Colm Felix Connolly

Chief Judge Connolly requires two hard copies of papers filed electronically, delivered to chambers by noon on the next business day.

Two (2) hard copies of all papers filed electronically shall be delivered to Chambers by noon on the next business day after filing.

Discovery disputes before Chief Judge Connolly must follow the procedures linked from his official chambers page.

Discovery Matters and Disputes: Please review the Court's procedures regarding discovery matters and disputes.

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.