Glenn — Order Regarding Devices in Court Facilities

Source: https://www.glenn.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/order-re-use-recording-devices-court-facilities-gcsc-2025-so-2_0.pdf

Sparse pages use OCR; original PDF remains authoritative.

FILED SEP 22 2025 K OF THE SUPERIOR COURT BY. DEPUTY SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA GCSC 2025-SO-02 22mrg <Azc00 COUNTY OF GLENN ) ORDER RE USE OF RECORDING ) DEVICES IN COURT FACILITIES This Order rescinds and replaces prior Order No. 25-02, dated May 22, 2025. Photographing, videotaping, televising or otherwise recording any court proceeding is prohibited unless a written request (form MC-500) has been filed at least five (5) days before the hearing date (unless good cause is shown) and approved before the commencement of the hearing. (See California Rules of Court, Rule 1.150.) There shall be no photography, video, audio or electronic recording conducted in the common areas within the courthouse — including but not limited to hallways and the lobby area — without an Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage (form MC-510) on file and except as expressly authorized by California Rules of Court, rule 1.150. This Order is made pursuant to the explicit authority granted by Code of Civil Procedure sections 128, 177 and 187, California Rules of Court rule 1.150 and the Court’s inherent powers, including the Court’s inherent power to protect witnesses’ and jurors’ safety and privacy. Townsel v. Superior Court (1999), 20 Cal.4"" 1084, 1091; People v. Virgil (2011), 51 Cal.4" 1210, 1237. The inside of a courthouse, including the lobbies, hallways and courtrooms, is a nonpublic forum. Berner v. Delahunty (1* Cir. 1997), 129 F.3d 20, 26; Huminski v. Corsones (2nd Cir. 2004), 396 F.3d 53, 91. Re: GCSC 2025-SO-02 Page 1 of 2

This Order shall not apply to authorized Court-sponsored or Court co-sponsored community activities or events relating to the administration justice, or to permitted uses by judicial officers or court employees. All requests to allow for photography, videotaping, televising or otherwise recording in common areas of the courthouse shall be directed to the Court Executive Officer. These special requests to film in common areas of the courthouse shall follow the same procedures outlined above. Television and still photographers may film in public areas of the courthouse only with prior court approval and so long as they are not impeding the conduct of court business. It is the Court’s intent to protect the privacy of its employees and those members of the public using court services. In special circumstances, upon written approval, an area of the courthouse may be designated as an area of media coverage to allow those court users and employees not wishing to be photographed to move aside. Any violation of California Rule of Court 1.150 or a specific order made under this general Order is an unlawful interference with the proceedings of the Court and may be the basis for an order terminating media coverage, a citation for contempt of court in violation of Code of Civil Procedure section 1209(a)(5), or an order imposing monetary or other sanctions as provided by law. The latter may include monetary sanctions in amounts up to $1,500 per violation pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 177.5; or prosecution for criminal violations of Penal Code section 166(a)(3), (4) or (5). This Order does not cover requests to film in the courthouse for commercial or documentary purposes. All such requests are governed by the Judicial Council of California’s Third-Party Use of Court EaCilities Policy. patep: _4 | va 2025 Hon. Donald Cole Byrd J = Presiding Judge Re: GCSC 2025-SO-02 Page 2 of 2