DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR THE MARCH 16, 2018, HEARING ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF TO FULLY RESPOND TO DISCOVERY

CAM FERENBACH, Magistrate Judge.

Defendant Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. ("Defendant"), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby requests permission for its lead out-of-state counsel, Dylan J. Liddiard, Esq. of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, PC, to appear telephonically for the hearing on Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Fully Respond to Discovery (the "Motion to Compel") [ECF No. 25] currently scheduled for March 16, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. [ECF No. 29]. Mr. Liddiard is located in Palo Alto, California and respectfully requests leave to appear telephonically for the hearing as he has a preexisting obligation that requires him to be in Los Angeles, California at the time of the hearing. Although Defendant's local counsel, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, will be available in-person for the hearing, Mr. Liddiard has a greater knowledge of the basis of the Motion to Compel because he was directly involved in the drafting of the discovery requests at issue and the meet and confers with Plaintiff Axis Spine NV, LLC. For those reasons, Defendant respectfully requests that Mr. Liddiard be allowed to appear telephonically.

This request is made in good faith and Defendant does not believe that any parties to this case will be prejudiced in any way by Mr. Liddiard's telephonic appearance at the March 16, 2018 hearing.

The call-in telephone number is (888)273-3658, access code: 3912597. The call must be made five minutes prior to the hearing time. The court will join the call and convene the proceedings. The call must be made on a land line. The use of a cell phone or speaker phone during the proceedings is prohibited.