Cathy Bissoon

Judge-specific source

plaintiffs or multiple defendants, the “P” or “D” designation should be followed by the party’s surname initial or the first letter of the company’s name. Counsel shall obtain the Court's approval in advance for use of any demonstrative aid(s) during opening statements. Demonstrative aids are permitted during trial absent a sustained objection.

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.