Alan Bond Johnson

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One copy will be placed on or near the witness stand to be readily available for witnesses testifying during trial. At the Final Pretrial Conference, as an alternative, the parties may wish to discuss use of electronic exhibits during trial. If electronic exhibits are used during trial, two identical DVDs or thumb drives (for example)…

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.