Exempt Individuals

The following individuals will be permitted to bring electronic devices into the court facility with proper identification and subject to the provisions of this Local Rule: (a) attorneys who are members of the bar of the Northern District of Oklahoma or who have been temporarily admitted in the Northern District; (b) individuals who frequently assist attorneys in legal matters (such as couriers, legal assistants, paralegals, technical consultants, and expert witnesses). These individuals must have an attorney in the case notify the court security officers that they are authorized; (c) government contractors with regular duties in the court facility; (d) employees who work in the court facility; (e) anyone attending a ceremonial function, such as a naturalization or investiture ceremony, or an educational function, such as a moot court competition or continuing legal education program; (f) individuals attending a settlement conference in the court facility; and Northern District of Oklahoma Local Rules Page 22 of 90 Effective Date: 10/10/2024 (g) federal jurors. Federal jurors are permitted to bring electronic devices into the court facility. As directed by the Court, the jury clerk or the court security officer stationed in the courtroom will instruct jurors regarding when the jurors may possess and use electronic devices and when the jurors must surrender those devices to the jury clerk or the court security officer for safekeeping.

Jurors may not use any electronic devices to take photographs, stream broadcasts, or make audio or video recordings.