IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

AMMON BUNDY, RYAN BUNDY, 

SHAWNA COX, PETER SANTILLI, 

DAVID LEE FRY, JEFF WAYNE 

BANTA, KENNETH MEDENBACH, and 

NEIL WAMPLER, 

Defendants. 

BROWN, Judge. 

3:16-cr-00051-BR 

TRIAL OBSERVATION ORDER 

In order to ensure a public jury trial that is fair and 

orderly for all concerned, the Court issues this Order and 

provides the following information related to the jury trial in 

the above captioned matter set to begin with in-court, juryselection proceedings on September 7, 2016: 

1. The Mark 0. Hatfield United States Courthouse opens at 

7:00 a.m. Trial proceedings outside the presence of the jury 

will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and will convene in the jury's 

presence no later than 9:00 a.m. each day. Trial proceedings in 

the jury's presence will be held four days per week until the 

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trial is complete. Except for the week of October 10, 2016, when 

the Columbus Day holiday falls on a Monday and court will not be 

in session on that day, jury trial proceedings will occur Monday 

through Thursday of each trial week unless the Court otherwise 

directs. Except on Friday, September 30, 2016, when court will 

not be in session for this matter, the Court may schedule 

proceedings outside the jury's presence on Fridays of each trial 

week to facilitate the efficient presentation of evidence in the 

jury's presence. 

2. The jury trial proceedings will be conducted in 

Courtroom 9A which will have live, public observation space for 

approximately 25 individuals. Due to the parties' projection 

that trial may last up to three months, the jury box in Courtroom 

9A was enlarged from a 16-juror capacity to now seat up to 20 

jurors. In addition, due to the space requirements needed to 

accommodate trial counsel and their assistants as well as each of 

the 8 Defendants being tried together, and in light of the 

requirements of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) with 

respect to security within the trial courtroom, the well area of 

Courtroom 9A was expanded resulting in the loss of some space 

ordinarily available for observers. 

Each Defendant may designate up to two individuals who will 

be issued a badge reserving their seats in the public observation 

area of courtroom 9A at the beginning of each day. Similarly, 

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the government may designate up to two individuals from relevant 

agencies, law enforcement, or the U.S. Attorney's Office to be 

issued a badge reserving their seats in the public observation 

area of courtroom 9A at the beginning of each day. Any such 

reserved seating not occupied at the time court first convenes 

will be released to a member of the public for that court day. 

The remaining seats will be open to the public, including media 

representatives, on a first-come, first-served basis. Any 

observer who obtains a seat in courtroom 9A when the court first 

convenes will be issued a badge allowing them to keep that seat 

for the remainder of the day's proceedings. The observer may 

vacate their seat by turning in their badge at which time it may 

be reissued to another party. 

3. Courtroom 13A will be available to the public, 

including media representatives, for observation of all trial 

proceedings via live audio and video feed. If all seats in 

Courtroom 9A are full, observers will be directed to Courtroom 

13A. 

4. USMS or such security personnel as designated by USMS 

("USMS personnel") will perform secondary screening of all 

observers in both Courtroom 9A and Courtroom 13A. 

5. Pursuant to the policy of the Judicial Conference of 

the United States, audio and/or video recording of the 

proceedings in any manner and from any location within the 

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Hatfield Courthouse if strictly prohibited. This rule will be 

enforced by USMS personnel. 

6. Outside both Courtroom 9A and 13A, USMS personnel will 

collect from all observers, including media members, and will 

check and store all cellular telephones, smartphones, laptops, 

and other electronic devices (including wristwatches) that can be 

used for communication and/or recording purposes. Observers may 

collect their electronic device(s) from USMS personnel during 

breaks in the proceedings and when the Court recesses at the end 

of each day, but all such device(s) must be returned to the USMS 

personnel before reentering either Courtroom 9A or Courtroom 13A. 

7. All observers in Courtroom 9A and Courtroom 13A must 

leave the courtroom promptly during the midday lunch break and 

when the Court recesses at the end of each day. 

8. Observers will not be permitted to have any food or 

beverages in Courtroom 9A or Courtroom 13A. 

9. Observers in Courtroom 9A must remain silent once Court 

proceedings convene, and they may not disrupt Court proceedings 

in any way, including by speaking while Court is in session or by 

gesturing in a way that could distract the parties, jurors, 

witnesses, or the Court. Observers in Courtroom 9A must enter or 

reenter the courtroom before proceedings begin or resume, and 

observers who leave the courtroom while court is in session will 

not be permitted to return until during the next break in the 

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proceedings. Observers in Courtroom 9A must follow all 

instructions of USMS and/or Court personnel regarding available 

seating and courtroom conduct. 

10. Observers in Courtroom 13A may not disrupt other 

observers or USMS or Court personnel, and they must follow all 

instructions of USMS and/or Court personnel regarding available 

seating and courtroom conduct. 

11. Observers, including media representatives, are 

prohibited from blocking any entrance or exit to the Courthouse 

or any door or hallway within the Courthouse. 

12. All observers, including media representatives, are 

strictly prohibited from attempting to communicate with any 

prospective juror or any juror seated for the trial until the 

Court releases the jury from service after the trial. 

13. Any person who violates any provision of this Order is 

subject to removal from the courtroom and the Courthouse by USMS 

personnel, and/or exclusion from the public observation spaces in 

both Courtroom 9A and Courtroom 13A for the remainder of the 

trial, and/or potential sanctions imposed by the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED this 25th day of August, 2016. 

United States District Judge 

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