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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Rule 2.20 Electronic Delivery of Court must connect to the provided Documents conference bridge fifteen (15) minutes before the calendared time Documents submitted to the court of the hearing to check in with court electronically in all case types must be staff. Attorneys or parties will formatted so that each single, separate, and remain on the Court' s audio/video complete document or form is submitted as system and hear the same business a single, separate, and complete electronic that those present in the courtroom document. Electronic documents that hear. Remote participants must consolidate multiple documents or multiple remain muted until their matter is electronic documents that contain pieces of a called. Persons not participating single paper document will be rejected by remotely appear in person. Allthe Court. Electronic documents must present in the courtroom will hearcomply with the formatting and quality rules the discourse of those making remoteprovided in Local Rule 2.18. appearances unless otherwise [Adopted January 1, 2022] ordered by the Court. In confidential matters, waiting parties will be Rule 2.21 Remote Appearances placed in a virtual waiting room. Remote participants are an extension (a) Compliance with California Rules of the courtroom and should of Court. Counsel or parties desiring therefore follow the same standard to appear remotely must comply with etiquette and procedures as in-person the procedures set forth in the participants throughout proceedings. California Rules of Court. After the All applicable rules, statutes, and California Rule of Court has been laws are enforceable in the same followed, parties shall register on the manner as if the attendee was in the Court’s website for the remote courtroom. appearance. (e) Scheduling Timeliness. Remote participants shall register online no(b) Court-Provided Remote less than 5 business days before the Appearance Service. The Court hearing date. Same-day registration provides remote appearance services is not permitted. Registration will be through an in-house registration considered complete once payment, portal and uses a commercial if applicable, has been received. It is conferencing system. Registration the responsibility of counsel or the for remote appearance can be done party to obtain payment information on the Court's website at from the Court. If an event is https://imperial.courts.ca.gov/ under continued prior to the registered Online Services > Remote remote appearance date, you must Appearances. register for the new appearance date (c) Contested Matters. Remote through the Court’s website. The Appearances on contested matters collected remote appearance fee must be video appearances. from the original hearing date will be transferred to the new remote (d) Courtroom Proceedings. Hearings appearance date. are conducted in open court. All persons making a remote appearance 7