Opinion
20 Crim. 398 (GBD)
05-16-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. GUTEMBERG DOS SANTOS, JACKIE AGUILAR, KARINA CHAIREZ, SCOTT HUGHES, CECILIA MILLAN, AND PABLO RENATO RODRIQUEZ, Defendants.
ORDER
GEORGE B. DANIELS, DISTRICT JUDGE:
In light of Defendants Karina Chairez, Scott Hughes, and Cecilia Millan and counsel to appear remotely for the conference scheduled for May 18 at 10:00, there will be a videoconference link using the Microsoft Teams platform.
To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court and counsel for each party who requested to appear remotely will appear by video for the proceeding; all others will participate inperson. Due to the limited capacity of the Microsoft Teams system, only one counsel per party may participate.
To optimize use of the Court's video conferencing technology, all participants in the call must:
1. Use a browser other than Internet Explorer to access Microsoft Teams;
2. Position the participant's device as close to the WiFi router as is feasible;
3. Ensure any others in the participant's household are not using WiFi during the period of the call;
4. Unless the participant is using a mobile telephone to access Microsoft Teams, connect to audio by having the system call the participant;
If there is ambient noise, the participant must mute his or her device when not speaking. Further, all participants must identify themselves every time they speak, spell any proper names 1 for the court reporter, and take care not to interrupt or speak over one another. Finally, all of those accessing the conference - whether in listen-only mode or otherwise - are reminded that recording or rebroadcasting of the proceeding is prohibited by law.
To the extent that there are any documents relevant to the proceeding, counsel should submit them to the Court (by email or on ECF, as appropriate) prior to the proceeding.
SO ORDERED. 2