Unopposed Motion to Bring Electronic Equipment into the courtroom — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 150, S.D. Fla.)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB · Doc. 150 · 2023-12-01 · 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 THIRD UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ALLOW  
ELECTRONIC AND OTHER EQUIPMENT INTO THE COURTHOUSE 
The Defendant Eric Dean Sheppard, by and through his undersigned counsel, submits this 
Unopposed Motion to Allow Electronic and Other Equipment into the Courthouse and in support 
states:  
1. 
Trial has been set and began on November 27, 2023. 
2. 
Defendant’s additional audio/visual presenter, Keith Schulman, will need access to 
electronic devices and other equipment during the course of trial. 
3. 
These devices and equipment will include his cellular phones/smart phone and 
laptop computers. 
4. 
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.  
MEET AND CONFER 
The undersigned certifies that on December 1, 2023, the undersigned conferred by e-mail 
with counsel for the Government who does not opposed the requested relief.  
WHEREFORE, Defendant Eric Dean Sheppard respectfully requests that the Court enter 
an Order allowing Defendant’s audio/visual presenter, Keith Schulman, permission to bring 
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electronic and other equipment, consisting of his cellular phones/smart phone and laptop 
computers into the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida, during the 
trial period which began on November 27, 2023, and lasting for the duration of the trial. 
Dated: December 1, 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 
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on December 1, 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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