Sarala Vidya Nagala

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. If a party intends to use a PowerPoint or other exhibits that were not previously filed on the docket during an oral argument, the presentation and/or new exhibits must be shared with opposing counsel at least twenty-four hours in advance of the oral argument. Counsel will generally be prohibited from using any presentation and/or…

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.