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
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(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.
