ORDER

DEFENDANT GARRISON PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ALLOW ITS COUNSEL TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CARLA BALDWIN CARRY, Magistrate Judge.

COMES NOW Defendant GARRISON PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY ("Defendant" or "Garrison"), through its attorneys of record, the law firm of LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP, and moves the Court pursuant to ECF No. 14 for leave for the undersigned counsel to appear telephonically at the January 18, 2019 Case Management Conference before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin Carry. The Case Management Conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2019 in Reno, Nevada. (Id.).

In support of the instant motion, Defendant states as follows:

1. Counsel for both parties have been in communication regarding this matter, and worked together to file the Joint Case Management Conference Report on January 4, 2019. (ECF No. 23).

2. A telephonic appearance will not inhibit the undersigned counsel's ability to participate in the Case Management Conference fully, but it will enable Defendant to avoid excessive litigation costs associated with travel from Las Vegas (where the undersigned counsel's office is located) to Reno to attend a hearing at 10:00 a.m.

3. Counsel for Plaintiff has also moved to appear telephonically. (ECF No. 24).

Based on the foregoing, Defendant respectfully requests the Court grant its Motion for Leave to Allow Defendant's Counsel to Appear Telephonically at the Case Management Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.