Stanislaus County institutes new telephonic appearance system

From the Stanislaus County Superior Court:

The Stanislaus County Superior Court has instituted a court-run telephonic appearance system called VCourt. All telephonic appearances must be scheduled via the Court's website by clicking the "Schedule Now" button at the bottom of this page. You cannot schedule a telephonic appearance over the phone.

If you need Telephonic Appearance Support please contact: court.helpdesk@stanct.org

Hearings for Which You May Not Appear Telephonically: Telephonic appearances are generally authorized pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.670. As set forth in Rule 3.670(e) telephonic appearances are usually not allowed for the following matters:
- Trials, hearings, and proceedings at which witnesses are expected to testify (including small claims and unlawful detainer hearings);
- Hearings on temporary restraining orders;
- Mandatory settlement conferences;
- Trial management and trial issue conferences;
- Hearings on motions in limine;
- Hearing on petitions to confirm the sale of property under the Probate Code;
- Persons ordered to appear to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for a violation of a court order or rule; and
- Persons ordered to appear in an order or citation issued under the Probate Code.

Notice of Telephonic Appearance:
If you are authorized and plan to appear telephonically for your hearing, in most cases, you must notify the Court and other parties that you intend to do so. Generally, such notification should be made no later than two (2) days prior to your scheduled hearing.

Notice can be provided orally or in writing. See California Rules of Court, rule 3.670(h)(1). Under certain circumstances less than two days' notice of your intent to appear telephonically is sufficient. Rule 3.670(h)(2)-(6).

To read the rest of the information, please visit https://www.stanct.org/remote-telephonic-hearings