Local Rule Rule 5073-1: Electronic Devices
Bankr. E.D. Mich. — General rule
Rule 5073-1 Electronic Devices Subject to security screening, the following may be carried into the bankruptcy court facilities: laptop or notebook computers, cellular telephones or tablets, personal digital assistants, pagers, calculators and portable dictating devices. These devices must be turned off in all courtrooms and chambers, except that: (1) computers may be used with the volume muted; (2) calculators may be used; and (3) personal digital assistants, cellular telephones, tablets and paging devices may be used only in the vibration or silent mode. Telephone communication in a courtroom is prohibited. In the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, the rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan relating to electronic devices will apply.