TELEPHONE AND VIDEO CONFERENCES
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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(a) Pretrial and Status Conferences. The use of telephone conference calls and, where available, video conferencing for pretrial and status conferences is encouraged. The Court, upon motion by counsel or its own instance, may order pretrial and status conferences to be conducted by telephone conference calls. In addition, upon motion by any party and upon such terms as the Court may direct, the Court may enter an order in appropriate cases providing for the conduct of pretrial and status conferences by video conference equipment.
(b) Trial and Hearing. Upon motion of any party and upon such terms as the Court may direct, the Court may enter an order in appropriate cases providing for the taking of testimony by video conferencing equipment at a trial or other hearing. Last revised: May 16, 2011 41