CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.
Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff SATISH J. PATEL, and Defendants JAYANTIBHAI K. PATEL, JASUBEN J. PATEL AND UJAS HOSPITALITY, LLC hereby request that the Court grant permission for their counsel, Wesley C.J. Ehlers to appear telephonically at the Case Management Conference currently scheduled in this matter for February 20, 2015, in Courtroom 6 at 8:30 a.m. for the following reasons:
1. Mr. Ehlers offices in Sacramento, California, and is currently in the midst of expert depositions and preparing for a two-week trial in another matter, scheduled to commence on March 2, 2015 in Santa Clara County Superior Court. While the travel to San Francisco from Sacramento for a short hearing would interfere with trial preparation, (including motions in limine, jury instructions, witness list and exhibit exchange, etc, all of which are due for submission to the Santa Clara County Superior Court on February 27, 2015, the same day as the instant hearing in this matter), Mr. Ehlers will appear personally, should the Court determine it is necessary.
2. Mr. Ehlers has informed Plaintiffs' Counsel of this request, but has not yet received a response as to whether Plaintiffs' Counsel will oppose this request (though they did not previously do so).
3. Mr. Ehlers will make himself available at 8:30 a.m. on February 27, 2015, at his office (having the direct telephone number
WHEREFORE, Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff SATISH J. PATEL, and Defendants JAYANTIBHAI K. PATEL, JASUBEN J. PATEL AND UJAS HOSPITALITY, LLC respectfully request the Court grant permission for their counsel, Wesley C.J. Ehlers, to appear telephonically at the Case Management Conference currently scheduled in this matter on February 27, 2015, in Courtroom 6 at 8:30 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.