SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION REQUEST, DECLARATION, AND ORDER TO APPEAR AT SMALL CLAIMS HEARING BY TELEPHONE Explanation of Procedure If you are submitting a request for telephonic appearance you will need to do the following: 1. At least 10 days before the hearing the party requesting to appear by telephone must obtain and submit the following forms to the Court: Request to Appear by Telephone; Declaration RE: Request to Appear by Telephone; Order RE: Request to Appear by Telephone. 2. At least 5 days before the hearing the party requesting to appear by telephone must contact the court’s approved vendor, CourtCall, at 1-888-88-COURT or (310) 572-4670 and pay the associated fees. You must also submit the approved request. 3. If you have documents, pictures, or other evidence concerning your case that you want the Court to see, send them to the Court at least 5 days in advance of the hearing. 4. On the day of your hearing, be prepared to discuss your case just as if you were present in court. Explanation of Small Claims Telephone Procedure Effective 04/10/09/Revised 07/7/11 eeeeeeeeffe American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION Name: _____________________________ Address: ____________________________ ____________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: _________________________ ___________________________________ Plaintiff(s), Vs. ____________________________________ Defendant(s). CASE NO.: _____________________ Hearing Date: ___________________ Time: ___________________ Department: ___________________ REQUEST TO APPEAR AT HEARING BY TELEPHONE (SMALL CLAIMS) Party requesting to appear by telephone_____________________________________ (Print Name) Reason for this request__________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ OR I am not a California resident. I live in the State of __________________________. I work outside of the State of California. I work in the State of _________________________________________________. I live outside of the nine Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma). I live in ___________________________________ County. I am incarcerated at ___________________________________________jail/prison and will be incarcerated at the time of the court hearing. Other extraordinary circumstances: ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Request to Appear at Hearing by Telephone (Small Claims) Effective 04/10/09/Revised 07/7/11 eeeeeeeeffe American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION Name: _____________________________ Address: ____________________________ ____________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: _________________________ CASE NO.: _____________________ ___________________________________ Hearing Date: ___________________ Time: ___________________ Department: ___________________ Plaintiff(s), Vs. ____________________________________ Defendant(s). DECLARATION RE REQUEST TO APPEAR AT HEARING BY TELEPHONE (SMALL CLAIMS) I gave notice of the Request to Appear by Telephone to the: Plaintiff Defendant On (date): _____________________________________________________________ By: Telephone call at (phone number): _________________________________ Personally informing at (address): _________________________________ Giving copy of the Request to Appear by Telephone by: Personal delivery at ________ a.m p.m on (date)_________________ Overnight mail/other overnight carrier, sent at ____________ a.m p.m On (date): ____________________________________________________ Fax transmission at ______ a.m p.m on (date): __________________ Other:________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Date:_________________________ _______________________________ (Signature) Declaration RE Request to Appear at Hearing by Telephone (Small Claims) Effective 04/10/09/Revised 07/7/11 eeeeeeeeffe American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION Name: _____________________________ Address: ____________________________ ____________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: _________________________ CASE NO.: _____________________ ____________________________________ Plaintiff(s), Vs. ____________________________________ Defendant(s). Plaintiff’s Hearing Date: ___________________ Time: ___________________ Department: ___________________ ORDER RE REQUEST TO APPEAR AT HEARING BY TELEPHONE (SMALL CLAIMS) Defendant’s request to appear by telephone at the hearing scheduled for DATE_________________________ is hereby GRANTED DENIED The party appearing by telephone shall: (1) Call the Court’s approved vendor to set up the telephonic appearance not later than 5 days before the hearing; (2) Pay associated fees; and (3) Notify the opposing party of this order by any reasonable means, including by telephone, fax or mail. The party appearing by telephone shall send, in advance of the hearing date, any documents, pictures, or other evidence concerning the case that you wish the Court to consider, so the Court can review them during your hearing. On the day of your hearing, be prepared to discuss your case just as if you were present in court. Date:_____________________ ______________________________________ Judicial Officer Order RE Request to Appear at Hearing by Telephone (Small Claims) Effective 04/10/09/Revised 07/7/11 eeeeeeeeffe American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com