonic
appearances by counsel (“CourtCall Appearances”). In my
courtroom, CourtCall appearances may generally be made
for Guardianship Hearings, Change of Name Hearings,
Appointment of Fiduciary Hearings, Pre-Trial Hearings
and any other uncontested Estate Hearings. CourtCall is
providing equipment to enhance the process. It is my
hope that by making the process more uniform, your
practice will become more productive and enjoyable so
that the cost of litigation will be further reduced.
Counsel may make a CourtCall
Appearance by serving and filing with CourtCall (not the
Court), NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) COURT DAYS PRIOR TO THE
HEARING DATE, a Request for Telephonic Appearance Form
and paying a fee of $55.00 for each CourtCall
Appearance. There are no subscription fees.
A CourtCall Appearance is made as
part of a Court’s regular calendar and all counsel who
have timely filed their request form and paid the fee
may appear by dialing the Courtroom’s dedicated toll
free teleconference number, and access code (if any)
which will be provided by CourtCall, LLC on the
confirmation faxed to your office. A pre-hearing
check-in will occur five minutes prior to the scheduled
hearing time. A CourtCall Appearance is voluntary and
may be made without consent of the other party, and the
Court continues to reserve the right to reject any
request.
You may obtain additional information
by calling the CourtCall Program Administrator,
CourtCall at (310) 342-0888 or (888) 882-6878.
For more information
about CourtCall please call CourtCall, LLC, not the
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