Local Rule 83.3: COURTHOUSE DECORUM
W.D. Mo. — General rule
83.3 COURTHOUSE DECORUM
(a) Addressing the Court. Unless the Court orders otherwise, an attorney must stand while addressing the Court and while examining witnesses.
(b) Examining a Witness. Unless the Court orders otherwise, not more than one attorney for each party may examine any one witness.
(c) Grand Jury. When a grand jury is convening, no person may remain in a location within the courthouse for the purpose of observing or monitoring persons who enter and leave the grand jury chambers. This prohibition does not apply to:
1. Grand jurors;
2. Witnesses;
3. The Government's attorneys, agents, and employees;
4. District personnel;
5. Attorneys whose clients were called to appear as witnesses at a grand jury session then in progress or about to commence; and 6. Others specifically authorized by a judge to be present.