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CourtCall serves as the provider of telephonic
court appearance services for the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
The procedure described below must be followed by any party or
counsel who wishes to appear by telephone.
When can CourtCall be used?
If a party or counsel chooses to appear by telephone, it is not
necessary to obtain consent of the other party. It is not necessary
to obtain court approval in advance to appear by telephone at a case
management conference, except that self-represented parties must
appear in person at the initial case management conference if there
is not an attorney involved in the case. Telephonic appearances by a
party or counsel at proceedings other than a case management
conference require prior court approval.
How can a telephonic appearance using
CourtCall be requested?
A party may make a telephonic appearance by serving and submitting
to CourtCall a ‘Request for CourtCall Telephonic Appearance’ form
and paying a fee for CourtCall’s service for each appearance NOT
LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) COURT DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE.
Request forms may be obtained by calling CourtCall directly at
1-(888) 88-COURT. For information about CourtCall, please call
CourtCall, not the participating Departments.
Telephonic appearances are conducted in accordance with
California Rule of Court 3.670, and
Local Family Rule 6D(6).
How do parties participate in a CourtCall
telephonic appearance?
A telephonic appearance is made as part of the Court's regular
calendar. All parties who have timely submitted their request form
and paid the fee may appear by dialing the toll free teleconference
line designated by CourtCall. The teleconference number will be
provided by CourtCall on the confirmation faxed to them.
It is the responsibility of each party or counsel to call the
assigned number at least five minutes before the scheduled hearing.
CourtCall does not place a call to parties or counsel.
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