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M.D. Fla. Local Rule 7.02 - Electronics in a Courthouse — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the court's own per-rule page (Local Rules as amended effective November 1, 2025). Court-level requirement: applies in every M.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
(a) PROHIBITION. No person may enter or remain in a courthouse with an electronic device, except: (1) a member of The Florida Bar or a specially admitted lawyer; (2) a person with a judge’s order permitting passage with electronics; (3) an employee who works in the courthouse, a lawyer who works for the United States, and a law enforcement officer on official business; (4) an interpreter providing service under an active blanket purchase agreement and presenting a copy of the executed signature page of the agreement; and (5) at a judge’s discretion, a petit, grand, or prospective juror if the person: (A) stores the device in a designated place except during a break, (B) uses the device only in a designated area or in the jury assembly room, and (C) uses the device only for a matter unrelated to the case. (b) INSPECTION. A device is subject to inspection anywhere in the courthouse. (c) SHARING OR DELIVERY. A person must not share a device with, or deliver a device to, another person.
(a) PROHIBITION. No person may enter or remain in a courthouse with an electronic device, except: (1) a member of The Florida Bar or a specially admitted lawyer; (2) a person with a judge’s order permitting passage with electronics; (3) an employee who works in the courthouse,
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