Victor Allen Bolden

Judge-specific source

Demonstrative Exhibits . Parties must disclose demonstrative evidence before it is presented in the courtroom so that objections may be dealt with in advance. Demonstrative evidence may not be used during closing argument unless it has been marked as an exhibit or has been shared with the other parties at least one day before closing.

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.