Opinion
17 Cr. 611-11 (AT)
08-30-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JAMES SNIPES, a/k/a “80 Mese, ” Defendant.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, District Judge.
The Court will hold an initial conference in this action on September 1, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., using the Court's videoconferencing software. See In re Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic, No. 20 Mise. 176 (S.D.N.Y. June 15, 2021), ECF No. 6 (finding that the COVID-19 pandemic “make[s] it necessary for the judges in this District to be able to continue to conduct proceedings remotely.”). Chambers will provide the parties with instructions on how to appear via video.
To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court, Defendant, defense counsel, and counsel for the Government will appear by video for the proceeding. Co-counsel, members of the press, and the public may access the audio feed of the conference by calling (888) 3982342 or (215) 861-0674 and entering access code 5598827. 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.
SO ORDERED.