Local Rule RULE 9037-1: PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS; RECORDING AND BROADCAST PROHIBITIONS

RULE 9037-1. PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS,; RECORDING AND BROADCAST PROHIBITIONS

(a) Redacted Filings All electronic or paper filings with the Court shall comply with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037. Counsel The attorney (or, if applicable, the party making a filing, if pro se) shall be solely responsible for compliance with this Rule. The Clerk willis not review eachresponsible for reviewing any motion, pleading, or other documents for compliance with this Rule.

(b) Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting Generally Prohibited No person shall employ any device, including without limitation, any recording device, video or still camera, cellular or smart phone, or laptop or other computer, in order to record (by audio or video), photograph, or broadcast any Court proceeding. Photography, streaming, and video and audio recording are strictly prohibited on any floor of any building in which this Court regularly conducts business (including lobbies, the Clerk's officeOffice of the Clerk, chambers, corridors, and other areas outside the courtrooms) as well as in the courtrooms, even when the Court is not in session. Photographing or recording any Court proceeding or Court personnel performing their duties from a location outside the courthouse is also prohibited, including without limitation in conjunction with an appearance made by telephone or videoconference.video. Absent a more restrictive order (such as a specific judge's standing order or an order entered in a specific case), attorneys may use the text functions of electronic devices while proceedings are in session (such as typing documents, emailing, text messaging, and tweetingposting) if conducted in a non-disruptive manner. Electronic devices must be silenced and only keyboards that can be operated quietly will be allowed. No person shall post for public display, by internet or otherwise, any photograph or video and audio recording made on any floor of any building in which this Court regularly conducts business. A person may seek leave of Court or written authorization of the Clerk of this Court to engage in specific activities that are prohibited by this Order, such as for public ceremonial or educational functions.

(c) Official Court Business This Court's employees and contractors, as well as the United States Marshal, his or her deputies, and Court security officers, are not prohibited by paragraphsection (b) above from taking photographs or making video and audio recordings or transmitting them for the sole purpose of discharging their official duties.

(d) Sanctions Use of any electronic device in violation of any of the above provisions may subject the violator to monetary and non-monetary sanctions.