Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.

Judge Gilliam requires parties to exchange proposed trial exhibits at least 28 days before the final pretrial conference, deliver a clearly labeled flash drive of trial exhibits seven days before trial, and be prepared to upload admitted exhibits to the jury computer.

At least 28 days before the Pretrial Conference, each party shall provide every other party ... all proposed exhibits ... These materials may be provided in electronic form if the parties so agree. ... A flash drive containing the exhibits ... must be delivered to the Court ... seven days before trial ... Counsel should also be prepared to upload all admitted exhibits from a flash drive to the jury computer so that the jury may access the exhibits during deliberation.

For e-evidence requiring specialized software, the Northern District of California publishes a process for at least two business days' advance notice through the Courtroom Deputy and approval by the judge and Court IT.

at least two (2) business days advance notice, counsel may request via the Courtroom Deputy that the specialized software be loaded by counsel prior to use of the system. If the judge and the court’s IT Department approve...

Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.

. Proper Use General Order 58 for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California covers the use of electronic devices in the courthouse and must be adhered to at all times. In addition, individual judges may issue specific orders regarding the use of Wi-Fi in their courtrooms and by jurors.

Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.

(b) Copyright Cases . To the extent then known or readily available and feasible, a party who bases a claim on copyright must include as exhibits the copyright registration (or, if there is no relevant copyright registration yet, the relevant copyright application) and one or more demonstrative exemplars of the copying and infringement. Such party…

The Northern District of California publishes guidance advising counsel to fully test their equipment and schedule a courtroom visit to test it before the proceeding.

The court highly recommends that counsel be familiar their equipment and fully test prior to using anything in the courtroom. ... schedule a visit in the courtroom to test everything before the proceeding.

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.