The court permits jurors to take individual notes during trial. The jurors' notebooks are secured by the clerk's office at breaks and during evening hours. The jurors are instructed to destroy their notes following reception of the verdict. Closing arguments . The government presents the first closing argument, and may reserve time for rebuttal.
Defendant then presents a closing argument, followed by the plaintiff's rebuttal.
The jury is requested to follow a similar work schedule during deliberations. The clerk's office provides pagers to attorneys during deliberations so that they may be contacted by the clerk. The court prefers that attorneys make all presentations in the courtroom from the lectern. Stand when the jury enters the courtroom and stand at all times when speaking. No eating, drink, other than water, no gum chewing allowed.