Courtroom Decorum

No one will be permitted to, or attempt to, communicate with any defendant by any means, including speaking, sign language, signs, gestures or the like. Violators will be expelled from the courtroom and excluded permanently.

Attendees may not converse or make gestures that are disruptive to the proceedings or distract jurors or witnesses. Defendants are not permitted, while in the courtroom, to communicate or attempt to communicate with anyone but assigned defense counsel, staff assisting defense counsel, and their codefendants. This prohibition includes verbal communication or gestures. Violation of this Order may result in Defendants being barred from the courtroom.

No one, except for the Court and Defendants' counsel, may attempt to communicate with Defendants. Anyone other than the Court or Defendants' counsel who attempts to communicate with Defendants in any way will be ejected from the courtroom and permanently barred from the proceedings.

Only attorneys assigned to this case and credentialed members of the media may have cell phones, PDAs, Blackberries, laptops or other digital or electronic devices in the courtroom or overflow courtrooms. No other individuals are permitted to possess cameras, cellular phones, camera or video telephones, tape recording devices, laptops or other electronic devices. This rule is in full compliance with the Standing Order of the District of New Jersey that ensures compliance.

The courtroom will have wireless internet access. The password will be supplied to counsel assigned to the case and credentialed members of the media.

Except attorneys assigned to this case and credentialed members of the press, no one will be allowed to bring cameras of any kind, including camera cell phones, video cameras (including video cell phones and video cameras connected to laptop computers), and audio recording devices into the courtroom or overflow courtrooms.

Photographic, and audio or video recording or transmission of court proceedings are strictly prohibited. Any violation of this prohibition may result in the imposition of contempt sanctions against the violator individually, and, if attending in the capacity of an employee or agent, against the employer or principal.

At no time may an attorney or party affiliated with this case hold a press conference in the courthouse. Likewise, no attorney or party otherwise affiliated with this case may hold a press conference on the front or rear steps of the courthouse, or at any point of ingress or egress from the courthouse.

A Court Security Officer shall be present at all times when the Court is in session to ensure compliance with this Court's orders.

The United states Marshal and his Deputies shall be responsible for maintaining order and decorum in the courthouse.

All orders given by the Marshal or his deputies shall be deemed orders of this Court and must be complied with immediately. Failure by any person to do so will be subject to sanctions by the Court.