IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

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v. ) 1:01cr455 (LMB)

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ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI )

a/k/a “Shaqil,” )

a/k/a “Abu Khalid )

al Sahrawi,” )

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Defendant. )

TRIAL CONDUCT ORDER # 3

This Order supplements Trial Conduct Orders #1 and #2, which

remain in full force and effect. To ensure the integrity of the

proceedings in the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse, as

well as the security of all persons attending or participating in

the trial, and the parties’ rights to a fair trial, it is hereby

ORDERED that with the exception of court employees and

United States Marshals Service personnel, all persons who enter

this courthouse either through the cross-over from the United

States Attorney’s office or through the main courthouse entrance

on the first floor, must first pass through a full security

screening either at the entrance to the United States Attorney’s

office or the main entrance to the courthouse; and it is further

ORDERED that all persons, except for United States Marshals

Service personnel, must pass through secondary screening before

being admitted into courtrooms 700, 701, or 801 during this

trial; and it is further

ORDERED that no one will be permitted past the secondary
 The credentials requirement for courtroom 801, which is 1

the CCTV courtroom reserved exclusively for authorized attendees,

is covered by Trial Conduct Order #2.

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screening posts outside courtrooms 700, 701, and 801 without the 1

appropriate court-issued credentials. Daily seating credentials

for courtrooms 700 and 701 will be issued on a first-come, firstserved basis on the seventh floor 90 minutes before the start of

each trial day, including those days when the jury is

deliberating. No daily credentials for courtroom 700 and 701

will be issued after the start of the trial day; and it is

further

ORDERED that to avoid interference with the ingress or

egress from the courtrooms, no loitering on the seventh floor or

outside of courtroom 801 will be permitted. Moreover, to enable

trial counsel sufficient time to get the full benefit from the

mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks, no one will be allowed to

leave courtrooms 700 and 701 after court is recessed for the midmorning and mid-afternoon breaks until counsel have left

courtroom 700. This procedure will not be required for the more

extended lunch recess. Spectators who have seating credentials

will otherwise be allowed to enter and leave the courtrooms while

the proceedings are taking place, so long as they do not cause

any distraction for other spectators; and it is further

ORDERED that no member of the media is permitted to conduct

interviews or otherwise operate between the courthouse and the

area on Courthouse Square marked by police barricades. An area
 The witness rooms adjacent to courtroom 801 are 2

restricted for use by authorized attendees viewing the CCTV

proceedings in courtroom 801.

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just outside the barricades on Courthouse Square has been

reserved for a newsmaker microphone stand and stand-up locations

for television news organizations. News organizations may

operate in areas further away from the courthouse, provided they

do not block pedestrian or vehicular traffic or otherwise violate

local ordinances. Requests by individual lawyers, witnesses,

authorized CCTV attendees, or any one else not to be interviewed

must be respected; and it is further

ORDERED that no member of the media or general public is

allowed in any of the witness rooms adjacent to courtrooms 700,

701, and 801 for any reason. 2

The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this Order to 

counsel of record, the United States Marshals Service, and the

Alexandria Police Department.

Entered this 3 day of March, 2006. rd

/s/

 

Leonie M. Brinkema

United States District Judge

Alexandria, Virginia