Local Rule Rule 5072-1: Courtroom Decorum
Bankr. N.D. Iowa — General rule
Rule 5072-1 Courtroom Decorum
(a) Attorneys and parties shall conduct themselves in court matters with dignity, propriety, and civility. See Local Rule 2090-1(d).
(b) Hearings are recorded electronically. Accordingly, attorneys and pro se parties shall speak into a microphone while addressing the Court. Attorneys and pro se parties shall communicate with the Court while seated at counsel table or from behind a lectern if one is available and the Court so directs or the person so desires. Counsel may not approach the bench unless requested or permitted.
(c) Counsel and pro se parties may remain seated at counsel table while examining witnesses unless the Court requires use of a lectern. Counsel and pro se parties may approach a witness with Court permission for the purpose of presenting or examining an exhibit.
(d) Witnesses may not be addressed by their first names or nicknames.
(e) Neither counsel nor a party may leave the hearing unless and until excused.
(f) Participants attending court shall dress appropriately considering the serious nature of the proceedings.