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This document is page 6 of a court filing (Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJ) dated July 2, 2020. It discusses the court's decision to implement a partial closure of the courtroom, conducting the hearing via video and telephone conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The court argues this is necessary for public health and cites United States v. Alimehmeti as a precedent for partial closures.
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| Alimehmeti | Defendant in cited case |
Referenced in case citation United States v. Alimehmeti regarding courtroom closure precedents.
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| United States District Court |
Implied issuer of the order (Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJ).
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Southern District of New York, referenced in citation.
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Department of Justice - Office of Government Information Services (indicated in Bates stamp).
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Cited case 'United States v. Alimehmeti'
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"The court has considered alternatives to this partial closure and finds they are neither reasonable nor feasible under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic"Source
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"This partial closure is justified by the substantial interest of protecting public health and safety from the spread of COVID-19 and is narrowly tailored to protect that interest."Source
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"The public maintains the opportunity to access these proceedings in full by telephone."Source
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Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJ Document 2 Filed 07/02/20 Page 6 of 7
substantial interest of public health and safety. See United States v. Alimehmeti, 284 F. Supp. 3d 477, 490 (S.D.N.Y. 2018) (granting partial closure of courtroom to protect identity of undercover agents: courtroom was closed to public during undercover agents’ testimony but audio of testimony was live-streamed into different courtroom during partial closure and transcripts of testimony were made available to public promptly).
C. Third, the court has considered reasonable alternatives to this partial closure.
The court has considered alternatives to this partial closure and finds they are neither reasonable nor feasible under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and this case, particularly the necessity that this hearing be conducted promptly.
IV. Conclusion
In sum, the court finds that in this case a partial closure of court proceedings is necessary in that today’s hearing will be conducted by video and telephone conference. This partial closure is justified by the substantial interest of protecting public health and safety from the spread of COVID-19 and is narrowly tailored to protect that interest. The public maintains the opportunity to access these proceedings in full by telephone.
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