PTCs In Person by TRIAL Counsel; Voluminous Materials on a Flash Drive — Division CV-H
Summary
Judge Feltel requires trial counsel personally at pre-trial conferences ("A CRITICAL STAGE"), holds all 30-minute-plus hearings in person, and has retired the binder era: courtesy materials 5 days ahead electronically, voluminous sets on a flash drive.
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"PRETRIAL CONFERENCES REPRESENT A CRITICAL STAGE OF THE CASE AND IN PERSON ATTENDANCE BY TRIAL COUNSEL IS REQUIRED." / "All hearings of 30 minutes or more, or for any critical stage of the case, are to occur in-person." / "(if voluminous, please place on a flash drive and deliver to the Court). The Court used to accept large binders of hard copies of the parties' materials. Those days are gone."
- Official source
- Div. CV-H Civil Policies & Procedures (Judge Feltel) — PDF
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official source on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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