VINCENT SIPE, Plaintiff, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., BANK OF MADERA COUNTY, COUNTRYWIDE DOCUMENT CUSTODY SERVICES, A DIVISION OF TREASURY BANK, N.A., MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC., FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE, INC., JOHN NORBERG, CAROL DESILVA and DOES 1-20 inclusive, Defendants.

Case No.: 1:09-CV-00798-OWW-DLB.United States District Court, E.D. California, Fresno Division.
February 2, 2010

Complaint Filed: May 4, 2009

Accompanying Documents: Motion to Appear By Telephone

MARK JOSEPH KENNEY (State Bar No. 87345), PATRICIA L. MCCLARAN (State Bar No. 95754), ANDREW W. NOBLE (State Bar No. 245993), SEVERSON WERSON, A Professional Corporation, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Defendants, Countrywide Bank; Mortgage Electronic, Registration System, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE AT HEARING ON MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
OLIVER WANGER, District Judge

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The Court having reviewed the motion to appear by telephone at hearing on motion to dismiss first amended complaint, and good cause appearing therefore, hereby orders as follows:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants Countrywide Bank and Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (“defendants”), may appear telephonically at the hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss first amended complaint (Document #15) currently set to be heard on February 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3 of the above-entitled Court.

The instructions for this appearance are as follows:

Counsel shall contact opposing parties to verify if they also wish to appear telephonically. The parties will need to set up a conference call (either through the operator or on a conference call on an internal phone system). When all parties have been connected to the conference they may dial into Judge Wanger’s chambers on one line at (559) 499-5650 at 10:00AM. If opposing counsel/parties wish to appear in person, counsel may appear telephonically by calling chambers directly.

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