CELL PHONE POLICY

Cellular Telephone Policy
for the
District of Connecticut

  Cellular telephones are prohibited in the federal courthouses in the District of Connecticut, except they may be possessed by:

     I . Attorneys who display a state bar photo identification card;

     2. Grand Jurors and Jurors who have been selected for a particular case;

     3. Individuals attending naturalization sessions of the Court;

   4. The United States Attorney, Assistant U. S. Attorneys, the Federal Defender and          Assistant Federal Defenders;

     5. Law enforcement personnel and United States Probation Officers;

     6. Judges and their chambers staff;

     7. Employees of the Clerk's Office; and

     8. Other individuals permitted by the Court.

     The United States Marshal's Service will maintain a system for collecting and returning cellular telephones in each courthouse.

     This policy is effective July 1, 2006.

ROBERT N. CHATIGNY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE