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FILED
AUG 0 1 2003
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS =
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GENERAL ORDER
It having come to the attention of the Court that this districts’ local rules do not regulate
cellular telephones in courthouses and courtrooms, and that recent technology has developed cellular
telephones that have the capacity to make photographs and record sound, it is therefore,
ORDERED:
1) All cellular telephones must be tumed off before being taken into any courtroom.
2) No cellular telephone that has the capacity to take photographs or record sound is
allowed in any courthouse or courtroom.
3) A violation of this order shall result in a fine of at Jeast $100.00 or confiscation of the
cellular telephone, at the discretion of the judge presiding at the time the offense
occurs.
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SIGNED this H day of August , 2003 with the consent of the active and senior judges.
WALTER S. SMITH, JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
A irue copy of the original, I certify,
Clerk, U. S. District Court
By TA nos geome e—
Deputy
