Colleen McMahon

Judge McMahon's courtroom provides basic presentation equipment; other technology must be supplied and operated by the party, with electronic devices requiring a specific court order for courthouse entry.

The courtroom is equipped with outlets, microphones, an easel, and a screen. If you require any other technology, you must provide it yourself. You must also be able to operate it yourself. The court does not permit cellular telephones, tablets, laptops, or other electronic devices into the courthouse without a court order specifically identifying the permitted device.

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.