Gardner et al v. Continental Casualty Company et al
Filing
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ORDER authorizing Edie Ervin and Renee Baswell to bring a cell phone, laptop computer, or personal digital assistant into the courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, March 23, 2015 through April 3, 2015 subject to the rules contained within this Order. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 3/19/2015. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
MARK GARDNER; and
ROCHELLE GARDNER
v.
PLAINTIFFS
NO. 4:13CV00552 JLH
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY;
and GRESHAM RICHTER
DEFENDANTS
ORDER
EDIE ERVIN and RENEE BASWELL, of the Friday, Eldredge & Clark law firm, counsel
for defendant Continental Casualty Company, are hereby authorized to bring a cell phone, laptop
computer, or personal digital assistant into the courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, March 23, 2015,
through April 3, 2015, subject to the following rules:
(a)
The devices mentioned above may not be used to record, photograph, or film anyone
or anything inside the courthouse.
(b)
Cell phones must be turned off and put away when in the courtroom.
(c)
Wireless internet components of electronic devices must be deactivated when in
district courtrooms.
(d)
Before persons with electronic devices are granted entry into the courthouse, all
devices must be examined by the United States Marshals Service or Court Security
Personnel. This examination includes, but is not limited to placing the device
through electronic screening machines and requiring the person possessing the
device to turn the power to the device off and on.
(e)
The United States Marshals Service may further restrict electronic devices from
entering the building should a threat assessment so dictate.
A violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (c) may result in seizure of the electronic device,
withdrawal of the privilege to bring an electronic device into the courthouse, or other sanctions. A
violation of the prohibition on recording, photographing, or filming anyone or anything inside the
courthouse may be punished as contempt of court.
SIGNED this 19th day of March, 2015.
J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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