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Motion to Bring Electronic Equipment into the courtroom — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 78, S.D. Fla.)

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Document 78, filed 09/15/23 in No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is a three-page Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Allow Electronic and Other Equipment into the Courthouse, filed by Eric Dean Sheppard's counsel. With trial set to begin September 26, 2023, it asks that Jayne Weintraub, Jonathan Etra, Christopher Cavallo and other members of the defense team be allowed to bring phones, laptops, iPads, hard drives, a printer, hot spots, speakers, a coffee machine, office supplies and snacks into the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami. The motion says none of it will be used to photograph or record, and that the government's attorney has no objection and defers to the court. The ruling is not in this text.

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Filed September 15, 2023 in USA v. Sheppard; one of 304 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Filed	2023-09-15

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“Motion to Bring Electronic Equipment into the courtroom — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 78, S.D. Fla.).” U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB, Doc. 78, filed 2023-09-15. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-eric-dean-sheppard-flsd-615773/2023-09-15-gov-uscourts-flsd-615773-78-0-doc-78/, SHA-256 2c9b021f3c427c5a4ba5406af123b8c0eb4dbd3df62a362ccc3b99a4afa2ac5b.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FORIDA
CASE No. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM/OTAZO-REYES
UNITES STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,
v.
ERIC DEAN SHEPPARD,

Defendant.
____________________________________/
DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ALLOW
ELECTRONIC AND OTHER EQUPTMENT INTO THE COURTHOUSE
The Defendant Eric Dean Sheppard, by and through his undersigned counsel, submits this
Motion to Allow Electronic and Other Equipment into the Courthouse and in support states:
1.
Trial has been set in this matter starting on September 26, 2023.
2.
Defendant’s attorneys and other members of the defense team (including Jayne
Weintraub, Jonathan Etra, Christopher Cavallo, Becky Esquenazi, Giselle Pacheco, Alfonso
Orozco, Scott Bouchner, Jorge Guerrero, Fabio Cicogna, Brian Cummins, and Dan Karanikis) will
need access to electronic devices and other equipment during the course of trial.
3.
These devices and equipment will include their cellular phones/smart phones,
laptop computers, I-Pads, Mi-Fi devices, hard drives, thumb drives, computer printer, hot spots,
copiers, portable wi-fi devices, travel monitors, small tech tables, speakers, HDMI switches, coffee
machine, and various power cords/cables.
4.
Additionally, the Defendant requests that the Court allow the Defendant’s attorneys
and other members of the defense team to bring office supplies, coffee and snacks into the
courthouse to be kept in the attorney room outside the courtroom.
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5.
The use of the aforementioned electronic and other equipment will not in any way
impede or cause any undue delay or disruption of the trial and will not be used to photograph or
record either in the courtroom or anywhere in the building.
6.
The undersigned certifies that, on September 15, 2023, the undersigned conferred
with counsel for the United States, who stated that she had no objection to the relief requested
herein and defers to the Court.
WHEREFORE, Defendant Eric Dean Sheppard respectfully requests that the Court enter
an Order allowing Defendant’s attorneys and other members of the defense team (including Jayne
Weintraub, Jonathan Etra, Christopher Cavallo, Becky Esquenazi, Giselle Pacheco, Alfonso
Orozco, Scott Bouchner, Jorge Guerrero, Fabio Cicogna, Brian Cummins, and Dan Karanikis)
permission to bring electronic and other equipment, consisting of their cellular phones/smart
phones, laptop computers, I-Pads, Mi-Fi devices, hard drives, thumb drives, computer printer, hot
spots, copiers, portable wi-fi devices, travel monitors, small tech tables, speakers, HDMI switches,
coffee machine, various power cords/cables, as well as office supplies, coffee and snacks into the
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida, during the trial period
beginning on Monday, September 26, 2023, and lasting for the duration of the trial.
Dated: September 15, 2023

Respectfully submitted,
NELSON MULLINS
One Biscayne Tower, 21st Floor
2 S. Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: 305.373.9400
By: /s/ Jayne C. Weintraub
Jayne C. Weintraub
Florida Bar No. 320382
Jonathan Etra
Florida Bar No. 686905
Christopher Cavallo
Florida Bar No. 0092305

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on September 15, 2023 the foregoing document was filed via
the Court’s CM/ECF system to all counsel of record.
/s/ Jayne C. Weintraub
Jayne C. Weintraub

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