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An order of the Presiding Judge (Hon. Michael R. Deems) dated 9-15-2025: the Media and Recording Policy of the Butte Superior Court, as amended by the court on October 22, 2021 after a vote of the Board of Judges, governs all recording by members of the public and the media in Butte County court facilities, superseding Standing Order 2012-SO-05. The policy: cameras, video and audio recorders and other recording devices besides a cellular phone, laptop or tablet permitted in the courthouse only with an Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage (MC-510) signed by a judicial officer (or by a judge of another county or a retired judge presiding by a change of venue or assignment), a written media request (MC-500) filed at least five (5) days before the hearing date unless good cause is shown (California Rule of Court 1.150), use limited to the order's scope, subject to hand and visual search; in the courtroom, cellular phones, laptops and tablet devices powered off while Court is in session and used only if the presiding judicial officer authorizes, otherwise stored out of sight; in public areas and in front of the courthouse, photography and recording only with an MC-510 signed by the Butte Superior Court Executive Officer (or the Presiding Judge, Assistant Presiding Judge or Assistant Court Executive Officer in the CEO's absence or by designation), photography of public records with the clerk's approval, other use permitted if not disruptive; a violation may result in a warning, confiscation, exclusion, detention or arrest by the Butte County Sheriff.
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BCSC 2025-SO-06 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF BUTTE ORDER RE USE OF MEDIA AND RECORDING DEVICES IN COURT FACILITIES On October 22, 2021, following a noticed discussion and subsequent vote by the Board of Judges, the court adopted amendments to the court policy on use of media and recording devices in Butte County court facilities. The attached Media and Recording Policy of the Butte Superior Court shall govern all recording by members of the public and the media in Butte County court facilities. This order updates the policy to supersede Standing Order 2012-SO-05. So Ordered. Date: 9-15-2025 Hon. Michael R. Deems Presiding Judge MEDIA AND RECORDING POLICY OF THE BUTTE SUPERIOR COURT 1. Cameras and Devices for a Media or Recording Purpose A. Cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, or any device capable of recording other than a cellular phone, laptop or tablet, will be permitted inside the courthouse building under the following conditions: 1. Only while in possession of an Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage (MC-510) that has been signed by a Butte Superior Court Judicial Officer¹ approving the use of the same for the proceeding that day. A written media request (MC-500) must be filed at least five (5) days prior to the hearing date, unless good cause is shown, and approved prior to the commencement of the hearing (see California Rule of Court 1.150). 2. Use of those devices will be limited to the scope described in the signed Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage (MC-510). 3. Subject to hand and visual search, as thoroughly as possible, with care not to damage film, tape or other media. B. Cellular phones, laptops and tablet devices are permitted inside the courthouse building with conditional use as follows: 1. Inside the courtroom: a. Cellular phones, laptops, tablet devices, or other objects capable of recording sound or video, shall be powered off while in a courtroom while Court is in session unless authorized by the judicial officer presiding over the matter. b. Use of a cellular phone, laptops, tablet device, or other objects capable of recording sound or video, is allowed only if authorized by the judicial officer presiding over the matter. c. Cellular phones, laptops, tablet devices, or other objects capable of recording sound or video, are to be stored out of sight unless either 1.a. or 1.b. has occurred. 2. Inside a public area apart from a courtroom or in front of the courthouse under the following conditions: a. Photography, video recording, and audio recording will only be allowed while in possession of an Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage (MC-510) signed by the Butte Superior Court Executive Officer², approving the use of the same for the proceeding that day. b. Photography will be allowed of public records in the public records viewing area with the approval of the clerk of the court and consistent with the rules and protocols on document requests and production. c. Use of cellular phones, laptops and tablet devices in the public area that does not involve photography, recording, or broadcasting, is permitted so long as use is not disruptive to court operations and does not disturb the peace. 2. Enforcement A. Violation of these Orders may result in a warning, confiscation of device(s), exclusion from the courthouse or courtroom, detention, or arrest, by the Butte County Sheriff or so properly designated law enforcement officer. ¹ A judge of another county or retired judge may approve media requests consistent with this Order if the judge will be presiding in the Butte Superior Court due to a change of venue or assignment. ² The Presiding Judge, Assistant Presiding Judge, or Assistant Court Executive Officer may exercise the authority in the absence of the CEO or if so designated by the CEO. RE: BCSC 2008-SO-01, JFR, 02/29/08; BCSC 2012-SO-05, SEB, 07/16/12; BCSC 2021-SO-03, SLM, 8/12/2021; BCSC 2021-SO-05, CK, 9/24/2021
BCSC 2025-SO-06 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF BUTTE ORDER RE USE OF MEDIA AND RECORDING DEVICES IN COURT FACILITIES On October 22, 2021, following a noticed discussion and subsequent vote by the Board of Judges, the court adopted amendments to the court policy on use of media and recording devices in Butte County court facilities. The attached Media and Recording Policy of the Butte Super
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Butte build 2026-10-10) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-butte/docs/forms-and-filings/bcsc-2025-so-06-order-re-use-recording-devices-court-facilities_san.pdf (144013 bytes, sha256 abb85a38d5a8664e6a2258c64c6cecc98269a0519847f48eaebf2b0e15346c28; 3 pages; page images, no text layer): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi (the file has no text layer); checked against RapidOCR on each page, never published: every 6-word window of the transcription looked up, and the 10 spans the reading does not hold - 7 of them breaks and a footnote mark the reading carries as a digit, and 3 read again on the page image: the handwritten date “9-15-2025”, which the reading misses, and two of its misreadings (“visuai” and the label “l:”) (vision/check-log.txt). The Presiding Judge's handwritten signature and the clerk's filing stamp are not part of the text; the pleading line numbers are not carried; the policy's two footnotes are set after it, and the reference line printed at the foot of each page is set once, last; the transcription's closing note, which describes the pages, is not published. Review note: Transcribed by eye from the three scanned pages (vision/check-log.txt): the policy's two footnotes are set after it, and the reference line printed at the foot of each page (“RE: BCSC 2008-SO-01, ...”) is set once, last. The policy asks for the written media request (MC-500) at least five (5) days before the hearing date; Rule 1.13(C) (carded) asks for requests to record or broadcast no later than five (5) Court days in advance, and the Media Information page (held) for the forms five court days before the proceeding, emailed to the court's administration (a review task).
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.