Eric F. Melgren

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C. Correct Naming Convention for Electronic Exhibits (a) General Format: <exhibit number>-<exhibit part>_<exhibit description>.<file extension> NOTE: All exhibits should be described as you have described them on the filed exhibit list and how they are described when presenting them as evidence. (b) Maximum Number of Characters: The maximum number of characters that may be used…

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.