Opinion
9145-21
11-06-2023
ROCK BOTTOM BBS, LLC, BARNETT PROPERTIES, TAX MATTERS PARTNER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Patrick J. Urda, Judge.
This case is calendared for a two-week trial at the Court's special session in Atlanta, Georgia, scheduled to begin November 13, 2023.
On November 1, 2023, the parties filed a joint motion for leave to use electronic equipment, requesting that they be allowed to bring various electronic equipment for purposes of managing and displaying exhibits and demonstratives at the above-referenced special session. The parties further request the Court to allow employees from each party to enter the Courtroom to set up the equipment. Upon due consideration, it is
ORDERED that the joint motion for leave to use electronic equipment is granted. It is further
ORDERED that the persons listed on Exhibit A attached to the joint motion for leave to use electronic equipment shall be allowed to enter the Courthouse with electronic equipment during the course of this entire special session. It is further
ORDERED that the persons listed in paragraph 6 of the joint motion for leave to use electronic equipment shall be permitted to deliver and set up the electronic equipment in Room 1136, Russell Federal Building and Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, either on Thursday, November 9, 2023, only if the scheduled trial for that day ends early, or if necessary, on the first day of trial. However, it is further
ORDERED that counsel shall communicate to all such persons associated with them that no such equipment shall be used in the courtroom to take photographs or video or to make audio recordings. Counsel shall be responsible for assuring compliance with this Order.