From the SDFLA clerk's office:
First Appearance in this case will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Courtroom 13-3 of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue Miami FL 33128. Entry into the courtroom will be permitted on a first come, first served basis. Overflow viewing will be provided.
Southern District of Florida Local Rule 77.1 and Administrative Orders 2018-79 and 2019-87A limit the use of electronic devices in buildings housing federal courthouses. If authorized, news reporters are limited to use their electronic device inside the District’s courtrooms only in text function mode consistent with these Administrative Orders. News reporters are not authorized to record or transmit in any way audio, still photography, or video from anywhere inside courthouses nor from inside courtrooms, including any lobby areas, of any building housing a federal court, and agree to not transmit a live feed of any of the aforementioned at any time. Nor may reporters create a verbatim record of any proceeding. This applies to hearings held telephonically or using any video platform such as a live feed, Zoom or WebEx. A knowing or willful violation of the agreement will result in contempt of court.
District and Magistrate Judges retain the discretion to maintain order in their courtrooms should the entry and exit of news reporters become disruptive in a particular proceeding.
Court security will begin allowing members of the press and the public into the Wilkie D. Ferguson Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. All individuals planning to attend the initial appearance scheduled to take place in courtroom 13-3 at 3:00 p.m. will be directed to the central jury room on the 5th floor. Rows will be reserved for the public. There will be open seating for all media. The central jury room will serve as overflow space where the proceedings will be available for viewing.
The 13th floor will be sealed until the U.S. Marshals Service opens courtroom 13-3. Anyone attempting to access the 13th floor will be turned away. Seating for approximately 20 people will be reserved in the courtroom for media and members of the public. Once the U.S. Marshal advises that courtroom seating is available, press outlets will be selected to occupy those seats. Please be mindful that other Court proceedings may be taking place in the Ferguson Courthouse.
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Any reporter found taking a picture in the courthouse will be referred to Judge Smith for contempt proceedings.
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