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

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB · Doc. 78 · 2023-09-15 · Docket on CourtListener

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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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