Mark Raymond Hornak at a glance
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- Pennsylvania · Federal
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Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Born 1956 · Homestead, PA
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13 22. Use of Courtroom Technology The parties are required to use trial presentation technology, courtroom technology, and trial exhibit summaries (pursuant to Rule 1006 of the Federal Rules of Evidence), to the fullest extent possible in all cases. Should the parties require training or other information on use of the courtroom technology, the parties…JH-PracticesandProceduresofJudgeMarkRHornakredline12-2016.pdf ↗
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DURING YOUR DELIBERATIONS, YOU MUST NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO ANYONE BY ANY MEANS ABOUT THIS CASE. YOU MAY NOT USE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR MEDIA, SUCH AS THE TELEPHONE, A CELL PHONE, SMART PHONE, iPHONE , BLACKBERRY OR COMPUTER, THE INTERNET, ANY INTERNET SERVICE, ANY TEXT OR INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE, ANY…Microsoft Word - FINAL Jury Instructions.doc ↗
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 Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
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.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
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View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Judge Specific source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
View JH-PracticesandProceduresofJudgeMarkRHornakredline12-2016.pdf ↗Judge Specific source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
View Microsoft Word - FINAL Jury Instructions.doc ↗Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗