Toby Jon Crouse

Judge Specific

Presentation Procedure

Judge-specific source

During your deliberations, you must not communicate with anyone else, by any means, about the case. This means you may not use any electronic device or media ( like a phone, computer, or tablet), the I nternet, any text or instant messaging service, or any social media apps ( like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube,…

Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx ↗

Courtwide

Civil Remote Testimony

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗

Courtwide

Criminal Recording And Broadcasting

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗

Toby Jon Crouse at a glance

Available research

Biography

Professional career

Education

Personal record

Courtroom rules and guidance

Presentation Procedure

Civil Remote Testimony

Criminal Recording And Broadcasting

Sources

Federal Judicial Center biography

Jury-Instructions-Civil-TC-2021.docx

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited